2018–19 Champions Hockey League

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]

2018–19 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates30 August 2018 – 5 February 2019
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Sweden Frölunda HC[1] (3rd title)
Runner-up Germany Red Bull München
Tournament statistics
Games played125
Goals scored738 (5.9 per game)
Attendance425,050 (3,400 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Ryan Lasch[2] (22 points)
MVPCanada 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

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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]

  1. National league champion (play-off winners)
  2. Regular season winners
  3. Regular season runner-up
  4. Losing play-off finalist
  5. Higher regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  6. Lower regular season ranked losing semi-finalist
  7. Third placed team in regular season
  8. Fourth placed team in regular season
  9. Fifth placed team in regular season.

Teams

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Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
  JYP Jyväskylä SM-liiga 2018 CHL winner 5th Champion
  Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League play-off champion 5th final
  Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Swedish Hockey League regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
  Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League play-off finalist 4th semi-finals
  Malmö Redhawks Malmö Swedish Hockey League play-off semi-finalist 2nd round of 16
  Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League regular season third place 5th Champion
  Kärpät Oulu Liiga play-off champion 4th final
  TPS Turku Liiga regular season runner-up 5th quarter-finals
  Tappara Tampere Liiga play-off finalist 5th round of 16
  HIFK Helsinki Liiga play-off semi-finalist 5th quarter-finals
  Kometa Brno Brno Czech Extraliga play-off champion 2nd quarter-finals
  HC Plzeň Plzeň Czech Extraliga regular season winner 2nd round of 32
  Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga regular season runner-up 2nd group stage
  Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga play-off finalist 4th semi-finals
  ZSC Lions Zürich National League play-off champion 5th quarter-finals
  SC Bern Bern National League regular season winner 5th quarter-finals
  EV Zug Zug National League regular season runner-up 5th round of 16
  HC Lugano Lugano National League play-off finalist 2nd round of 16
  Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off champion 4th round of 16
  Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga regular season runner-up 4th round of 16
  Nürnberg Ice Tigers Nuremberg Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off semi-finalist 1st
  HC Bolzano Bolzano Austrian Hockey League play-off champion 2nd group stage
  Vienna Capitals Vienna Austrian Hockey League regular season first round winner 5th round of 16
  Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg Austrian Hockey League regular season pick round runner-up 5th round of 16
  Yunost Minsk Minsk Belarusian Extraleague Continental Cup winner 2nd round of 32
  Neman Grodno Grodno Belarusian Extraleague play-off champion 3rd group stage
  HC '05 Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Tipsport Liga play-off champion 2nd group stage
  Storhamar Ishockey Hamar GET-ligaen play-off champion 2nd round of 16
  Cardiff Devils Cardiff Elite Ice Hockey League regular season champion 2nd group stage
  Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen play-off champion 1st
  Dragons de Rouen Rouen Ligue Magnus play-off champion 2nd group stage
  GKS Tychy Tychy Polska Hokej Liga play-off champion 1st

Group stage

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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.

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

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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]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  JYP
  Växjö Lakers
  Kärpät
  Kometa Brno
  ZSC Lions
  Red Bull München
  HC Bolzano
  Djurgårdens IF

  TPS
  HC Plzeň
  SC Bern
  Eisbären Berlin
  Vienna Capitals
  Skellefteå AIK
  Tappara
  Mountfield HK

  EV Zug
  Nürnberg Ice Tigers
  Red Bull Salzburg
  Malmö Redhawks
  HIFK
  Oceláři Třinec
  HC Lugano
  Frölunda HC

  HC '05 Banská Bystrica
  Neman Grodno
  Storhamar Ishockey
  Cardiff Devils
  Aalborg Pirates
  Dragons de Rouen
  GKS Tychy
  Yunost Minsk

Group stage tie-breaking criteria

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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]

  1. more points in games against the other tied team
  2. better goal difference in games against the other tied team
  3. more goals scored against the other tied team
  4. more goals scored in a single game against the other tied team
  5. overtime wins against the other tied team
  6. more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions
  7. higher position in the 2017–18 CHL club ranking

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FHC ZSC VIC ABP
1   Frölunda HC 6 4 0 1 1 22 11 +11 13[a] Advance to Playoffs 4–2 1–4 6–0
2   ZSC Lions 6 3 2 0 1 26 18 +8 13[a] 3–2 (SO) 7–4 6–5 (OT)
3   Vienna Capitals 6 2 0 1 3 19 22 −3 7 1–4 2–6 2–3 (OT)
4   Aalborg Pirates 6 0 1 1 4 11 27 −16 3 1–5 1–2 1–6
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Frölunda HC 4, ZSC Lions 2.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAL RBM TPS YUN
1   Malmö Redhawks 6 4 0 0 2 24 16 +8 12[a] Advance to Playoffs 6–1 8–4 4–1
2   Red Bull München 6 4 0 0 2 19 17 +2 12[a] 3–2 5–1 4–3
3   TPS 6 2 0 0 4 15 21 −6 6[b] 1–2 5–3 3–1
4   Yunost Minsk 6 2 0 0 4 13 17 −4 6[b] 6–2 0–3 2–1
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Malmö Redhawks +4, Red Bull München –4.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: TPS +1, Yunost Minsk –1.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE HCB HIFK GKS
1   Skellefteå AIK 6 4 0 2 0 27 13 +14 14 Advance to Playoffs 2–1 3–4 (OT) 6–2
2   HC Bolzano 6 2 2 0 2 20 16 +4 10 4–3 (SO) 4–1 6–4
3   HIFK 6 2 1 1 2 14 18 −4 9 1–5 1–2 (SO) 2–1
4   GKS Tychy 6 1 0 0 5 16 30 −14 3 1–8 5–3 3–5

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ KOM BER NEM
1   EV Zug 6 5 0 1 0 22 12 +10 16 Advance to Playoffs 2–1 6–1 2–3 (OT)
2   Kometa Brno 6 3 0 0 3 18 16 +2 9 2–3 4–3 6–2
3   Eisbären Berlin 6 2 0 0 4 17 21 −4 6 3–5 2–3 4–1
4   Neman Grodno 6 1 1 0 4 14 22 −8 5 2–4 4–2 2–4

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP STO DIF TRI
1   Tappara 6 4 1 1 0 29 12 +17 15 Advance to Playoffs 6–1 5–1 3–2 (OT)
2   Storhamar Hockey 6 2 1 1 2 17 20 −3 9 3–2 (SO) 2–3 (OT) 6–2
3   Djurgårdens IF 6 2 1 0 3 21 19 +2 8 3–5 5–2 3–4
4   Oceláři Třinec 6 1 0 1 4 13 29 −16 4 2–8 2–3 1–6

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAR DRA NIT MHK
1   Kärpät 6 4 1 0 1 27 14 +13 14 Advance to Playoffs 4–0 9–3 3–2
2   Dragons de Rouen 6 3 0 0 3 15 15 0 9 2–4 4–2 2–0
3   Nürnberg Ice Tigers 6 2 1 0 3 17 25 −8 8 4–3 2–5 4–3 (OT)
4   Mountfield HK 6 1 0 2 3 12 17 −5 5 3–4 (SO) 3–2 1–2

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBS SCB VLH CAR
1   Red Bull Salzburg 6 4 0 1 1 18 15 +3 13[a] Advance to Playoffs 2–1 4–3 4–2
2   SC Bern 6 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 13[a] 2–1 (SO) 4–3 3–2
3   Växjö Lakers 6 2 1 0 3 21 18 +3 8 5–2 1–2 3–1
4   Cardiff Devils 6 0 0 2 4 14 24 −10 2 2–5 2–3 (OT) 5–6 (OT)
Source: championshockeyleague.net
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Red Bull Salzburg 4, SC Bern 2.

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HCP LUG JYP BAB
1   HC Plzeň 6 5 1 0 0 25 14 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs 3–2 4–2 6–4
2   HC Lugano 6 3 0 0 3 13 12 +1 9 2–3 2–0 4–1
3   JYP 6 2 0 0 4 16 14 +2 6 2–6 0–1 6–0
4   HC '05 Banská Bystrica 6 1 0 1 4 13 27 −14 4 2–3 (OT) 5–2 1–6

Playoffs

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Qualified teams

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Group Winners (seed) Runners-up
A   Frölunda HC (6)   ZSC Lions
B   Malmö Redhawks (8)   Red Bull München
C   Skellefteå AIK (4)   HC Bolzano
D   EV Zug (2)   Kometa Brno
E   Tappara (3)   Storhamar
F   Kärpät (5)   Dragons de Rouen
G   Red Bull Salzburg (7)   SC Bern
H   HC Plzeň (1)   HC Lugano

Format

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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

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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 1
  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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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First Leg

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6 November 2018
18:00 CET
Malmö Redhawks  4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
  SC BernMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,543
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Lars VoldenGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Christopher Hurtik
Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Anders Nyqvist
Hetta (Bryggman, Mylläri) – 23:371–0
1–131:51 – Bieber (Arcobello, Moser)
Setkov (Wemmenborn, Hetta) – 35:442–1
Sylvegård (Bryggman, Volden) – 54:433–1
Mylläri (Hardt, Storm) – 58:074–1
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots28
6 November 2018
18:00 CET
Kometa Brno  5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
  TapparaDRFG Arena, Brno
Attendance: 3,365
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Karel VejmelkaGoaliesChristian HeljankoReferees:
Mikael Andersson
Mikael Sjöqvist
Linesmen:
Miroslav Lhotský
Jiří Svoboda
Čermák (Dočekal, Köhler) – 7:401–0
Plášek (Mikyska) – 9:112–0
Mueller (Dočekal) – 22:183–0
3–124:05 – Moilanen (Kemiläinen, Levtchi)
Holík (Kašpar, Mueller) – 48:084–1
Čermák (Mallet) – 53:045–1
10 minPenalties6 min
26Shots32
6 November 2018
18:30 CET
Storhamar Hockey  4–4
(0–0, 3–4, 1–0)
  Skellefteå AIKCC Amfi, Hamar
Attendance: 4,850
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Oskar ÖstlundGoaliesGustaf LindvallReferees:
Ladislav Smetana
Trpimir Piragić
Linesmen:
Jon Kilian
Knut Einar Bråten
0–120:40 – Olimb (Ericsson)
Thoresen – 25:311–1
1–229:32 – Hedberg (Norén)
1–331:21 – Djuse (Olimb, Lindström)
1–431:47 – Norén
Svensson (Thoresen, Johansson) (PP) – 37:292–4
Larrivée (Irving, Jensen) – 38:093–4
Jakobs (Thoresen) (PP) – 46:194–4
8 minPenalties8 min
24Shots31
6 November 2018
19:45 CET
ZSC Lions  4–4
(2–2, 1–0, 1–2)
  KärpätHallenstadion, Zürich
Attendance: 3,510
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Niklas SchlegelGoaliesVeini VehviläinenReferees:
Marcus Linde
Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Franco Castelli
Dominik Altmann
0–10:44 – Heponiemi
Klein – 8:471–1
Prassl (Noreau, Schlegel) – 15:422–1
2–218:41 – (SHG) Lasu (Lindsten, Ohtamaa)
Pettersson (Suter) – 33:473–2
3–351:20 – (PP) Lasu
3–458:53 – (PP) Heshka (Kivihalme, Leskinen)
Pettersson (Suter, Noreau) – 59:584–4
12 minPenalties6 min
29Shots22
6 November 2018
19:45 CET
HC Bolzano  1–6
(0–2, 1–3, 0–1)
  HC PlzeňEiswelle, Bolzano
Attendance: 4,850
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Leland Irving (pulled at 40:00) Jacob SmithGoaliesDmitri MilchakovReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Ulrich Pardatscher
Jakob Schauer
0–14:28 – Allen (Kaňák, Eberle)
0–26:52 – Indrák (Kodýtek)
Petan (Kuparinen, Frigo) – 22:411–2
1–325:08 – Indrák (Kindl, Kodýtek)
1–432:03 – Gulaš (Kracík)
1–538:49 – Indrák (Kaňák)
1–649:22 – Straka
39 minPenalties33 min
21Shots41
6 November 2018
19:45 CET
HC Lugano  1–1
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
  Frölunda HCCornèr Arena, Porza
Attendance: 3,846
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Elvis MerzlikinsGoaliesJohan MattssonReferees:
Lasse Heikkinen
Stefan Fonselius
Linesmen:
Stany Gnemmi
Dario Fuchs
0–125:46 – Westerholm (Westerholm)
Haapala (Sannitz, Hofmann) – 38:211–1
8 minPenalties8 min
22Shots40
6 November 2018
20:00 CET
Red Bull München  2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
  EV ZugOlympia Eishalle, Munich
Attendance: 2,290
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Danny aus den BirkenGoaliesTobias StephanReferees:
Manuel Nikolić
Miroslav Stolc
Linesmen:
Kilian Hinterdobler
Andreas Hofer
0–19:20 – Schlumpf (Simion)
0–228:13 – Martschini (Suri)
Shugg (Aulie) – 29:351–2
Mitchell – 32:252–2
2–357:58 – Martschini (Suri, Albrecht)
26 minPenalties4 min
26Shots30
6 November 2018
20:00 CET
Rouen Dragons  3–3
(2–2, 1–1, 0–0)
  Red Bull SalzburgÎle Lacroix, Rouen
Attendance: 2,746
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Matija PintaričGoaliesStephen MichalekReferees:
Marc Wiegand
Thomas Urban
Linesmen:
Clément Goncalves
Nicolas Constantineau
Thinel (Dusseau, Langlais) – 13:241–0
1–114:55 – Hochkofler (Huber)
1–215:38 – Vandevelde (Raymond, Feldner)
Deschamps (Aleardi, Brodeur) – 18:352–2
Ritz (Lampérier, Guttig) (PP) – 21:493–2
3–339:32 – Štajnoch (Raymond, Harris)
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots31

Second Leg

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20 November 2018
17:00 CET
HC Plzeň  6–2
(1–0, 4–2, 1–0)
  HC BolzanoHome Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň
Attendance: 4,831
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Dmitri MilchakovGoaliesJacob Smith (pulled at 25:29) Leland IrvingReferees:
Marcus Linde
Marc Lemelin
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Josef Špůr
Gulaš (PS) – 15:131–0
Gulaš (Němec) – 21:162–0
Gulaš (Němec) – 23:443–0
Preisinger (Indrák) (PP) – 25:294–0
4–128:58 – Insam (Kuparinen)
Gulaš – 33:335–1
5–233:56 – Findlay
Indrák (Kaňák, Gulaš) – 51:046–2
4 minPenalties8 min
40Shots22
HC Plzeň won 12–3 on Aggregate.
20 November 2018
18:00 CET
Frölunda HC  5–4
(1–1, 1–2, 3–1)
  HC LuganoFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,469
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Johan GustafssonGoaliesElvis MerzlikinsReferees:
Jan Hribik
Robin Šír
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Anders Nyqvist
Sigalet (Fagemo, Lasch) – 0:501–0
1–111:33 – Bertaggia (Chorney, Romanenghi)
1–231:17 – Bertaggia (Romanenghi)
1–332:35 – Lajunen (Jörg, Walker)
Lasch (Rakhshani, Genoway) (PP 5 ON 3) – 34:302–3
Stålberg (Lindström, Sigalet) – 45:123–3
3–448:56 – (PP) Sannitz (Hofmann, Klasen)
Grönlund (Fagemo, Lasch) – 52:084–4
Lasch (Rakhshani, Genoway) (PP) – 57:135–4
6 minPenalties10 min
38Shots27
Frölunda HC won 6–5 on Aggregate.
20 November 2018
18:00 CET
Skellefteå AIK  3–2
(1–2, 2–0, 0–0)
  Storhamar HockeySkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
Attendance: 1,524
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesOskar ÖstlundReferees:
Mikko Kaukokari
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Emil Yletyienen
Johannes Käck
0–15:18 – (PP) Thoresen (Zettergren)
Aaltonen (Holloway, Möller) (PP) – 9:161–1
1–212:26 – (PP) Johansson (Svensson, Dahlstrøm)
Holloway (Möller, Holloway) (PP) – 28:092–2
Holloway (Ericsson, Djuse) – 31:423–2
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots20
Skellefteå AIK won 7–6 on Aggregate.
20 November 2018
18:00 CET
Kärpät  3–2
(1–1, 0–1, 2–0)
  ZSC LionsOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 3,441
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Veini VehviläinenGoaliesLukas FlüelerReferees:
Linus Öhlund
Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Henri Neva
Hannu Sormunen
Kivihalme (Krištof, Heshka) – 10:381–0
1–113:12 – (PP) Baltisberger (Pettersson, Suter)
1–221:20 – Bachofner (Suter)
Koblížek (Lasu) – 43:372–2
Koblížek (Lasu, Kukkonen) – 58:473–2
10 minPenalties4 min
26Shots30
Oulun Kärpät won 7–6 on Aggregate.
20 November 2018
18:00 CET
Tappara  5–5
(2–0, 1–2, 2–3)
  Kometa BrnoHakametsä Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 4,049
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Christian HeljankoGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
Joris Müller
Marc Wiegand
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Jani Pesonen
Vittasmaki (Kemiläinen) – 2:021–0
Elias (Elorinne, Malinen) – 11:012–0
2–123:30 – Kašpar
2–224:42 – Zaťovič (Mueller)
Erkinjuntti (Järvinen, Vittasmaki) – 30:043–2
Erkinjuntti (Kemiläinen, Ojamäki) (PP) – 44:544–2
4–348:07 – Hruška
4–453:25 – (PP) Mueller (Zaťovič, Holík)
4–555:46 – Dočekal (Köhler, Čermák)
Jasu (Järvinen, Malinen) (PP) – 57:415–5
8 minPenalties12 min
30Shots22
Tappara won 10–6 on Aggregate.
20 November 2018
19:30 CET
Red Bull Salzburg  5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
  Rouen DragonsEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,177
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Stephen MichalekGoaliesMatija PintaričReferees:
Oldřich Hejduk
Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Elias Seewald
David Nothegger
Duncan (Hughes, Heinrich) (PP) – 11:191–0
Harris (Herburger, Vandevelde) – 18:572–0
2–127:00 – Bedin
Raffl (Regner, Hughes) – 27:473–1
Raymond (Hochkofler) – 56:354–1
Duncan (Huber, Hughes) (ENG) – 58:295–1
8 minPenalties6 min
51Shots22
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 RedhawksPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 13,573
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesOscar AlsenfeltReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Lasse Kopitz
Linesmen:
Franco Castelli
Dario Fuchs
0–158:38 – (ENG) Warg (Sylvegård, Ekberg)
6 minPenalties8 min
27Shots17
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 MünchenBossard Arena, Zug
Attendance: 4,946
Game reference
Tobias StephanGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Ladislav Smetana
Manuel Nikolić
Linesmen:
Simon Wust
Dominik Altmann
0–121:07 – (PP) Shugg (Joslin, Mitchell)
0–254:52 – Mauer (Voakes)
6 minPenalties8 min
37Shots25
Red Bull München won 4–3 on Aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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First Leg

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4 December 2018
18:00 CET
Kometa Brno  1–4
(1–1, 0–3, 0–0)
  Frölunda HCDRFG Arena, Brno
Attendance: 3,290
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Lukáš DostálGoaliesJohan GustafssonReferees:
Marc Lemelin
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
Rudolf Tošenovjan
Köhler (Zohorna, Mikyska) (PP) – 9:571–0
1–119:33 – (PP) Carlsson (Lasch, Rakhshani)
1–220:17 – Carlsson (Lasch, Genoway)
1–327:21 – Rosseli Olsen (Friberg, Mustonen)
1–430:54 – (PP 5 on 3) Genoway (Lasch, Carlsson)
16 minPenalties10 min
17Shots30
4 December 2018
18:00 CET
Skellefteå AIK  3–3
(0–1, 0–2, 3–0)
  HC PlzeňSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
Attendance: 1,570
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Mantas ArmalisGoaliesDmitri MilchakovReferees:
Kristian Vikman
Lasse Heikkinen
Linesmen:
Emil Yletyienen
Johannes Käck
0–111:20 – Gulaš (Kantner)
0–225:17 – Kantner
0–328:22 – Kodýtek (Straka, Kvasnička)
Aaltonen (Wingerli, Alm) – 47:251–3
Lindström (Aaltonen, Djuse) – 52:552–3
Lindström (Granberg, Alm) – 57:063–3
8 minPenalties10 min
35Shots25
4 December 2018
19:30 CET
Red Bull München  2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)
  Malmö RedhawksOlympia Eishalle, Munich
Attendance: 3,440
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Danny aus den BirkenGoaliesCristopher NihlstorpReferees:
Manuel Nikolić
Kristian Nikolić
Linesmen:
Andreas Hofer
Kilian Hinterdobler
0–145:38 – Storm (Torp, Hetta)
Joslin (Eder) – 47:141–1
Mauer (Kastner, Bodnarchuk) – 53:372–1
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots29
4 December 2018
19:30 CET
Red Bull Salzburg  3–2
(0–0, 1–0, 2–2)
  KärpätEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,786
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Stephen MichalekGoaliesVeini VehviläinenReferees:
Mikael Sjöqvist
Sören Persson
Linesmen:
David Nothegger
Elias Seewald
Harris (Vandevelde, Raymond) – 21:291–0
Harris (Trattnig, Pallestrang) – 41:532–0
2–143:30 – Lasu (Hakanpää)
2–249:33 – Junnila (Karvinen, Kukkonen)
Hughes (Raymond, Raffl) – 59:373–2
6 minPenalties4 min
26Shots25

Second Leg

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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 AIKHome Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň
Attendance: 4,224
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Dominik FrodlGoaliesGustaf LindvallReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Josef Špůr
Jiří Svoboda
0–157:32 – (PP) Alvarez (Pudas, Aaltonen)
Kindl (Gulaš, Kovář (EA) – 59:241–1
Kovář (SO) – 70:002–1
Kratěna  
Kodýtek  
Kovář  
Gulaš  
Shootout  Pudas
  Lindström
  Lindström
  Möller
8 minPenalties12 min
35Shots37
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 BrnoFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,058
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Johan GustafssonGoaliesKarel VejmelkaReferees:
Marc Wiegand
Alessandro DiPietro
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Anders Nyqvist
0–12:26 – Meluzín (Mlynář, Schaus)
Genoway (Carlsson, Stålberg) – 20:391–1
Carlsson (Söderlund, Westerlund) – 26:102–1
Genoway (Carlsson, Rakhshani) (PP) – 29:423–1
Westerholm (Sigalet, Friberg) (PP) – 41:074–1
Rakhshani (Westerlund, Nørstebø) – 43:585–1
Westerholm (Fagemo, Westerholm) – 53:596–1
2 minPenalties8 min
43Shots15
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 MünchenMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,493
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Oscar AlsenfeltGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Örjan Åhlen
Sylvegård (Lerby) – 2:581–0
Olofsson (Händemark) (PP) – 11:382–0
2–119:56 – (PP) Parkes (Ehliz, Mitchell)
2–221:17 – Parkes (Mitchell)
2–324:26 – Shugg (Voakes)
Olofsson (Janolhs) – 34:533–3
Olsson (Komarek, Setkov) – 38:404–3
4–439:43 – Boyle (Mitchell, Parkes)
Storm (Warg) – 53:165–4
5–564:02 – Parkes (Mitchell)
6 minPenalties10 min
31Shots27
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 SalzburgOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 3,565
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Veini VehviläinenGoaliesStephen MichalekReferees:
Linus Öhlund
Tobias Björk
Linesmen:
Lauri Nikulainen
Jani Pesonen
0–114:23 – (PP) Rauchenwald (Herburger, Viveiros)
Osala (Heponiemi) – 21:471–1
6 minPenalties10 min
45Shots13
Red Bull Salzburg won 4–3 on Aggregate.

Semi-finals

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First Leg

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8 January 2019
18:00 CET
Frölunda HC  6–3
(2–1, 3–1, 1–1)
  HC PlzeňFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,975
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Johan GustafssonGoaliesDmitri Milchakov (pulled at 29:49) Dominik FrodlReferees:
Mikko Kaukokari
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Henrik Pihlblad
Anders Nyqvist
Mustonen (Ekbom) (SHG) – 5:451–0
Rakhshani (Lasch, Genoway) (PP) – 11:432–0
2–118:48 – (SHG) Allen
2–224:31 – Allen (Straka, Jones)
Lasch (Carlsson, Fagemo) – 27:543–2
Grönlund (Rakhshani, Friberg) – 29:494–2
Hjalmarsson (Stålberg, Sigalet) – 31:065–2
Rakhshani (Lasch, Lundqvist) (PP) – 47:576–2
6–350:56 – Allen (Gulaš, Kovář)
12 minPenalties14 min
26Shots27
8 January 2019
19:30 CET
Red Bull München  0–0
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
  Red Bull SalzburgOlympia Eishalle, Munich
Attendance: 6,142
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Danny aus den BirkenGoaliesStephen MichalekReferees:
Marc Lemelin
Daniel Stricker
Linesmen:
Kilian Hinterdobler
Andreas Hofer
18 minPenalties12 min
31Shots26

Second Leg

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15 January 2019
17:30 CET
HC Plzeň  1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)
  Frölunda HCHome Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň
Attendance: 5,105
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Johan GustafssonGoaliesDominik FrodlReferees:
Daniel Piechaczek
Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Daniel Hynek
Miroslav Lhotský
Kindl – 50:42Goals3:12 – Lasch (Carlsson, Moverare) / 41:59 – (PP) Hjalmarsson (Lindström, Westerholm) / 42:41 – Mustonen
10 minPenalties8 min
16Shots21
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 MünchenEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 3,400
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Stephen MichalekGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Mikael Nord
Sören Persson
Linesmen:
Elias Seewald
David Nothegger
Rauchenwald (Pallestrang) – 13:261–0
1–116:57 – Kastner (Voakes, Seidenberg)
1–219:54 – Seidenberg (Wolf, Joslin)
1–349:59 – Hager (Ehliz, Wolf)
2 minPenalties4 min
26Shots35
Red Bull München won 3–1 on Aggregate.

Final

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5 February 2019
19:00 (UTC+1)
Frölunda HC  3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
  Red Bull MünchenScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 12,044
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Johan GustafssonGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
  Mikko Kaukokari
  Mark Lemelin
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Balazs Kovacs
Fagemo (Genoway, Friberg) (PP) – 10:321–0
Lasch (Lundqvist, Hjalmarsson) (PP) – 24:162–0
Westerholm (Hjalmarsson, Lundqvist) (PP) – 34:273–0
3–151:29 – Ehliz (Seidenberg, Voakes) (PP, EA)
14 minPenalties24 min
31Shots36

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in points.[11]

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
  Ryan Lasch   Frölunda HC 13 5 17 22 6 +4 2 3 0 26 19.23%
  Chay Genoway   Frölunda HC 13 6 10 16 35 +1 0 4 0 36 16.67%
  John Mitchell   Red Bull München 11 2 12 14 24 +6 0 1 0 26 7.69%
  Nicklas Lasu   Kärpät 9 8 5 13 2 +4 1 4 2 25 32.00%
  Milan Gulaš   HC Plzeň 10 8 5 13 8 +11 2 2 0 38 21.05%
  Trevor Parkes   Red Bull München 9 9 3 12 18 +5 3 2 1 29 31.03%
  Jarkko Malinen   Tappara 7 2 10 12 2 +4 0 0 0 11 18.18%
  Oscar Möller   Skellefteå AIK 10 7 4 11 0 +6 1 2 0 48 14.58%
  David Stach   HC Plzeň 10 3 8 11 0 –2 1 2 0 18 16.67%
  Peter Schneider   Vienna Capitals 6 7 3 10 29 0 1 4 0 27 25.93%

Leading goaltenders

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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   Malmö Redhawks 4 2 2 108 7 93.91% 1.75 0 240
  Steve Michalek   Red Bull Salzburg 10 4 3 264 19 93.29% 1.90 0 600
  Matija Pintarič   Dragons de Rouen 8 3 4 290 21 93.25% 2.65 1 475
  Johan Mattsson   Frölunda HC 6 3 2 122 9 93.13% 1.69 0 319
  Leonardo Genoni   SC Bern 8 5 3 203 15 93.12% 1.86 1 483

References

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  2. ^ Fisher, Luke (5 February 2019). "Lasch finishes season as LGT Top Scorer". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Derek (5 February 2019). "Parkes wins Betsson MVP Trophy". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Fisher, Luke (25 May 2018). "Schedule for 2018/19 released". www.championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Champions Hockey League 2018/19 attendance stats". hockey.sigmagfx.com. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c d "CHL sport regulations 2018/19" (PDF). championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League.
  9. ^ "Seedings for 2018/19 draw revealed". championshockeyleague.net. Champions Hockey League. 4 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Playoff draw on Friday 19 October". championshockeyleague.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Statistics 2018/19: Players". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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