Release from 22.05.2024

CHL draw: ICE teams know their opponents

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The draw for the upcoming Champions Hockey League 2024/25 took place in Prague on Wednesday. In the CHL regular season, the three participants of the win2day ICE Hockey League - EC Red Bull Salzburg, EC-KAC and Hydro Fehérvár AV19 - each have three home and away games.

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The opponents of EC Red Bull Salzburg

As champions of the win2day ICE Hockey League, EC Red Bull Salzburg were drawn from pot B and were allocated two opponents from pots A, C and D respectively.

Home games:

  • Skellefteå AIK, Sweden
  • Sparta Prague, Czech Republic
  • SønderjyskE Vojens, Denmark

Away games:

  • ZSC Lions Zurich, Switzerland
  • Växjö Lakers, Sweden
  • Unia Oświęcim, Poland

The opponents of the EC-KAC

The EC-KAC was drawn as the winner of the ICE regular season from pot C and received two opponents each from pots A, B and D.

Home games:

  • ZSC Lions Zurich, Switzerland
  • Fribourg-Gottéron, Switzerland
  • Unia Oświęcim, Poland

Away games:

  • Genève-Servette, Switzerland
  • Färjestad BK, Sweden
  • Rouen Dragons, France

The opponents of Hydro Fehérvár AV19

Hydro Fehérvár AV19 was drawn as runner-up in the ICE regular season from pot D and was allocated two opponents each from draw pots A, B and C.

Home games:

  • Genève-Servette, Switzerland
  • Färjestad BK, Sweden
  • Lausanne HC, Switzerland

Away games:

  • Skellefteå AIK, Sweden
  • HC Dynamo Pardubice, Czech Republic
  • Sparta Prague, Czech Republic

The final schedule including dates and face-off times for all fixtures will be published, once confirmed, on the CHL’s official website.


2024/25 Playing Format
The Regular Season of the 2024/25 Champions Hockey League will start on 5 September. Each of the 24 teams will play six different opponents. Teams are ranked in overall standings from 1 to 24 where every single point counts right up to the very last Game Day - either to make it to the Playoffs or to get into a better position for the knock-out bracket. The 16 best teams qualify for the Playoffs where the one combined Regular Season ranking will determine their matchups (1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th etc.).

With 16 teams in the Playoffs four rounds are required to determine the new European Club Champions. The first three rounds are all two-game, home-and-away, aggregate-scoring series. The Playoffs start on 12 November and finish with the ultimate one-game CHL Final on 18 February 2025.