2017–18_IIHF_Continental_Cup
2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup
Ice hockey competition
The 2017–18 Continental Cup was the 21st edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 29 September 2017 and the final tournament was played on 12–14 January 2018.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September 2017 – 14 January 2018 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Yunost Minsk (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Nomad Astana |
Third place  |  Sheffield Steelers |
| Fourth place |  Ritten Sport |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
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Location of teams for the 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup
Blue: First round; 
Red: Second round; 
Green: Third round
Blue: First round; 
Red: Second round; 
Green: Third roundMore information Team, Qualification ...
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Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 September to 1 October 2017 with all games were held at the Pionir Ice Hall.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crvena Zvezda (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 |  Zeytinburnu Belediyespor |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Irbis-Skate Sofia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Esja Reykjavik |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
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All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
| 29 September 2017 16:00 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 4–3 (1–2, 1–1, 2–0) | Irbis-Skate Sofia | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 23 |
| 29 September 2017 19:30 | Crvena Zvezda | 6–1 (3–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Esja Reykjavik | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 142 |
| 30 September 2017 16:00 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1) | Esja Reykjavik | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 30 |
| 30 September 2017 19:30 | Crvena Zvezda | 4–3 (0–0, 2–1, 2–2) | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 125 |
| 1 October 2017 16:00 | Esja Reykjavik | 2–3 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 2–1) (OT 0–0) (SO 0–1) | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 20 |
| 1 October 2017 19:30 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 4–5 OT (1–2, 1–1, 2–1) (OT 0–1) | Crvena Zvezda | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 180 |
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Kurbads Ledus Halle.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kurbads Riga (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 |  GKS Tychy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 |  HC Donbass |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Narva PSK |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 |
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All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
| 20 October 2017 15:30 | HC Donbass | 4–2 (1–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Narva PSK | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 153 |
| 20 October 2017 19:30 | Kurbads Riga | 5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2) | GKS Tychy | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 840 |
| 21 October 2017 14:00 | GKS Tychy | 11–0 (3–0, 5–0, 3–0) | Narva PSK | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 307 |
| 21 October 2017 18:00 | HC Donbass | 1–8 (0–2, 1–4, 0–2) | Kurbads Riga | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 418 |
| 22 October 2017 14:00 | GKS Tychy | 4–2 (3–0, 0–2, 1–0) | HC Donbass | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 576 |
| 22 October 2017 18:00 | Narva PSK | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Kurbads Riga | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 781 |
Group C
The Group C tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DVTK Jegesmedvék |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 |  Corona Brașov (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Txuri Urdin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 |
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All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
| 20 October 2017 14:30 | Txuri Urdin | 0–5 (0–3, 0–2, 0–0) | DVTK Jegesmedvék | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 65 |
| 20 October 2017 18:30 | Corona Brașov | 8–4 (5–1, 1–1, 2–2) | Crvena Zvezda | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 566 |
| 21 October 2017 14:30 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Crvena Zvezda | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 142 |
| 21 October 2017 18:30 | Corona Brașov | 4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Txuri Urdin | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 594 |
| 22 October 2017 14:30 | Crvena Zvezda | 2–3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1) | Txuri Urdin | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 28 |
| 22 October 2017 18:30 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Corona Brașov | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 1085 |
Group D
The Group D tournament was played in Rungsted, Denmark, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Saxo Bank Arena.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yunost Minsk |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Kurbads Riga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Rungsted Ishockey (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 |
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All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
| 17 November 2017 16:00 | Yunost Minsk | 7–1 (3–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Sheffield Steelers | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 641 |
| 17 November 2017 19:45 | Rungsted Ishockey | 4–8 (3–3, 1–2, 0–3) | Kurbads Riga | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 1,168 |
| 18 November 2017 16:00 | Kurbads Riga | 2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2) | Yunost Minsk | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 619 |
| 18 November 2017 19:45 | Sheffield Steelers | 5–4 GWS (0–2, 3–2, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO 1–0) | Rungsted Ishockey | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 1,283 |
| 19 November 2017 14:00 | Sheffield Steelers | 4–2 (3–2, 0–0, 1–0) | Kurbads Riga | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 915 |
| 19 November 2017 18:00 | Rungsted Ishockey | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Yunost Minsk | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 650 |
Group E
The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Arena Ritten.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nomad Astana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Ritten Sport (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | DVTK Jegesmedvék |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Brûleurs de Loups |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
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All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
| 17 November 2017 16:00 | Nomad Astana | 1–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT 0–0) (SO 0–1) | DVTK Jegesmedvék | Arena Ritten Attendance: 300 |
| 17 November 2017 20:00 | Ritten Sport | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Brûleurs de Loups | Arena Ritten Attendance: 910 |
| 18 November 2017 16:00 | Brûleurs de Loups | 1–2 OT (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–1) | DVTK Jegesmedvék | Arena Ritten Attendance: 432 |
| 18 November 2017 20:00 | Nomad Astana | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Ritten Sport | Arena Ritten Attendance: 1,050 |
| 19 November 2017 16:00 | Brûleurs de Loups | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Nomad Astana | Arena Ritten Attendance: 310 |
| 19 November 2017 20:00 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Ritten Sport | Arena Ritten Attendance: 1,237 |
Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 12 to 14 January 2018 with all games were held at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yunost Minsk (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to Champions Hockey League |
| 2 | Nomad Astana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ritten Sport |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
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All times are local. (FET – UTC+3)
| 12 January 2018 15:00 | Ritten Sport | 1–2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0) | Yunost Minsk | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 3,120 |
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| Patrick Killeen | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees: Vladimír Pešina Marian RohatschLinesmen:  Dominik Altmann Gašper Jaka Zgonc | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||
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| 12 January 2018 19:00 | Nomad Astana | 5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Sheffield Steelers | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 273 |
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| Vladimir Kramar | Goalies | Ervīns Muštukovs | Referees: Daniel Konc Yuriy OskirkoLinesmen: Dmitry Golyak Mikita Paliakou | |||||||||||||||||
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| 33 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 January 2018 15:00 | Nomad Astana | 3–2 GWS (0–2, 1–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 3–2) | Ritten Sport | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 262 |
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| Vladimir Kramar | Goalies | Patrick Killeen | Referees: Marcus Linde Yuriy OskirkoLinesmen: Pavel Badyl Mikita Paliakou | |||||||||||
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Grents  Petukhov  Mikhailis Kovzalov Zhdakhin | Shootout | Lutz V. Ahlström O. Ahlström Jean Frei | ||||||||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||
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| 13 January 2018 19:00 | Yunost Minsk | 5–4 (2–2, 1–1, 2–1) | Sheffield Steelers | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 3,800 |
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Ervīns Muštukovs | Referees: Vladimír Pešina Marian Rohatsch Linesmen:  Jakob Schauer Gašper Jaka Zgonc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 January 2018 15:00 | Sheffield Steelers | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Ritten Sport | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 350 |
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| Ervīns Muštukovs | Goalies | Patrick Killeen | Referees: Daniel Konc Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: Pavel Badyl Dmitry Golyak | |||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
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| 14 January 2018 19:00 | Yunost Minsk | 5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Nomad Astana | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 7,600 |
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| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Vladimir Kramar Dmitri Malgin | Referees: Marcus Linde Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: Dominik Altmann Jakob Schauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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- "Third decade for Continental Cup". IIHF. 24 June 2017.