2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Continental Cup
Year:2017–2018
Size:155px
Num Teams:17
Type:other
Winners: Yunost Minsk
Count:3
Second: Nomad Astana
Third: Sheffield Steelers
Fourth: Ritten Sport
Games:36
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Continental Cup was the 21st edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 29 September 2017 and the final tournament was played on 12–14 January 2018.[1]

Qualified teams

TeamQualification
Enter in the third round
Rungsted Ishockey2016–17 Metal Cup winners
Nomad Astana2016–17 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Ritten Sport2016–17 Alps Hockey League winners
Yunost Minsk2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
Brûleurs de Loups2016–17 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up
Sheffield Steelers2016–17 Elite League play-off winners
Enter in the second round
HC Donbass2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League winners
Kurbads Riga2016–17 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners
DVTK Jegesmedvék2016–17 MOL Liga season winners
Txuri Urdin2016–17 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners
GKS Tychy2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Corona Brașov2016–17 Romanian Hockey League winners
Narva PSK2016–17 Meistriliiga winners
Enter in the first round
Crvena Zvezda2016–17 Serbian Hockey League runners-up
Esja Reykjavik2016–17 Icelandic Hockey League winners
Irbis-Skate Sofia2016–17 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Zeytinburnu Belediyespor2016–17 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 September to 1 October 2017 with all games were held at the Pionir Ice Hall.

All times are local. (CESTUTC+2)

Second round

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Kurbads Ledus Halle.

All times are local. (EESTUTC+3)

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink.

All times are local. (EESTUTC+3)

Third round

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Rungsted, Denmark, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Saxo Bank Arena.

All times are local. (CETUTC+1)

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Arena Ritten.

All times are local. (CETUTC+1)

Final round

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 12 to 14 January 2018 with all games were held at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.

All times are local. (FETUTC+3)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Third decade for Continental Cup . . 24 June 2017.