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44 teams in 11 groups. Now it's official. The Champions Hockey League draw was held today in Minsk.
The officials that performed today's draw faced some problems with the "national conflict" (meaning that two teams from the same country can't be in the same group), but eventually the draw came to an end and we now know the eleven groups.
The eleven group winners and the five best second placed teams will advance to the playoffs. The schedule for the group stage will be released during next week.
Group A
Kärpät Oulu
Kölner Haie
Bili Tygri Liberec
HC Kosice
Group B
ZSC Lions Zurich
Färjestad Karlstad
Vienna Capitals
Vålerenga Oslo
Group C
Frölunda Gothenburg
Villach SV
Geneve Servette
Briançon Diables Rouges
Group D
PSG Zlin
Fribourg-Gottéron
Eisbären Berlin
Djurgården Stockholm
Group E
Tappara Tempere
Ocelari Trinec
SC Bern
Stavanger Oilers
Group F
Südtirol Bolzano
Linköping HC
HC Pardubice
TPS Turku
Group G
Sparta Prague
Växjö Lakers
Adler Mannheim
KalPa Kuopio
Group H
ERC Ingolstadt
SaiPa Lappeenranta
Vitkovice Ostrava
EV Zug
Group I
Red Bull Salzburg
Kloten Flyers
JYP Jyväskylä
HV71 Jönköping
Group J
Skellefteå AIK
Krefeld Pinguine
IFK Helsinki
SønderjyskE Vojens
Group K
Hamburg Freezers
Lukko Rauma
Luleå Hockey
Nottingham Panthers
Erik Miller
(F)
Tout Bien Leuven Chiefs
Camrose
Ossian Eklund
(D)
HK Trebišov
Indiana Sentinels
Anthony Camara
(F)
Lada Togliatti
Iserlohn Roosters
Luca Tosto
(F)
Augsburger Panther
Düsseldorfer EG
Anton Borodkin
(G)
Indiana Sentinels
Biloxi Breakers
Daniil Bokun
(D)
Severstal Cherepovets
Lada Togliatti
Ilya Reingardt
(F)
Lada Togliatti
Severstal Cherepovets
Czech Rep.:
Tipsport extraliga |
1.liga |
2.liga
Slovakia:
Tipsport Extraliga |
1.liga
Sweden:
SHL |
HockeyAllsvenskan
Other: EBEL | Belarus | Croatia | Denmark | Estonia | France | Great Britain | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | MOL-liga | Norway | Poland | Romania | Serbia | Slovenia | Spain | NHL | AHL |
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