2015–16 Champions Hockey League

2015–16 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates 20 August 2015 – 9 February 2016
Teams 48
Final positions
Champions  Sweden Frölunda HC (1st title)
Runner-up  Finland Oulun Kärpät
Third place  Switzerland HC Davos
Finland Lukko
Tournament statistics
Matches played 157
Goals scored 802 (5.11 per match)
Attendance 512,040 (3,261 per match)
Scoring leader(s) United States Ryan Lasch
(16 points)
MVP United States Ryan Lasch

The 2015–16 Champions Hockey League is the second season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The regulation round began on 20 August 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015. The playoffs began on 22 September 2015 and ended with the 2016 Champions Hockey League Final on 9 February 2016. Frölunda HC defeated Oulun Kärpät 2–1 to win the second edition of Champions Hockey League.

Team allocation

A total of 48 teams from twelve different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.

Team license

The teams were decided with regards to different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.

  1. National champion
  2. Regular season winner
  3. Runner-up, regular season
  4. Play-off finalist
  5. Best placed semifinal loser
  6. Worst placed semifinal loser

Teams

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 13 May 2015[11] 20–21 August 2015
Matchday 2 22–23 August 2015
Matchday 3 27–28 August 2015
Matchday 4 29–30 August 2015
Matchday 5 3–4 September 2015
Matchday 6 5–6 September 2015
Playoff Round of 32 8 September 2015[12] 22 September 2015 6 October 2015
Round of 16 3 November 2015 10 November 2015
Quarter-finals 1 December 2015 8 December 2015
Semi-finals 12 January 2016 19 January 2016
Final 9 February 2016

Group stage

For the 2015–16 season, the regular season was expanded to 48 teams, divided into 16 groups with 3 teams in each group. The two first teams in each group advanced to the play-offs (round of 32).[5]

The group stage began on 20 August and ended on 6 September 2015.[13][14] The 48 teams were divided into 16 groups of three teams each. Each team played a double round-robin in their group, facing each team at home and on the road, giving 4 games per team. The 16 group winners and the 16 runners-up qualified for the playoffs.[15]

Group stage draw

The 16 groups were determined by a draw taking place on 13 May 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. The 48 teams had been ranked and placed into three pots of 16 teams each. Following the draw, each group consisted of one team from each pot. The seedings were as follows;[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Sweden Växjö Lakers
Finland Oulun Kärpät
Czech Republic HC Litvínov
Switzerland HC Davos
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Germany Adler Mannheim
Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Finland Tappara
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Switzerland ZSC Lions
Austria Black Wings Linz
Germany Red Bull Munich
Sweden Frölunda HC
Finland Lukko
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Switzerland SC Bern

Austria Vienna Capitals
Germany ERC Ingolstadt
Sweden Linköpings HC
Finland JYP
Czech Republic HC Pardubice
Switzerland Genève-Servette
Austria KAC Klagenfurt
Germany Düsseldorfer EG
Sweden HV71
Finland Espoo Blues
Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel
Switzerland EV Zug
Germany Eisbären Berlin
Sweden Luleå Hockey
Finland KalPa
Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec

Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron
Germany Krefeld Pinguine
Sweden Färjestad BK
Finland HIFK
Sweden Djurgårdens IF
Finland TPS
Slovakia HC Košice
Norway Stavanger Oilers
Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
France Rapaces de Gap
Slovakia HK Nitra
Norway Storhamar Ishockey
United Kingdom Braehead Clan
France Grenoble
Belarus Neman Grodno

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for an overtime win or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime loss or shootout loss, 0 points for a loss in regular time). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings:[17]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of wins in regular time in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. higher number of goals scored in one match in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  6. if, after having applied criteria 1 to 5, teams still had an equal ranking in a two-way tie, criteria 1 to 5 were reapplied against the third team in the group. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 10 applied;
  7. higher number of wins in overtime;
  8. higher number of goals scored in shootout (if both matches ended in shootout);
  9. if two teams still remained tied and they met in their group's final game, they played a shootout to determine which team is ranked higher;
  10. higher pre-draw rankings.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHC HIFK SCB
1 Sweden Linköpings HC 4 3 1 0 0 14 4 +10 11 Advance to Playoffs 2–0 3–2(SO)
2 Finland HIFK 4 1 0 1 2 6 8 2 4 1–2 3–1
3 Switzerland SC Bern 4 0 1 1 2 7 15 8 3 1–7 3–2(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP DIF EVZ
1 Finland Tappara 4 3 0 1 0 16 6 +10 10 Advance to Playoffs 2–3(OT) 3–1
2 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4 2 1 0 1 13 11 +2 8 2–4 5–3
3 Switzerland EV Zug 4 0 0 0 4 6 18 12 0 0–7 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group C

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HV71 RBS SON
1 Sweden HV71 4 4 0 0 0 16 4 +12 12 Advance to Playoffs 4–1 7–1
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4 1 0 0 3 10 13 3 3 1–3 7–2
3 Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey 4 1 0 0 3 8 17 9 3 1–2 4–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group D

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE LIB NIT
1 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4 3 1 0 0 16 6 +10 11 Advance to Playoffs 5–2 3–2(SO)
2 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 4 2 0 0 2 13 9 +4 6 0–4 2–0
3 Slovakia HK Nitra 4 0 0 1 3 4 18 14 1 2–4 0–9
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HCD FBK PCE
1 Switzerland HC Davos 4 3 0 1 0 12 6 +6 10 Advance to Playoffs 0–1(OT) 5–3
2 Sweden Färjestad BK 4 1 2 0 1 8 9 1 7 0–4 4–3(OT)
3 Czech Republic HC Pardubice 4 0 0 1 3 10 15 5 1 2–3 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group F

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIT BLU GRE
1 Czech Republic HC Litvínov 4 3 1 0 0 14 7 +7 11 Advance to Playoffs 3–2(OT) 6–4
2 Finland Espoo Blues 4 1 0 1 2 7 8 1 4 0–1 4–2
3 France Grenoble 4 1 0 0 3 9 15 6 3 1–4 2–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group G

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TPS DEG BWL
1 Finland TPS 4 2 1 1 0 15 9 +6 9 Advance to Playoffs 1–2(SO) 6–1
2 Germany Düsseldorfer EG 4 1 1 0 2 15 14 +1 5 4–5 6–3
3 Austria Black Wings Linz 4 1 0 1 2 11 18 7 4 2–3(OT) 5–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group H

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBM KOS KAC
1 Germany Red Bull Munich 4 4 0 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Advance to Playoffs 1–0 6–1
2 Slovakia HC Košice 4 1 1 0 2 7 8 1 5 2–4 2–1(SO)
3 Austria KAC Klagenfurt 4 0 0 1 3 5 15 10 1 1–4 2–3
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group I

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAN VIT NEM
1 Germany Adler Mannheim 4 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 8 Advance to Playoffs 2–1(SO) 2–1
2 Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel 4 2 0 1 1 7 5 +2 7 1–2 3–1
3 Belarus Neman Grodno 4 1 0 0 3 4 7 3 3 2–0 0–2
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group J

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KÄR VIC KRE
1 Finland Oulun Kärpät 4 4 0 0 0 12 1 +11 12 Advance to Playoffs 4–0 4–1
2 Austria Vienna Capitals 4 1 0 1 2 8 14 6 4 0–2 2–3(SO)
3 Germany Krefeld Pinguine 4 0 1 0 3 9 14 5 2 0–2 5–6
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group K

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHF LUK FRI
1 Sweden Luleå Hockey 4 2 1 0 1 14 9 +5 8 Advance to Playoffs 4–3(SO) 4–2
2 Finland Lukko 4 1 1 1 1 11 12 1 6 0–3 4–2
3 Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron 4 1 0 1 2 11 15 4 4 4–3 3–4(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group L

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OIL TRI KAL
1 Norway Stavanger Oilers 4 2 0 1 1 11 7 +4 7 Advance to Playoffs 4–1 3–0
2 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4 1 1 1 1 14 11 +3 6 4–3(OT) 6–0
3 Finland KalPa 4 1 1 0 2 6 13 7 5 2–1 4–3(SO)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group M

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STO SPA GEN
1 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Advance to Playoffs 2–3 5–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 2 0 1 1 12 10 +2 7 1–2 5–2
3 Switzerland Genève-Servette 4 0 1 0 3 7 16 9 2 0–3 4–3(OT)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group N

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC JYP SHE
1 Sweden Frölunda HC 4 4 0 0 0 20 5 +15 12 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 9–1
2 Finland JYP 4 2 0 0 2 10 9 +1 6 1–4 3–0
3 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 4 0 0 0 4 4 20 16 0 1–4 2–4
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group O

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLH ING BRA
1 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4 3 0 0 1 20 10 +10 9 Advance to Playoffs 4–2 10–2
2 Germany ERC Ingolstadt 4 2 0 0 2 16 15 +1 6 5–3 5–2
3 United Kingdom Braehead Clan 4 1 0 0 3 11 22 11 3 1–3 6–4
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group P

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZSC BER GAP
1 Switzerland ZSC Lions 4 4 0 0 0 20 10 +10 12 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 6–1
2 Germany Eisbären Berlin 4 1 0 0 3 12 13 1 3 3–6 6–1
3 France Rapaces de Gap 4 1 0 0 3 9 18 9 3 4–5 3–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-game final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.

The mechanism of the draw for playoffs were as follows:

Playoff teams

Group Winners
(Seeded in round of 32 draw)
Runners-up
(Unseeded in round of 32 draw)
A Sweden Linköpings HC Finland HIFK
B Finland Tappara Sweden Djurgårdens IF
C Sweden HV71 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
D Sweden Skellefteå AIK Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec
E Switzerland HC Davos Sweden Färjestad BK
F Czech Republic HC Litvínov Finland Espoo Blues
G Finland TPS Germany Düsseldorfer EG
H Germany Red Bull Munich Slovakia HC Košice
I Germany Adler Mannheim Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel
J Finland Oulun Kärpät Austria Vienna Capitals
K Sweden Luleå Hockey Finland Lukko
L Norway Stavanger Oilers Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
M Norway Storhamar Ishockey Czech Republic Sparta Prague
N Sweden Frölunda HC Finland JYP
O Sweden Växjö Lakers Germany ERC Ingolstadt
P Switzerland ZSC Lions Germany Eisbären Berlin

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 2 1 3  
 Sweden HV71 2 3 5      Finland Espoo Blues 3 1 4  
 Finland Espoo Blues 4 2 6    Sweden HV71 1 1 2  
 Germany Adler Mannheim 1 3 4        Finland Espoo Blues 2 1 3  
 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 3 6        Finland Oulun Kärpät 0 5 5  
 Switzerland ZSC Lions 2 0 2      Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 5
 Germany Düsseldorfer EG 0 0 0    Finland Oulun Kärpät 2 4 6  
 Finland Oulun Kärpät 2 3 5        Finland Lukko 2 2 4  
 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 2 3        Finland Oulun Kärpät 3 2 5  
 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 3 3 6      Finland TPS 4 2 6  
 Finland JYP 2 1 3    Norway Storhamar Ishockey 3 1 4  
 Finland TPS 2 4 6        Finland TPS 3 1 4(0)
 Finland Lukko 5 3 8        Finland Lukko 3 1 4(1)  
 Germany Red Bull Munich 3 0 3      Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 1 2
 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 4 3 7    Finland Lukko 2 2 4  
 Sweden Växjö Lakers 3 3 6        Finland Oulun Kärpät 1
 Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 4 6 10        Sweden Frölunda HC 2
 Sweden Linköpings HC 1 3 4      Czech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec 3 3 6  
 Finland HIFK 2 2 4    Switzerland HC Davos 5 4 9  
 Switzerland HC Davos 1 5 6        Switzerland HC Davos 1 4 5  
 Germany Eisbären Berlin 3 3 6        Sweden Skellefteå AIK 1 1 2  
 Norway Stavanger Oilers 0 3 3      Germany Eisbären Berlin 2 1 3
 Slovakia HC Košice 4 0 4    Sweden Skellefteå AIK 5 2 7  
 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 3 3 6        Switzerland HC Davos 0 1 1
 Germany ERC Ingolstadt 4 1 5        Sweden Frölunda HC 5 1 6  
 Sweden Frölunda HC (OT) 2 4 6      Czech Republic HC Litvínov 2 0 2  
 Austria Vienna Capitals 3 2 5    Sweden Frölunda HC 1 6 7  
 Czech Republic HC Litvínov (OT) 4 2 6        Sweden Luleå Hockey 3 4 7(1)
 Czech Republic Vítkovice Steel 0 1 1        Sweden Frölunda HC 2 5 7(3)  
 Finland Tappara 2 2 4      Finland Tappara 2 0 2
 Sweden Färjestad BK 0 3 3    Sweden Luleå Hockey 1 5 6  
 Sweden Luleå Hockey 3 1 4  

Note:

  1. The teams listed on top of each tie play first game at home and the bottom team plays second game at home.
  2. The order of the legs (what team starts at home) in the future rounds may be changed as the team with best record should have second game at home.

Round of 32

The draw for the entire playoff (round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 8 September 2015.[10][12] The first legs were played on 22 and 29 September, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2015. The seeded teams (group winners) played the last game at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic 3–5 Sweden HV71 2–2 1–3
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic 10–4 Sweden Linköpings HC 4–1 6–3
Espoo Blues Finland 6–4 Germany Adler Mannheim 4–1 2–3
HIFK Finland 4–6 Switzerland HC Davos 2–1 2–5
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 6–2 Switzerland ZSC Lions 3–2 3–0
Eisbären Berlin Germany 6–3 Norway Stavanger Oilers 3–0 3–3
Düsseldorfer EG Germany 0–5 Finland Oulun Kärpät 0–2 0–3
HC Košice Slovakia 4–6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4–3 0–3
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–6 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 1–3 2–3
ERC Ingolstadt Germany 5–6 Sweden Frölunda HC 4–2 1–4 (OT)
JYP Finland 3–6 Finland TPS 2–2 1–4
Vienna Capitals Austria 5–6 Czech Republic HC Litvínov 3–4 2–2 (OT)
Lukko Finland 8–3 Germany Red Bull Munich 5–3 3–0
Vítkovice Steel Czech Republic 1–4 Finland Tappara 0–2 1–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 7–6 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4–3 3–3
Färjestad BK Sweden 3–4 Sweden Luleå Hockey 0–3 3–1

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 3 November, and the second legs were played on 10 November 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Espoo Blues Finland 4–2 Sweden HV71 3–1 1–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 5–6 Finland Oulun Kärpät 4–2 1–4
TPS Finland 6–4 Norway Storhamar Ishockey 4–3 2–1
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–4 Finland Lukko 1–2 1–2
Bílí Tygři Liberec Czech Republic 6–9 Switzerland HC Davos 3–5 3–4
Eisbären Berlin Germany 3–7 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 2–5 1–2
HC Litvínov Czech Republic 2–7 Sweden Frölunda HC 2–1 0–6
Tappara Finland 2–6 Sweden Luleå Hockey 2–1 0–5

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 1 December, and the second legs were played on 8 December 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Espoo Blues Finland 3–5 Finland Oulun Kärpät 2–0 1–5
TPS Finland 4–4 (0–1 SO) Finland Lukko 3–3 1–1 (OT)
HC Davos Switzerland 5–2 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 1–1 4–1
Luleå Hockey Sweden 7–7 (1–3 SO) Sweden Frölunda HC 3–2 4–5 (OT)

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 12 January, and the second legs will be played on 19 January 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lukko Finland 4–5 Finland Oulun Kärpät 2–3 2–2
HC Davos Switzerland 1–6[A] Sweden Frölunda HC 0–5 1–1
Notes
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed, since HC Davos home ice was unavailable on 19 January.[18]

Final

The final was played on 9 February 2016.

9 February 2016
18:30
Oulun Kärpät Finland1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)
Sweden Frölunda HCOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614

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