The 2018–19 Champions Hockey League was the fifth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 32 teams, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues were represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each. One place was awarded to the Continental Cup champion. Unlike in the first three editions, founding teams did not automatically qualify.[4] The group stages began on 30 August 2018, and ended on 17 October 2018.[5] The season had an average attendance of 3,401 per game, one percent increase from the previous season.[6]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 August 2018 – 5 February 2019 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Frölunda HC[1] (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Red Bull München |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 738 (5.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 425,050 (3,400 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Ryan Lasch[2] (22 points) |
| MVP |  Trevor Parkes[3] |
Swedish team Frölunda HC won their third Champions Hockey League title, defeating Red Bull München, the first German team to reach the final, 3–1 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.[1]
Team allocation edit
A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, the United Kingdom and Poland qualified.
The qualification for these places was set out in the rules as follows:[7]
- National league champion (play-off winners)
- Regular season winners
- Regular season runner-up
- Losing play-off finalist
- Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
- Third placed team in regular season
- Fourth placed team in regular season
- Fifth placed team in regular season.
Teams edit
Group stage edit
Teams in the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League
Black: Group A; 
Purple: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Red: Group D; 
Orange: Group E; 
Green: Group F; 
White: Group G; 
Yellow: Group H.
Black: Group A; 
Purple: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Red: Group D; 
Orange: Group E; 
Green: Group F; 
White: Group G; 
Yellow: Group H.For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team played home and away against every other team for a total of 6 games. The best 2 teams qualified to the round of 16.[8]
Pots edit
As the reigning CHL champions, JYP were the top seeded team. In the top pot were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL. The 16 remaining teams from founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included playoff champions of seven challenge leagues and Yunost Minsk, the champion of 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup.[9]
Group stage tie-breaking criteria edit
If two teams were tied in points after the group stage was finished, the teams precedence was decided by head-to-head games. If teams were tied after that, then the team which was ranked higher prior to the tournament took precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria were applied:[8]
- more points in games against the other tied team
- better goal difference in games against the other tied team
- more goals scored against the other tied team
- more goals scored in a single game against the other tied team
- overtime wins against the other tied team
- more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions
- higher position in the 2017–18 CHL club ranking
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FHC | ZSC | VIC | ABP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frölunda HC
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 13[a] | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–2 | 1–4 | 6–0 | |
| 2 |  ZSC Lions
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 13[a] | 3–2 (SO) | — | 7–4 | 6–5 (OT) | ||
| 3 |  Vienna Capitals
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6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 7 | 1–4 | 2–6 | — | 2–3 (OT) | ||
| 4 |  Aalborg Pirates
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6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–6 | — |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAL | RBM | TPS | YUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malmö Redhawks
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 12[a] | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–1 | 8–4 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Red Bull München
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12[a] | 3–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | ||
| 3 |  TPS
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 6[b] | 1–2 | 5–3 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Yunost Minsk
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 6[b] | 6–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SKE | HCB | HIFK | GKS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 14 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–1 | 3–4 (OT) | 6–2 | |
| 2 |  HC Bolzano
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6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 10 | 4–3 (SO) | — | 4–1 | 6–4 | ||
| 3 | HIFK
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 9 | 1–5 | 1–2 (SO) | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  GKS Tychy
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6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 3 | 1–8 | 5–3 | 3–5 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVZ | KOM | BER | NEM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EV Zug
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–3 (OT) | |
| 2 |  Kometa Brno
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 9 | 2–3 | — | 4–3 | 6–2 | ||
| 3 | Eisbären Berlin
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 6 | 3–5 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Neman Grodno
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6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group E edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TAP | STO | DIF | TRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tappara
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 (OT) | |
| 2 |  Storhamar Hockey
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6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 9 | 3–2 (SO) | — | 2–3 (OT) | 6–2 | ||
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 8 | 3–5 | 5–2 | — | 3–4 | ||
| 4 | Oceláři Třinec
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 4 | 2–8 | 2–3 | 1–6 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group F edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAR | DRA | NIT | MHK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kärpät
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6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 14 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–0 | 9–3 | 3–2 | |
| 2 |  Dragons de Rouen
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–3 (OT) | ||
| 4 | Mountfield HK
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6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 5 | 3–4 (SO) | 3–2 | 1–2 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Group G edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | SCB | VLH | CAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg
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6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13[a] | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | |
| 2 | SC Bern
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13[a] | 2–1 (SO) | — | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Växjö Lakers
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6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 8 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Cardiff Devils
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6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 2 | 2–5 | 2–3 (OT) | 5–6 (OT) | — |
Group H edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HCP | LUG | JYP | BAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HC Plzeň
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| 2 | HC Lugano
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6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | JYP
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | 2–6 | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 |  HC '05 Banská Bystrica
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 4 | 2–3 (OT) | 5–2 | 1–6 | — |
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Playoffs edit
Qualified teams edit
| Group | Winners (seed) | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Frölunda HC (6)
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ZSC Lions
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| B | Malmö Redhawks (8)
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Red Bull München
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| C | Skellefteå AIK (4)
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HC Bolzano
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| D | EV Zug (2)
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Kometa Brno
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| E | Tappara (3)
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Storhamar
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| F | Kärpät (5)
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Dragons de Rouen
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| G | Red Bull Salzburg (7)
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SC Bern
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| H | HC Plzeň (1)
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HC Lugano
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Format edit
In each round except the final, the teams played two games and the aggregate score decided the team which advanced. As a rule, the first leg was hosted by the team who had the inferior record in the tournament to that point and the second leg was played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score was tied, a sudden death overtime followed. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the game winning shot competition advanced.[8]
The final was played on the home ice of the team who had the better record in the tournament on 5 February 2019.
Bracket edit
The eight group winners and the eight second-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16. The teams were divided into two seeding groups and group winners were randomly drawn against runners-up. Teams who had faced each other in the group stage could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16.[8] The draw took place in Helsinki, Finland on 19 October 2018.[10]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Red Bull München
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | EV Zug
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Bull München (OT)
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö Redhawks
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SC Bern
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Malmö Redhawks
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Bull München
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ZSC Lions
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Kärpät
| 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kärpät
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Bull Salzburg
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dragons de Rouen
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Red Bull Salzburg
| 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Red Bull München
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| Frölunda HC
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kometa Brno
| 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Tappara
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kometa Brno
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frölunda HC
| 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC Lugano
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Frölunda HC
| 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frölunda HC
| 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HC Plzeň
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Storhamar
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Skellefteå AIK
| 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Skellefteå AIK
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HC Plzeň (SO)
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | HC Bolzano
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | HC Plzeň
| 6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
- The teams listed on top of each tie were runners up in the group stage and play the first leg at home. The bottom team were group winners and play the second leg at home. The Malmö Redhawks, however, ended up playing their first leg at home due to their arena being reserved on 20 November.
- The order of the legs (which team starts at home) in the future rounds may be changed as the team with the best record should have the second game at home.
Round of 16 edit
First Leg edit
| 6 November 2018 18:00 CET | Malmö Redhawks | 4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) | SC Bern | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,543 |
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| Lars Volden | Goalies | Leonardo Genoni | Referees: Christopher Hurtik Gordon Schukies Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Anders Nyqvist | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 18:00 CET | Kometa Brno | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Tappara | DRFG Arena, Brno Attendance: 3,365 |
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| Karel Vejmelka | Goalies | Christian Heljanko | Referees: Mikael Andersson Mikael Sjöqvist Linesmen: Miroslav Lhotský Jiří Svoboda | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 18:30 CET | Storhamar Hockey | 4–4 (0–0, 3–4, 1–0) | Skellefteå AIK | CC Amfi, Hamar Attendance: 4,850 |
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| Oskar Östlund | Goalies | Gustaf Lindvall | Referees: Ladislav Smetana Trpimir Piragić Linesmen: Jon Kilian Knut Einar Bråten | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 19:45 CET | ZSC Lions | 4–4 (2–2, 1–0, 1–2) | Kärpät | Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 3,510 |
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| Niklas Schlegel | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Marcus Linde Mikael Nord Linesmen: Franco Castelli Dominik Altmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 19:45 CET | HC Bolzano | 1–6 (0–2, 1–3, 0–1) | HC Plzeň | Eiswelle, Bolzano Attendance: 4,850 |
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| Leland Irving (pulled at 40:00) Jacob Smith | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Ulrich Pardatscher Jakob Schauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 19:45 CET | HC Lugano | 1–1 (0–0, 1–1, 0–0) | Frölunda HC | Cornèr Arena, Porza Attendance: 3,846 |
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| Elvis Merzlikins | Goalies | Johan Mattsson | Referees: Lasse Heikkinen Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: Stany Gnemmi Dario Fuchs | |||||
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| 22 | Shots | 40 | ||||||
| 6 November 2018 20:00 CET | Red Bull München | 2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1) | EV Zug | Olympia Eishalle, Munich Attendance: 2,290 |
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| Danny aus den Birken | Goalies | Tobias Stephan | Referees: Manuel Nikolić Miroslav Stolc Linesmen: Kilian Hinterdobler Andreas Hofer | ||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 November 2018 20:00 CET | Rouen Dragons | 3–3 (2–2, 1–1, 0–0) | Red Bull Salzburg | Île Lacroix, Rouen Attendance: 2,746 |
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| Matija Pintarič | Goalies | Stephen Michalek | Referees: Marc Wiegand Thomas Urban Linesmen: Clément Goncalves Nicolas Constantineau | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Second Leg edit
| 20 November 2018 17:00 CET | HC Plzeň | 6–2 (1–0, 4–2, 1–0) | HC Bolzano | Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň Attendance: 4,831 |
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Jacob Smith (pulled at 25:29) Leland Irving | Referees: Marcus Linde Marc Lemelin Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Josef Špůr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HC Plzeň won 12–3 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 18:00 CET | Frölunda HC | 5–4 (1–1, 1–2, 3–1) | HC Lugano | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,469 |
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| Johan Gustafsson | Goalies | Elvis Merzlikins | Referees: Jan Hribik Robin Šír Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Anders Nyqvist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frölunda HC won 6–5 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 18:00 CET | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 (1–2, 2–0, 0–0) | Storhamar Hockey | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå Attendance: 1,524 |
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Oskar Östlund | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Emil Yletyienen Johannes Käck | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Skellefteå AIK won 7–6 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 18:00 CET | Kärpät | 3–2 (1–1, 0–1, 2–0) | ZSC Lions | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 3,441 |
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| Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Lukas Flüeler | Referees: Linus Öhlund Tobias Björk Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Oulun Kärpät won 7–6 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 18:00 CET | Tappara | 5–5 (2–0, 1–2, 2–3) | Kometa Brno | Hakametsä Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 4,049 |
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| Christian Heljanko | Goalies | Karel Vejmelka | Referees: Joris Müller Marc Wiegand Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Jani Pesonen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tappara won 10–6 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 19:30 CET | Red Bull Salzburg | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Rouen Dragons | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg Attendance: 2,177 |
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| Stephen Michalek | Goalies | Matija Pintarič | Referees: Oldřich Hejduk Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Elias Seewald David Nothegger | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg won 8–4 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 19:45 CET | SC Bern | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Malmö Redhawks | PostFinance Arena, Bern Attendance: 13,573 |
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| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Oscar Alsenfelt | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Lasse Kopitz Linesmen: Franco Castelli Dario Fuchs | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 27 | Shots | 17 | |||
Malmö Redhawks won 5–1 on Aggregate. |
| 20 November 2018 19:45 CET | EV Zug | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Red Bull München | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 4,946 |
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| Tobias Stephan | Goalies | Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Ladislav Smetana Manuel Nikolić Linesmen: Simon Wust Dominik Altmann | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
Red Bull München won 4–3 on Aggregate. |
Quarter-finals edit
First Leg edit
| 4 December 2018 18:00 CET | Kometa Brno | 1–4 (1–1, 0–3, 0–0) | Frölunda HC | DRFG Arena, Brno Attendance: 3,290 |
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| Lukáš Dostál | Goalies | Johan Gustafsson | Referees: Marc Lemelin Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Rudolf Tošenovjan | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 December 2018 18:00 CET | Skellefteå AIK | 3–3 (0–1, 0–2, 3–0) | HC Plzeň | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå Attendance: 1,570 |
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| Mantas Armalis | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Kristian Vikman Lasse Heikkinen Linesmen: Emil Yletyienen Johannes Käck | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 December 2018 19:30 CET | Red Bull München | 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Malmö Redhawks | Olympia Eishalle, Munich Attendance: 3,440 |
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| Danny aus den Birken | Goalies | Cristopher Nihlstorp | Referees: Manuel Nikolić Kristian Nikolić Linesmen: Andreas Hofer Kilian Hinterdobler | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||
| 4 December 2018 19:30 CET | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–2 (0–0, 1–0, 2–2) | Kärpät | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg Attendance: 2,786 |
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| Stephen Michalek | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Mikael Sjöqvist Sören Persson Linesmen: David Nothegger Elias Seewald | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Second Leg edit
| 11 December 2018 17:00 CET | HC Plzeň | 2–1 (3–1 SO) (0–0, 0–0, 1–1) (0–0) (SO 3–1) | Skellefteå AIK | Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň Attendance: 4,224 |
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| Dominik Frodl | Goalies | Gustaf Lindvall | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Josef Špůr Jiří Svoboda | ||||||||
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Kratěna  Kodýtek  Kovář Gulaš | Shootout | Pudas Lindström Lindström Möller | |||||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
HC Plzeň won 5–4 on Aggregate after winning 3–1 in a shootout. |
| 11 December 2018 18:00 CET | Frölunda HC | 6–1 (0–1, 3–0, 3–0) | Kometa Brno | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,058 |
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| Johan Gustafsson | Goalies | Karel Vejmelka | Referees: Marc Wiegand Alessandro DiPietro Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Anders Nyqvist | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frölunda HC won 10–2 on Aggregate. |
| 11 December 2018 18:00 CET | Malmö Redhawks | 5–5 (OT) (2–1, 2–3, 1–0) (OT 0–1) | Red Bull München | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,493 |
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| Oscar Alsenfelt | Goalies | Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Jan Hribik Linesmen: Ludvig Lundgren Örjan Åhlen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Red Bull München won 7–6 on Aggregate in Overtime. |
| 11 December 2018 18:00 CET | Kärpät | 1–1 (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Red Bull Salzburg | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 3,565 |
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| Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Stephen Michalek | Referees: Linus Öhlund Tobias Björk Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Jani Pesonen | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
| 45 | Shots | 13 | ||||||
Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on Aggregate. |
Semi-finals edit
First Leg edit
| 8 January 2019 18:00 CET | Frölunda HC | 6–3 (2–1, 3–1, 1–1) | HC Plzeň | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,975 |
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| Johan Gustafsson | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov (pulled at 29:49) Dominik Frodl | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Anders Nyqvist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 January 2019 19:30 CET | Red Bull München | 0–0 (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Red Bull Salzburg | Olympia Eishalle, Munich Attendance: 6,142 |
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| Danny aus den Birken | Goalies | Stephen Michalek | Referees: Marc Lemelin Daniel Stricker Linesmen: Kilian Hinterdobler Andreas Hofer | |
| 18 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | ||
Second Leg edit
| 15 January 2019 17:30 CET | HC Plzeň | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Frölunda HC | Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň Attendance: 5,105 |
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| Johan Gustafsson | Goalies | Dominik Frodl | Referees: Daniel Piechaczek Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Miroslav Lhotský | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 16 | Shots | 21 | |||
Frölunda HC won 9–4 on Aggregate. |
| 16 January 2019 20:20 CET | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Red Bull München | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg Attendance: 3,400 |
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| Stephen Michalek | Goalies | Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Mikael Nord Sören Persson Linesmen: Elias Seewald David Nothegger | |||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
Red Bull München won 3–1 on Aggregate. |
Final edit
| 5 February 2019 19:00 (UTC+1) | Frölunda HC | 3–1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Red Bull München | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 12,044 |
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| Johan Gustafsson | Goalies | Danny aus den Birken | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Mark Lemelin Linesmen: Hannu Sormunen Balazs Kovacs | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||
Statistics edit
Scoring leaders edit
The following players led the league in points.[11]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/– | GWG | PPG | SHG | SOG | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Lasch
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Frölunda HC
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13 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | +4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 19.23% |
| Chay Genoway
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Frölunda HC
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13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 16.67% |
| John Mitchell
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Red Bull München
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11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7.69% |
| Nicklas Lasu
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Kärpät
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9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 32.00% |
| Milan Gulaš
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HC Plzeň
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10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | +11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 21.05% |
| Trevor Parkes
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Red Bull München
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9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 | +5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 31.03% |
| Jarkko Malinen
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Tappara
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7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.18% |
| Oscar Möller
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Skellefteå AIK
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10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 14.58% |
| David Stach
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HC Plzeň
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10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | –2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16.67% |
| Peter Schneider
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Vienna Capitals
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6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 25.93% |
Leading goaltenders edit
The following goaltenders led the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.[12]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristopher Nihlstorp
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Malmö Redhawks
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4 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 7 | 93.91% | 1.75 | 0 | 240 |
| Steve Michalek
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Red Bull Salzburg
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10 | 4 | 3 | 264 | 19 | 93.29% | 1.90 | 0 | 600 |
 Matija Pintarič
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Dragons de Rouen
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8 | 3 | 4 | 290 | 21 | 93.25% | 2.65 | 1 | 475 |
| Johan Mattsson
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Frölunda HC
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6 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 9 | 93.13% | 1.69 | 0 | 319 |
| Leonardo Genoni
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SC Bern
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8 | 5 | 3 | 203 | 15 | 93.12% | 1.86 | 1 | 483 |
References edit
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- ^ Fisher, Luke (5 February 2019). "Lasch finishes season as LGT Top Scorer". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Derek (5 February 2019). "Parkes wins Betsson MVP Trophy". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "New CHL format for 2017–18! 32 teams & on-ice qualification only". championshockeyleague.net. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Fisher, Luke (25 May 2018). "Schedule for 2018/19 released". www.championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Champions Hockey League 2018/19 attendance stats". hockey.sigmagfx.com. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Number of teams for founding leagues in 2017-18 confirmed". championshockeyleague.net. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "CHL sport regulations 2018/19" (PDF). championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League.
- ^ "Seedings for 2018/19 draw revealed". championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Playoff draw on Friday 19 October". championshockeyleague.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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- ^ "Statistics 2018/19: Goalkeepers". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.