2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup explained

Tourney Name:	IIHF Continental Cup
Year:	2014–2015
Size:	155px
Num Teams:	16
Arenas:	5
Cities:	5
Type:	other
Winners:	Neman Grodno
Count:	1
Second:	Fischtown Pinguins
Third:	Ducs d'Angers
Fourth:	Yertis Pavlodar
Games:	36
Goals:	256
Attendance:	36862
Scoring Leader:	Andrei Korshunov
Points:	8
Prevseason:	2013–14
Nextseason:	2015–16

The 2014–15 Continental Cup was the 18th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on 26 September 2014. The Super Final was played in Bremerhaven, Germany on 9–11 January 2015. The tournament was won by Neman Grodno, who led the final group. They also qualified for the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.^[1]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification
Enter in the third round
Ritten Sport	2013–14 Elite A winners
Herning Blue Fox	2013–14 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Yertis Pavlodar	2013–14 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Neman Grodno	2013–14 Belarusian Extraleague winners
Ducs d'Angers	2013–14 Ligue Magnus runners-up
~~Kompanion-Naftogaz~~	2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship winners
Enter in the second round
Fischtown Pinguins	2013–14 DEL2 winners
Belfast Giants	2013–14 Elite League winners
Tilburg Trappers	2013–14 Eredivisie winners
Sanok	2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners
Corona 2010 Braşov	2013–14 Romanian Hockey League winners
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	2013–14 OB I bajnokság winners
Prizma Riga	2013–14 Latvian Hockey League winners
Enter in the first round
CSKA Sofia	2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Puigcerdà	2013–14 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo runners-up
Beostar	2013–14 Serbian Hockey League runners-up
Izmir BB GSK	2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

Kompanion-Naftogaz withdrew its participation and was replaced by the Belfast Giants as the second-ranked team of the second round with the best record.^[2]

First group stage

First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014.

Group A

(Sofia, Bulgaria)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
Beostar	20:2	Izmir BB GSK
CSKA Sofia	3:2	Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà	5:1	Beostar
Izmir BB GSK	3:19	CSKA Sofia
Izmir BB GSK	1:20	Puigcerdà
CSKA Sofia	10:2	Beostar

Group A standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	CSKA Sofia	9
2	Puigcerdà	6
3	Beostar	3
4	Izmir BB GSK	0

Winner CSKA Sofia promoted for next round Group B.

Second group stage

Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014.

Group B

(Bremerhaven, Germany)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
	1:4	Belfast Giants
	2:6	Fischtown Pinguins
Belfast Giants	6:2	CSKA Sofia
Fischtown Pinguins	4:0	Tilburg Trappers
	4:5	Tilburg Trappers
Belfast Giants	2:4	Fischtown Pinguins

Group B standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Fischtown Pinguins	9
2	Belfast Giants	6
3	Tilburg Trappers	3
4	CSKA Sofia	0

Winner Fischtown Pinguins promoted for next round Group D.
Due to the withdrawal of the Kompanion-Naftogaz, Belfast Giants as the higher ranked second placed team from the second round advances to the next round Group E.

Group C

(Brașov, Romania)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	2:6	Sanok
Corona 2010 Braşov	3:2	Prizma Riga
Sanok	2:3	Prizma Riga
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	2:3	Corona 2010 Braşov
	2:5	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
	3:4	Sanok

Group C standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Sanok	6
2	Corona 2010 Braşov	6
3	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	3
4	Prizma Riga	3

Winner Sanok promoted for next round Group E.

Third group stage

Third round games was played on 21–23 November 2014. The top-two ranked teams of each third round group promoted for the Super final.

Group D

(Ritten, Italy)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
Yertis Pavlodar	3:2	Fischtown Pinguins
Ritten Sport	5:1	Herning Blue Fox
	1:4	Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins	2:1 (SO)	Ritten Sport
Ritten Sport	0:4	Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins	2:1	Herning Blue Fox

Group D standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Yertis Pavlodar	9
2	Fischtown Pinguins	5
3	Ritten Sport	4
4	Herning Blue Fox	0

Yertis Pavlodar and Fischtown Pinguins promoted for the final round.

Group E

(Angers, France)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
Belfast Giants	1:0	Neman Grodno
Sanok	0:4	Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno	2:0	Sanok
Ducs d'Angers	2:1	Belfast Giants
Sanok	3:5	Belfast Giants
Ducs d'Angers	3:4	Neman Grodno

Kompanion-Naftogaz withdrew its participation and was replaced by the Belfast Giants as the second ranked team of the second round with the best record.

Group E standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Ducs d'Angers	6
2	Neman Grodno	6
3	Belfast Giants	6
4	Sanok	0

Ducs d'Angers and Neman Grodno promoted for the final round.

Super final

Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015.

Final group

(Bremerhaven, Germany)

width=22%	Team #1	width=11%	Score	width=22%	Team #2
Ducs d'Angers	0:5	Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins	5:4	Yertis Pavlodar
Yertis Pavlodar	2:4	Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno	6:2	Fischtown Pinguins
Yertis Pavlodar	3:4 (SO)	Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins	3:2 (SO)	Ducs d'Angers

Final standings

Rank	Team	Points
1	Neman Grodno	8
2	Fischtown Pinguins	5
3	Ducs d'Angers	4
4	Yertis Pavlodar	1

Neman Grodno wins the 2015 IIHF Continental Cup to become the qualifier for next season's Champions Hockey League.

External links

Official IIHF tournament page

Notes and References

Web site: Neman wins Continental Cup: Belarusians to play in Champions Hockey League. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123141459/http://www.iihf.com/competition/521/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9360&cHash=91953f6440355014cd40cfbefc5b5539/. dead. January 23, 2015. IIHF. 23 January 2015.
Web site: 2015 IIHF Continental Cup. IIHF. 23 January 2015.