2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup

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]

2017–2018 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates29 September 2017 – 14 January 2018
Teams17
Final positions
Champions Belarus Yunost Minsk (3rd title)
Runner-up Kazakhstan Nomad Astana
Third place United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers
Fourth placeItaly Ritten Sport
Tournament statistics
Games played36

Qualified teams
Location of teams for the 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup
Blue: First round; Red: Second round; Green: Third round
Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
Denmark Rungsted Ishockey 2016–17 Metal Cup winners
Kazakhstan Nomad Astana 2016–17 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Italy Ritten Sport 2016–17 Alps Hockey League winners
Belarus Yunost Minsk 2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
France Brûleurs de Loups 2016–17 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 2016–17 Elite League play-off winners
Enter in the second round
Ukraine HC Donbass 2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League winners
Latvia Kurbads Riga 2016–17 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners
Hungary DVTK Jegesmedvék 2016–17 MOL Liga season winners
Spain Txuri Urdin 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners
Poland GKS Tychy 2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Romania Corona Brașov 2016–17 Romanian Hockey League winners
Estonia Narva PSK 2016–17 Meistriliiga winners
Enter in the first round
Serbia Crvena Zvezda 2016–17 Serbian Hockey League runners-up
Iceland Esja Reykjavik 2016–17 Icelandic Hockey League winners
Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia 2016–17 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 2016–17 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

First round

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Crvena Zvezda (H) 3 2 1 0 0 15 8 +7 8 Advance to Second round
2 Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 3 1 1 0 1 10 9 +1 5
3 Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia 3 1 0 1 1 11 11 0 4
4 Iceland Esja Reykjavik 3 0 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Host

All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)

29 September 2017
16:00		Zeytinburnu Belediyespor Turkey4–3
(1–2, 1–1, 2–0)		Bulgaria Irbis-Skate SofiaPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 23
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
25Shots32
29 September 2017
19:30		Crvena Zvezda Serbia6–1
(3–0, 0–1, 3–0)		Iceland Esja ReykjavikPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 142
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
38Shots16
30 September 2017
16:00		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria4–2
(0–0, 2–1, 2–1)		Iceland Esja ReykjavikPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 30
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
37Shots24
30 September 2017
19:30		Crvena Zvezda Serbia4–3
(0–0, 2–1, 2–2)		Turkey Zeytinburnu BelediyesporPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 125
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
41Shots31
1 October 2017
16:00		Esja Reykjavik Iceland2–3 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO 0–1)		Turkey Zeytinburnu BelediyesporPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 20
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
45Shots25
1 October 2017
19:30		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria4–5 OT
(1–2, 1–1, 2–1)
(OT 0–1)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaPionir Ice Hall
Attendance: 180
Game reference
10 minPenalties16 min
39Shots47

Second round

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Latvia Kurbads Riga (H) 3 3 0 0 0 15 4 +11 9 Advance to Third round
2 Poland GKS Tychy 3 2 0 0 1 17 7 +10 6
3 Ukraine HC Donbass 3 1 0 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4 Estonia Narva PSK 3 0 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)

20 October 2017
15:30		HC Donbass Ukraine4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		Estonia Narva PSKKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 153
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
43Shots33
20 October 2017
19:30		Kurbads Riga Latvia5–2
(1–0, 2–0, 2–2)		Poland GKS TychyKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 840
Game reference
20 minPenalties26 min
30Shots35
21 October 2017
14:00		GKS Tychy Poland11–0
(3–0, 5–0, 3–0)		Estonia Narva PSKKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 307
Game reference
16 minPenalties20 min
70Shots11
21 October 2017
18:00		HC Donbass Ukraine1–8
(0–2, 1–4, 0–2)		Latvia Kurbads RigaKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 418
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
24Shots38
22 October 2017
14:00		GKS Tychy Poland4–2
(3–0, 0–2, 1–0)		Ukraine HC DonbassKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 576
Game reference
30 minPenalties12 min
49Shots24
22 October 2017
18:00		Narva PSK Estonia1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		Latvia Kurbads RigaKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 781
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
14Shots39

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hungary DVTK Jegesmedvék 3 3 0 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Advance to Third round
2 Romania Corona Brașov (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3 Spain Txuri Urdin 3 0 1 0 2 4 11 −7 2
4 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 3 0 0 1 2 7 15 −8 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)

20 October 2017
14:30		Txuri Urdin Spain0–5
(0–3, 0–2, 0–0)		Hungary DVTK JegesmedvékBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 65
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
12Shots40
20 October 2017
18:30		Corona Brașov Romania8–4
(5–1, 1–1, 2–2)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 566
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots19
21 October 2017
14:30		DVTK Jegesmedvék Hungary4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 142
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
53Shots21
21 October 2017
18:30		Corona Brașov Romania4–1
(1–0, 0–1, 3–0)		Spain Txuri UrdinBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 594
Game reference
75 minPenalties26 min
55Shots19
22 October 2017
14:30		Crvena Zvezda Serbia2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)		Spain Txuri UrdinBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 28
Game reference
28 minPenalties16 min
36Shots24
22 October 2017
18:30		DVTK Jegesmedvék Hungary3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		Romania Corona BrașovBrașov Olympic Ice Rink
Attendance: 1085
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
27Shots32

Third round

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belarus Yunost Minsk 3 3 0 0 0 13 4 +9 9 Advance to Final round
2 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 3 1 1 0 1 10 13 −3 5
3 Latvia Kurbads Riga 3 1 0 0 2 12 12 0 3
4 Denmark Rungsted Ishockey (H) 3 0 0 1 2 9 15 −6 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

17 November 2017
16:00		Yunost Minsk Belarus7–1
(3–0, 3–0, 1–1)		United Kingdom Sheffield SteelersSaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 641
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
23Shots24
17 November 2017
19:45		Rungsted Ishockey Denmark4–8
(3–3, 1–2, 0–3)		Latvia Kurbads RigaSaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,168
Game reference
33 minPenalties18 min
36Shots41
18 November 2017
16:00		Kurbads Riga Latvia2–4
(0–0, 1–2, 1–2)		Belarus Yunost MinskSaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 619
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots31
18 November 2017
19:45		Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom5–4 GWS
(0–2, 3–2, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO 1–0)		Denmark Rungsted IshockeySaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,283
Game reference
10 minPenalties2 min
50Shots35
19 November 2017
14:00		Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom4–2
(3–2, 0–0, 1–0)		Latvia Kurbads RigaSaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 915
Game reference
16 minPenalties39 min
32Shots30
19 November 2017
18:00		Rungsted Ishockey Denmark1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)		Belarus Yunost MinskSaxo Bank Arena
Attendance: 650
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
24Shots45

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.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kazakhstan Nomad Astana 3 2 0 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to Final round
2 Italy Ritten Sport (H) 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Hungary DVTK Jegesmedvék 3 0 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
4 France Brûleurs de Loups 3 0 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

17 November 2017
16:00		Nomad Astana Kazakhstan1–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO 0–1)		Hungary DVTK JegesmedvékArena Ritten
Attendance: 300
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots30
17 November 2017
20:00		Ritten Sport Italy2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		France Brûleurs de LoupsArena Ritten
Attendance: 910
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
27Shots29
18 November 2017
16:00		Brûleurs de Loups France1–2 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–1)		Hungary DVTK JegesmedvékArena Ritten
Attendance: 432
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
36Shots30
18 November 2017
20:00		Nomad Astana Kazakhstan3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)		Italy Ritten SportArena Ritten
Attendance: 1,050
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
22Shots28
19 November 2017
16:00		Brûleurs de Loups France0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)		Kazakhstan Nomad AstanaArena Ritten
Attendance: 310
Game reference
18 minPenalties10 min
30Shots25
19 November 2017
20:00		DVTK Jegesmedvék Hungary1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		Italy Ritten SportArena Ritten
Attendance: 1,237
Game reference
55 minPenalties91 min
30Shots24

Final round

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 12 to 14 January 2018 with all games were held at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belarus Yunost Minsk (H) 3 3 0 0 0 12 7 +5 9 Qualification to Champions Hockey League
2 Kazakhstan Nomad Astana 3 1 1 0 1 10 8 +2 5
3 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4 Italy Ritten Sport 3 0 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local. (FET – UTC+3)

12 January 2018
15:00		Ritten Sport Italy1–2
(0–2, 0–0, 1–0)		Belarus Yunost MinskČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 3,120
Game reference
Patrick KilleenGoaliesDmitri MilchakovReferees:
Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina
Germany Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Switzerland Dominik Altmann
Slovenia Gašper Jaka Zgonc
0–107:33 – Plotnikov (EA)
0–210:16 – Karakulko (Plotnikov)
Tudin (Hofer) – 56:391–2
4 minPenalties4 min
25Shots35
12 January 2018
19:00		Nomad Astana Kazakhstan5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)		United Kingdom Sheffield SteelersČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 273
Game reference
Vladimir KramarGoaliesErvīns MuštukovsReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Russia Yuriy Oskirko
Linesmen:
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Belarus Mikita Paliakou
Yakovlev (Petukhov, Asetov) – 01:511–0
Gurin (Mikhailis, Grebenshchikov) – 23:482–0
Mikhailis (Gurin, Lakiza) (PP2) – 41:583–0
Asetov (Pelevin) (PP) – 42:484–0
Mikhailis (Grebenshchikov) (PP) – 48:345–0
5–154:54 – Neiley (Valdix)
33 minPenalties14 min
33Shots31
13 January 2018
15:00		Nomad Astana Kazakhstan3–2 GWS
(0–2, 1–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–2)		Italy Ritten SportČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 262
Game reference
Vladimir KramarGoaliesPatrick KilleenReferees:
Sweden Marcus Linde
Russia Yuriy Oskirko
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Belarus Mikita Paliakou
0–104:28 – Jean (Frei, J. Kostner)
0–217:24 – Hofer (Tudin, Spinell)
Mikhailis (Grents) – 38:521–2
Grents (Gurin, Mikhailis) – 44:352–2
Grents GOAL
Petukhov MISS
Mikhailis GOAL
Kovzalov MISS
Zhdakhin GOAL		ShootoutGOAL Lutz
GOAL V. Ahlström
MISS O. Ahlström
MISS Jean
MISS Frei
10 minPenalties31 min
36Shots27
13 January 2018
19:00		Yunost Minsk Belarus5–4
(2–2, 1–1, 2–1)		United Kingdom Sheffield SteelersČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 3,800
Game reference
Dmitri MilchakovGoaliesErvīns MuštukovsReferees:
Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina
Germany Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Austria Jakob Schauer
Slovenia Gašper Jaka Zgonc
Pretnar (Mitskevich) – 03:281–0
Antonov (PP) – 08:512–0
2–113:08 – Roy (Fretter, Jämtin) (PP)
2–218:18 – Roy (Aarssen)
Kogalev (Razvadovsky) – 23:073–2
3–324:37 – Matheson (Wallace)
Yefimenko (Parfeyevets, Plotnikov) – 43:074–3
4–452:13 – Matheson (Wallace)
Mikhnov (Zakharov, Corso) – 57:335–4
8 minPenalties16 min
40Shots23
14 January 2018
15:00		Sheffield Steelers United Kingdom2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Italy Ritten SportČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 350
Game reference
Ervīns MuštukovsGoaliesPatrick KilleenReferees:
Slovakia Daniel Konc
Germany Marian Rohatsch
Linesmen:
Belarus Pavel Badyl
Belarus Dmitry Golyak
Jämtin (Westerling, O'Connor) (PP) – 15:481–0
Westerling (Marquardt, O'Connor) – 33:382–0
12 minPenalties12 min
37Shots25
14 January 2018
19:00		Yunost Minsk Belarus5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		Kazakhstan Nomad AstanaČyžoŭka-Arena
Attendance: 7,600
Game reference
Dmitri MilchakovGoaliesVladimir Kramar
Dmitri Malgin		Referees:
Sweden Marcus Linde
Czech Republic Vladimír Pešina
Linesmen:
Switzerland Dominik Altmann
Austria Jakob Schauer
Razvadovsky (PP, EA) – 03:241–0
1–113:37 – Gurin (Lakiza) (PP2)
Zakharov (Razvadovsky) (PP2) – 19:472–1
Yefimenko (Goroshko) – 24:273–1
Razvadovsky – 37:454–1
4–241:48 – Mikhailis (Gurkov)
Parfeyevets (Plotnikov) – 50:515–2
12 minPenalties16 min
29Shots33

See also

References
  1. "Third decade for Continental Cup". IIHF. 24 June 2017.
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