Champions Hockey League for 2021/2022

[Eye of Ra]

IIHF - CHL teams set


With the season in most European leagues coming to an end, the 32 teams of the Champions Hockey League for 2021/2022 are known.

The 32 teams will be drawn into eight groups of four at the CHL Group Stage Draw, which takes place on 19 May 2021 at 18:00 CEST. The show will be broadcast live on the CHL’s digital platforms.
The 32 teams:

Sweden (5 places)

• Frolunda Gothenburg (CHL Champions)
• Vaxjo Lakers
• Rogle Angelholm
• Leksands IF
• Skelleftea AIK

Switzerland (5 places)

• EV Zug
• HC Lugano
• Lausanne HC
• Fribourg-Gotteron
• ZSC Lions Zurich

Germany (4 places)

• Adler Mannheim
• Eisbaren Berlin
• Red Bull Munich
• Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven

Finland (4 places)

• Lukko Rauma
• IFK Helsinki
• TPS Turku
• Tappara Tampere

Czech Republic (3 places)

• Ocelari Trinec
• Sparta Prague
• BK Mlada Boleslav

Austria/ICEHL (3 places)

• KAC Klagenfurt
• HC Bolzano (ITA)
• Red Bull Salzburg

Challenger Leagues (8 places)

• SonderjyskE Vojens (IIHF Continental Cup Winners/DEN)
• Yunost Minsk (BLR)
• Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN)
• Rouen Dragons (FRA)
• Frisk Asker (NOR)
• JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL)
• Cardiff Devils (GBR)
• HC Donbass (UKR)

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[GermanNuck]

Final will be Frolunda - Adler Mannheim

you’ve heard it here first

 

[Czechboy]

It'll be nice to see Trinec bring this baby home.

Jokes aside, what is the protocol for who gets how many teams?

I'm not complaining but wondering why Swiss get 5 teams and Czechs get 3 for instance? Again, not complaining about Swiss getting 5 teams or us getting 3.. just don't understand how it works.

 

[stv11]

There's a ranking system that you can check here: Rankings

Basically, leagues are ranked by points per game (plus some bonus point for reaching each round) every season. Top league of a season gets 100 points, 2nd best league 95 and so on. Then the last four seasons are combined with the older seasons being weighted down. You can get the full details of the calculation by clicking on a league in the link.

Extraliga often had one team doing very well but the others bring the league average down. Swiss teams tend to be more consistent even though they usually perform worse than the best Czech team.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Happy Cardiff got back in. Means yearly road trip, my guess to Sweden again

 

[Eye of Ra]

Grupp A:

Växjö
Sparta Prag
TPS
Pinguins Bremerhaven

Grupp B:

Frölunda
HIFK
Mláda Boleslav
Zürich

Grupp C:

Lukko
Adler Mannheim
Lausanne
Cardiff

Grupp D:

Zug
Rögle
Red Bull München
Sönderjyske

Grupp E:

Eisbären Berlin
Lugano
Skellefteå
Tappara

Grupp F:

Trinec
Fribourg Gotteron
Leksand
Yunost Minsk

Grupp G:

Rungsted
Rouen
Klagenfurt
Donbass Donetsk

Grupp F:

GKS Jaztrzebie
Red Bull Salzburg
Frisk Asker
Bolzano

 

[Eye of Ra]

the g and f must be a joke or something.

 

[BlizzardSloth]

the g and f must be a joke or something.

It is due to these nations being part of the Olympic qualification tournament and there would be complications with the available dates for games.

 

[Lambo]

G and F???

 

[SoundAndFury]

Austrian bias, IIHF doing everything they can to promote the league

 

[Czechboy]

So every Czech team has to play an SEL team? Grrrr

 

[SoundAndFury]

For the sake of hilarity:

Group A:

Swedish champions
Finnish vice-champions
Czech regular-season winners
Solid DEL team, 2nd in the North Division below eventual champions Berlin

Group F:

Austrian league vice-champions, ok not bad
Austrian league semi-finalist, 2 teams from the same league is maybe a bit bad design but ok, whatever, still somewhat decent team
Polish Champions, well those weak teams have to play somewhere
The team that has been Norwegian champions two years ago because no playoffs held since. Hmm. Hmmmm. Finished 4th in the last more or less in-tact regular season. Hmmmmmm.

 

[Exarz]

Leksand won't travel to Minsk due to the ongoing situation

Leksands besked: Reser inte till Belarus - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar

 

[vorky]

Leksand won't travel to Minsk due to the ongoing situation

Leksands besked: Reser inte till Belarus - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar

The CHL executives & all related personalities are taking their own medicine.

 

[Lartsaman]

None of the finnish teams are going to advance from the group stage. Our league is going down at high speed.

 

[vorky]

I dislike when non-sport issues interferring into sport. Bravo!

 

[OskarOskarius]

Leksand won't travel to Minsk due to the ongoing situation

Leksands besked: Reser inte till Belarus - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar

The right decision.

 

[Albatros]

Traveling to Minsk is not safe, they should play the games abroad if they want to participate. Donbas also plays in Kyiv instead of Donetsk.

 

[vorky]

Traveling to Minsk is not safe, they should play the games abroad if they want to participate. Donbass also plays in Kyiv instead of Donetsk.

We all know that true reason is not traveling. You are not that naive to believe this PR stuff.

 

[Albatros]

We all know that true reason is not traveling. You are not that naive to believe this PR stuff.

I mean, in January the IIHF themselves declared all of Belarus unsafe when they moved the recently concluded World Championships to Riga, that must apply to other competitions like the CHL too as the situation has not improved meanwhile. On the other hand, Yunost should be given a fair opportunity to compete in Riga or other suitable location.

"Due to safety and security issues that are beyond the IIHF’s control, the IIHF Council confirmed today that the decision to move the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from Minsk, Belarus is unavoidable."

IIHF - IIHF to move 2021 World Championship

 

[vorky]

I will repeat my words. You are not that naive to believe this PR stuff.

 

[OskarOskarius]

None of the finnish teams are going to advance from the group stage. Our league is going down at high speed.

That’s what happens when Russians buy your most popular team and move it to the Russian league.

 

[Pasha71]

What, no Superleague project like in soccer?

 

[KTl]

„With regard to the most recent developments, the CHL Board decided that a participation of Belarus in the 2021/22 CHL season is associated as per today with too many unpredictabilities for all involved stakeholders and therefore, the Wild Card for their champions Yunost Minsk must be cancelled.“
Announcement of CHL Board decision

 

[Albatros]

That’s what happens when Russians buy your most popular team and move it to the Russian league.

And expanding the league to 15 teams without having the quality for it. Liiga shouldn't have more than 12 teams maximum.