IIHF Continental Cup 2016/17

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The IIHF Continental Cup 2016/17 was the 20th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF discharged competition . The tournament began on September 30, 2016, the super-final took place from January 13-15, 2017. A total of 19 teams from as many European countries took part in the six tournaments.

mode

  • The winner of the Continental Cup was given the right to start the Champions Hockey League (CHL) for the following season
  • No participant was automatically qualified for the final tournament; H. all teams had to qualify for the super finals through qualifying tournaments of the various rounds
  • Teams from the countries of the founding leagues of the CHL are not allowed to participate in the Continental Cup (Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Austria)

Tournament overview and participants

round date group venue Attendees spectator
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First round Sep 30 2016– Oct 2, 20160 Group A Sofia Winter Sports Palace
Sofia , BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria 
BulgariaBulgaria SK Irbis-Skate HK Partizan Belgrad Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK HC Bat Yam
SerbiaSerbia
TurkeyTurkey
IsraelIsrael
1,629 0271
Second round Oct 21, 2016 - Oct 23, 2016 Group B Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca
Jaca , SpainSpainSpain 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers HK Liepāja CH Jaca Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
LatviaLatvia
SpainSpain
TurkeyTurkey
3,900 0650
Group C Stadium Zimowy w Tychach
Tychy , PolandPolandPoland 
PolandPoland GKS Tychy DVTK Jegesmedvék CSM Dunărea Galați HDD Acroni Jesenice
HungaryHungary
RomaniaRomania
SloveniaSlovenia
6,000 1,000
Third round Nov 18, 2016– Nov 20, 2016 Group D Odense Isstadion
Odense , DenmarkDenmarkDenmark 
FranceFrance Ducs d'Angers Odense Bulldogs HK Donbass Donetsk Nottingham Panthers
DenmarkDenmark
UkraineUkraine
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
3,027 504
Group E Arena Renon
Renon , ItalyItalyItaly 
BelarusBelarus HK Schachzjor Salihorsk Ritten Sport HK Beibarys Atyrau GKS Tychy
ItalyItaly
KazakhstanKazakhstan
PolandPoland
5,135 855
Super finals Jan 13, 2017– Jan 15, 2017 Group F. Arena Renon
Renon, ItalyItalyItaly
ItalyItalyRitten Sport Nottingham Panthers HK Beibarys Atyrau Odense Bulldogs
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
KazakhstanKazakhstan
DenmarkDenmark
6,521 1,086

First round

The first round games took place in Sofia ( Bulgaria ) from September 30th to October 2nd, 2016 . Participants were HK Partizan Belgrade ( Serbia ), HC Bat Yam ( Israel ), SK Irbis-Skate (Bulgaria) and Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK ( Turkey ).

The winner of the first round qualified for the second round. There he met the seven teams already seeded for the second round.

Group A
September 30, 2016
4:00 p.m.
( OESZ )
SerbiaSerbia HK Partizan Belgrade
5: 4
(2: 2, 0: 1, 3: 1)
game report
IsraelIsrael HC Bat Yam
Winter Sports Palace Sofia , Sofia
Spectators: 150
September 30, 2016
8:15 p.m.
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
5: 1
(1: 0, 0: 1, 4: 1)
game report
BulgariaBulgaria SK Irbis-Skate
Sofia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Spectators: 520
October 1, 2016
1:30 p.m.
SerbiaSerbia HK Partizan Belgrade
3: 8
(1: 3, 2: 0, 0: 5)
game report
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
Sofia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Spectators: 149
October 1, 2016
5:00 p.m.
BulgariaBulgaria SK Irbis-Skate
6: 4
(2: 0, 1: 2, 3: 2)
game report
IsraelIsrael HC Bat Yam
Sofia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Spectators: 420
October 3, 2016
1:00 p.m.
IsraelIsrael HC Bat Yam
2:19
(0: 5, 1: 6, 1: 8)
game report
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
Winter Sports Palace Sofia, Sofia
Spectators: 40
October 3, 2016
5:00 p.m.
BulgariaBulgaria SK Irbis-Skate
2: 4
(1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)
match report
SerbiaSerbia HK Partizan Belgrade
Sofia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Spectators: 350
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK 3 3 0 0 0 32: 06 9
2. SerbiaSerbia HK Partizan Belgrade 3 2 0 0 1 12:14 6th
3. BulgariaBulgaria SK Irbis-Skate 3 1 0 0 2 09:13 3
4th IsraelIsrael HC Bat Yam 3 0 0 0 3 10:30 0

Second round

The second round of the Continental Cup was played in two groups from October 21 to 23, 2016. The venues were Jaca in Spain (with hosts CH Jaca , HK Liepāja ( Latvia ), Nottingham Panthers ( United Kingdom ) and the qualifier from the first round Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK from Turkey ), and Tychy in Poland (with hosts GKS Tychy , CSM Dunărea Galați ( Romania ), the HDD Acroni Jesenice ( Slovenia ) and DVTK Jegesmedvék (Hungary)).

The first placed of the two groups reached the third round and met the teams seeded for the third round.

Group B

October 21, 2016
4:30 p.m.
( CEST )
LatviaLatvia HK Liepāja
8: 1
(1: 0, 4: 1, 3: 0)
game report
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca , Jaca
Spectators: 300
October 21, 2016
8:00 p.m.
SpainSpain CH Jaca
2:13
(2: 6, 0: 5, 0: 2)
game report
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Spectators: 800
October 22, 2016
4:30 p.m.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
12: 1
(3: 0, 5: 0, 4: 1)
game report
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
spectators: 200
October 22, 2016
8:00 p.m.
LatviaLatvia HK Liepāja
10: 2
(2: 1, 4: 0, 4: 1)
game report
SpainSpain CH Jaca
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Spectators: 1,000
October 23, 2016
4:30 p.m.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
3: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
game report
LatviaLatvia HK Liepāja
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Spectators: 750
October 23, 2016
8:00 p.m.
TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK
7: 3
(1: 1, 3: 2, 3: 0)
match report
SpainSpain CH Jaca
Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca, Jaca
Spectators: 850
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3 3 0 0 0 28: 04 9
2. LatviaLatvia HK Liepāja 3 2 0 0 1 19: 06 6th
3. TurkeyTurkey Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK 3 1 0 0 2 09:23 3
4th SpainSpain CH Jaca 3 0 0 0 3 07:30 0

Group C

October 21, 2016
3:30 p.m.
( CEST )
HungaryHungary DVTK Jegesmedvék
4: 1
(0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0)
game report
SloveniaSlovenia HDD Acroni Jesenice
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach , Tychy
spectators: 100
October 21, 2016
7:00 p.m.
RomaniaRomania CSM Dunărea Galați
0:12
(0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 7)
game report
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach, Tychy
spectators: 1,450
October 22, 2016
2:30 p.m.
HungaryHungary DVTK Jegesmedvék
5: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 1)
game report
RomaniaRomania CSM Dunărea Galați
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach, Tychy
spectators: 100
October 22, 2016
6:00 p.m.
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
game report
SloveniaSlovenia HDD Acroni Jesenice
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach, Tychy
Spectators: 1,600
October 23, 2016
2:30 p.m.
SloveniaSlovenia HDD Acroni Jesenice
3: 2 n.P.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
RomaniaRomania CSM Dunărea Galați
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach, Tychy
spectators: 100
October 23, 2016
6:00 p.m.
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
5: 2
(2: 1, 0: 1, 3: 0)
game report
HungaryHungary DVTK Jegesmedvék
Stadion Zimowy w Tychach, Tychy
spectators: 2,650
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. PolandPoland GKS Tychy 3 2 0 1 0 18: 04 7th
2. HungaryHungary DVTK Jegesmedvék 3 2 0 0 1 11: 07 6th
3. SloveniaSlovenia HDD Acroni Jesenice 3 0 2 0 1 06: 07 4th
4th RomaniaRomania CSM Dunărea Galați 3 0 0 1 2 03:20 1

Third round

The third round of the Continental Cup was played in two groups from November 18 to 20, 2016. The venues were Odense in Denmark (with hosts Odense Bulldogs , Ducs d'Angers ( France ), HK Donbass Donetsk ( Ukraine ) and the qualifier of Group B Nottingham Panthers from United Kingdom ) and Ritten in Italy (with host Ritten Sport , HK Schachzjor Salihorsk ( Belarus ), HK Beibarys Atyrau ( Kazakhstan ) and the qualifier from Group C GKS Tychy from Poland ).

The first two of the two groups reached the final round.

Group D

November 18, 2016
4:00 p.m.
( CET )
UkraineUkraine HK Donbass Donetsk
2: 3
(1: 0, 1: 2, 0: 1)
game report
FranceFrance Ducs d'Angers
Odense Isstadion , Odense
Spectators: 426
November 18, 2016
8:00 p.m.
DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs
4: 5
(1: 2, 1: 2, 2: 1)
game report
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
Odense Isstadion, Odense
Spectators: 684
November 19, 2016
3:00 p.m.
FranceFrance Ducs d'Angers
3: 4
(2: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1)
game report
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
Odense Isstadion, Odense
Spectators: 437
November 19, 2016
7:00 p.m.
DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs
2: 1
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
game report
UkraineUkraine HK Donbass Donetsk
Odense Isstadion, Odense
Spectators: 592
November 20, 2016
12:00 p.m.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
1: 3
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2)
game report
UkraineUkraine HK Donbass Donetsk
Odense Isstadion, Odense
Spectators: 273
November 20, 2016
4:00 p.m.
FranceFrance Ducs d'Angers
2: 3
(0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 1)
game report
DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs
Odense Isstadion, Odense
Spectators: 615
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 0 1 10:10 6th
2. DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs 3 2 0 0 1 09: 08 6th
3. FranceFrance Ducs d'Angers 3 1 0 0 2 08: 09 3
4th UkraineUkraine HK Donbass Donetsk 3 1 0 0 2 06: 06 3

Group E

November 18, 2016
4:00 p.m.
( CET )
KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau
4: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 0)
game report
BelarusBelarus HK Shakhtsor Salihorsk
Arena Ritten , Ritten
spectators: 283
November 18, 2016
8:00 p.m.
ItalyItaly Ritten sport
4: 3
(0: 0, 1: 0, 3: 3)
game report
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,502
November 19, 2016
3:00 p.m.
BelarusBelarus HK Shakhtsor Salihorsk
2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
game report
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 350
November 19, 2016
7:00 p.m.
ItalyItaly Ritten sport
3: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)
game report
KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,300
November 20, 2016
3:00 p.m.
PolandPoland GKS Tychy
2: 4
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2)
game report
KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 300
November 20, 2016
7:00 p.m.
BelarusBelarus HK Shakhtsor Salihorsk
1: 3
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1)
game report
ItalyItaly Ritten sport
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,400
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. ItalyItaly Ritten sport 3 3 0 0 0 10: 06 9
2. KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau 3 2 0 0 1 10: 06 6th
3. BelarusBelarus HK Shakhtsor Salihorsk 3 1 0 0 2 04: 07 3
4th PolandPoland GKS Tychy 3 0 0 0 3 05:10 0

Super final

The final of the four best teams took place in Ritten from January 13th to 15th, 2017 . The venue was the Ritten arena there , which can hold up to 2,000 spectators.

January 13, 2017
4:00 p.m.
(local time)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
B. Moran (39:37)
B. Moran (46:48)
2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
game report
DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs
Arena Ritten , Ritten
spectators: 450
January 13, 2017
8:00 p.m.
KazakhstanKazakhstanHK Beibarys Atyrau
A. Vishnyakov (6:00)
A. Schurun (53:32)
2: 3 n.P.
(1: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
ItalyItaly Ritten Sport
B. Cole (8:21)
T. Spinell (17:39)
V. Ahlström (PS)
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,081
January 14, 2017
3:00 p.m.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
J. Williams (19:38)
B. McGrattan (53:30)
C. Lawrence (PS)
3: 2 n.P.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
KazakhstanKazakhstanHK Beibarys Atyrau
D. Stepanow (16:51)
D. Stepanow (54:49)
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 723
January 14, 2017
7:00 p.m.
ItalyItalyRitten Sport
D. Tudin (51:15)
1: 4
(0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2)
game report
DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs
H. Bach Nielsen (15:01)
D. Mitchell (21:12)
S. Strandberg (49:16)
S. Strandberg (58:03)
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,735
January 15, 2017
3:00 p.m.
DenmarkDenmarkOdense Bulldogs
R. Sterner (0:48)
M. Nielsen (34:36)
2: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1)
game report
KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau
A. Ryschich (39:05)
M. Korobow (59:46)
A. Vishnyakov (64:35)
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 550
January 15, 2017
7:00 p.m.
ItalyItalyRitten Sport
M. Spinell (28:39)
1: 4
(0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1)
game report
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers
M. Carter (3:53)
C. Lawrence (20:24)
R. Farmer (34:16)
R. Farmer (59:23)
Arena Ritten, Ritten
spectators: 1,982
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham Panthers 3 2 1 0 0 9: 03 8th
2. KazakhstanKazakhstan HK Beibarys Atyrau 3 0 1 2 0 7: 08 4th
3. DenmarkDenmark Odense Bulldogs 3 1 0 1 1 6: 06 4th
4th ItalyItaly Ritten sport 3 0 1 0 2 5:10 2

Awards

Player trophies

Award player team
Best goalkeeper Miika Wiikman Nottingham Panthers
Best defender Dmitry Stepanov HK Beibarys Atyrau
Best striker Albert Vishnyakov HK Beibarys Atyrau

The awards in the final tournament went to goalkeeper Miika Wiikman from the tournament winner Nottingham Panthers , Kazakh defender Dmitri Stepanow in the service of HK Beibarys Atyrau and his teammate, striker Albert Vishnyakov .

Brad Moran from the Nottingham Panthers and Albert Wischnjakow from HK Beibarys Atyrau secured the crown of the top scorer with four points each. With two goals each, next to Moran and Vishnyakov, Robert Farmer , Chris Lawrence (both Nottingham), Dmitri Stepanow (Atyrau) and Sebastian Strandberg (Odense) were the best goalscorers. Most assists came from Jason Williams of the Nottingham Panthers and Tony Romano of the Odense Bulldogs , who each scored three goals. The best catch rate among goalkeepers was shown by Miika Wiikman, who parried 96.97 percent of the shots on his goal.

IIHF Continental Cup winner

Continental Cup winners

Nottingham Panthers

Goalkeepers: Jindřich Pacl , Miika Wiikman

Defense Lawyers : Jeff Dimmen , Stephen Lee , Brian McGrattan , Andy Sertich , Dan Spang , Geoff Waugh

Forwards: Oliver Betteridge , Jeff Brown , Matt Carter , David Clarke , Robert Farmer , Robert Lachowicz , Chris Lawrence , Erik Lindhagen , Robert MacMillan , Brad Moran , Alex Nikiforuk , Stephen Schultz , Jason Williams

Head Coach: Corey Neilson

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. stats.iihf.com, Best Players selected by the IIHF directorate
  2. stats.iihf.com, Team Roster - Nottingham Panthers