2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup explained

Tourney Name:IIHF Continental Cup
Year:2021–2022
Num Teams:19
Type:other
Winners: Cracovia
Count:1
Second: Saryarka Karagandy
Third: Aalborg Pirates
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Continental Cup was the 24th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 24 September 2021 and the final tournament was scheduled to be played from 4 to 6 March 2022.[1]

The Polish team Cracovia won the tournament for the first time, thanks to which they got the right to participate in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League.[2]

Qualified teams

TeamQualification
Enter in the third round
HK Gomel2020–21 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
Aalborg Pirates2020–21 Metal Ligaen runners-up
HK Poprad2020–21 Slovak Extraliga runners-up
Sheffield Steelers2019–20 EIHL season second place
Saryarka Karagandy2020–21 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
Cracovia2020–21 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
Ferencvárosi TC2020–21 OB I bajnokság champions
Asiago Hockey2020–21 IHL - Elite champions
HK Olimp/Venta 20022020–21 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
Gothiques d'Amiens2019–20 Coupe de France winners
HDD Jesenice2020–21 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
Sokil Kyiv2020–21 Ukrainian Hockey League runners-up
Enter in the first round
Corona Brașov2020–21 Romanian Hockey League champions
Hockey Punks Vilnius2020–21 Lithuania Hockey League champions
KHL Mladost2020–21 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Skautafélag Akureyrar2020–21 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Tartu Välk 4942020–21 Meistriliiga champions
Crvena zvezda2020–21 Serbian Hockey League champions
FC Barcelona2020–21 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
Buz Beykoz Istanbul2020–21 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.

All times are local (UTC+3).--------

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.

All times are local (UTC+3).

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Second round

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 24 October 2021.

All times are local (UTC+2).--------

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Amiens, France, from 22 to 24 October 2021.

All times are local (UTC+2).--------

Third round

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Kraków, Poland, from 19 to 21 November 2021.

All times are local (UTC+1).--------

Group F

The Group F tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 19 to 21 November 2021.

All times are local (UTC+1).--------

Final round

The final tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 4 to 6 March 2022.

All times are local (UTC+1).--------

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Continental Cup starts in September. IIHF. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Cracovia writes history for Poland. 5 March 2022. IIHF. 6 March 2022.