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2023–24 Champions Hockey League

The 2023–24 Champions Hockey League was the ninth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues were represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each.

2023–24 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates31 August 2023 – 20 February 2024[1]
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Switzerland Genève-Servette HC (1st title)
Runner-up Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Czech Republic Dominik Lakatoš[2] (12 points)
MVPFinland Sami Vatanen[3]

Swiss team Genève-Servette HC won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Swedish team Skellefteå AIK 3–2 in the final. This made Genève-Servette HC the first Swiss side to win the title.[4] The title holders Tappara finished 18th in the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs.[5]

Czech left forward Dominik Lakatoš from Czech team Vítkovice Ridera became the top scorer with 12 points.[2]

Format changes

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Starting from the 2023–24 season the format was changed. The number of teams was reduced from 32 to 24 teams. The group stage was replaced with the regular season in which teams played six games each, with the teams being ranked in overall standings and 16 best-ranked teams advancing to the playoffs.

In the regular season draw, teams were allocated into four pots featuring six teams each. The seeding depends on the teams’ achievements in their national leagues and the respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. Each team was drawn against two teams from each of the other three pots.

In the playoffs, teams formed pairs based on the overall regular season standings.[6]

For the first time since the 2015–16 season, the IIHF Continental Cup winners did not get a wild card spot.[7]

Team allocation

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A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues were scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Tappara, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Slovakia and the United Kingdom participated.[8]

The qualification criteria for national leagues was based on the following rules:[6]

  1. CHL champions
  2. National league champions (play-off winners)
  3. Regular season winners
  4. Regular season runners-up
  5. Regular season third-placed team

Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are distinct from the national champions, who are determined in play-offs following the regular season. In 2023, Belfast Giants won both competitions.[9]

Teams

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Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
  Tappara Tampere Liiga 2023 CHL winners 9th Champion
  Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 7th Final
  Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League Regular season runners-up 8th Semi-finals
  Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League Regular season third 6th Round of 16
  Genève-Servette HC Geneva National League Play-off winners 3rd Round of 16
  EHC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne National League Regular season runners-up 2nd Quarter-finals
  SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil National League Regular season third 2nd Group stage
  Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 8th Final
  ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season runners-up 4th Round of 32
  Adler Mannheim Mannheim Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third 7th Round of 16
  Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season runners-up 2nd Group stage
  Lukko Rauma Liiga Regular season third 5th Semi-finals
  Pelicans Lahti Liiga Regular season fourth 2nd Group stage
  Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 8th Semi-finals
  HC Bolzano Bolzano ICE Hockey League Regular season winners 4th Round of 16
  HC Innsbruck Innsbruck ICE Hockey League Regular season third 1st First appearance
  Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 8th Semi-finals
  Dynamo Pardubice Pardubice Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 4th Group stage
  Vítkovice Ridera Ostrava Czech Extraliga Regular season runners-up 4th Quarter-finals
  Dragons de Rouen Rouen Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 4th Quarter-finals
  Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Fjordkraftligaen Play-off winners 6th Round of 32
  Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 3rd Group stage
  Belfast Giants Belfast Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season winners 3rd Group stage
  HC Košice Košice Slovak Extraliga Play-off winners 4th Round of 32

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1][10]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 24 May 2023[10] 31 August–1 September 2023
Matchday 2 2–3 September 2023
Matchday 3 7–8 September 2023
Matchday 4 9–10 September 2023
Matchday 5 10–11 October 2023
Matchday 6 17–18 October 2023
Playoff Round of 16 No draw 14–15 November 2023 21–22 November 2023
Quarter-finals 5–6 December 2023 12 December 2023
Semi-finals 9–10 January 2024 16–17 January 2024
Final 20 February 2024

Regular season

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Teams in the 2023–24 Champions Hockey League.

In the regular season the 24 teams were combined into one table. Each team played home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.

The draw of the regular season took place on 24 May 2023 in Tampere, Finland.[10]

Pots

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The participating teams were seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Tappara were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contained the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and ICE Hockey League), as well as 2022–23 Liiga regular season runners-up.[11]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

  Tappara
  Växjö Lakers
  Genève-Servette HC
  Red Bull München
  Ilves
  Red Bull Salzburg

  Oceláři Třinec
  Skellefteå AIK
  EHC Biel-Bienne
  ERC Ingolstadt
  Lukko
  HC Bolzano

  Dynamo Pardubice
  Färjestad BK
  SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
  Adler Mannheim
  Pelicans
  HC Innsbruck

  Vítkovice Ridera
  Dragons de Rouen
  Stavanger Oilers
  Aalborg Pirates
  Belfast Giants
  HC Košice

Grid

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Teams were allocated their opponents based on a pattern in connection to the positions in the regular season grid. They played the teams on the left-hand side at home and the ones on the right-hand side away excluding teams from the same row. Teams from the last column played teams from the first column away, and teams from the first column played teams from the last column at home.

A1   Tappara A2   Red Bull München A3   Växjö Lakers A4   Ilves A5   Red Bull Salzburg A6   Genève-Servette HC
B1   Lukko B2   EHC Biel-Bienne B3   Oceláři Třinec B4   ERC Ingolstadt B5   HC Bolzano B6   Skellefteå AIK
C1   HC Innsbruck C2   SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers C3   Färjestad BK C4   Pelicans C5   Dynamo Pardubice C6   Adler Mannheim
D1   HC Košice D2   Aalborg Pirates D3   Vítkovice Ridera D4   Stavanger Oilers D5   Dragons de Rouen D6   Belfast Giants

League table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Adler Mannheim 6 5 0 1 0 21 9 +12 16 Qualification to playoffs
2   Växjö Lakers 6 4 2 0 0 29 13 +16 16
3   Lukko 6 5 0 0 1 21 14 +7 15
4   Färjestad BK 6 4 1 0 1 26 11 +15 14
5   Skellefteå AIK 6 4 0 0 2 18 11 +7 12
6   Ilves 6 3 1 1 1 22 18 +4 12
7   Genève-Servette HC 6 3 1 0 2 25 14 +11 11
8   Pelicans 6 3 1 0 2 23 15 +8 11
9   Vítkovice Ridera 6 2 2 1 1 19 14 +5 11
10   Red Bull München 6 3 0 1 2 22 16 +6 10
11   Dynamo Pardubice 6 3 0 1 2 20 14 +6 10
12   Oceláři Třinec 6 3 0 1 2 21 17 +4 10
13   EHC Biel-Bienne 6 3 0 1 2 19 17 +2 10
14   HC Innsbruck 6 3 0 0 3 18 26 −8 9
15   ERC Ingolstadt 6 3 0 0 3 13 22 −9 9
16   SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 6 2 1 1 2 21 22 −1 9
17   Belfast Giants 6 2 1 0 3 10 13 −3 8
18   Tappara 6 1 2 0 3 18 17 +1 7
19   Dragons de Rouen 6 2 0 0 4 16 26 −10 6
20   Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 0 1 4 9 17 −8 4
21   Stavanger Oilers 6 1 0 1 4 14 25 −11 4
22   HC Bolzano 6 0 0 1 5 7 26 −19 1
23   Aalborg Pirates 6 0 0 1 5 9 31 −22 1
24   HC Košice 6 0 0 0 6 9 22 −13 0
Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria

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Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[12]

  1. Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins);
  2. Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins);
  3. Better goal difference;
  4. More goals scored;
  5. More away goals scored;
  6. The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.

Results

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Home \ Away AAL MAN BEL BIE BOL ROU PAR FBK GEN ILV ING INN KOŠ LUK TŘI PEL RJL RBM RBS SKE STA TAP VÄX VÍT
Aalborg Pirates 4–6 2–6 1–2
Adler Mannheim 4–2 3–2 3–2
Belfast Giants 4–0 3–2 1–0
EHC Biel-Bienne 6–1 3–1 6–3
HC Bolzano 1–7 3–4 0–1
Dragons de Rouen 6–1 3–5 3–8
Dynamo Pardubice 1–3 6–1 5–1
Färjestad BK 8–0 4–1 4–2
Genève-Servette HC 6–1 9–1 3–2
Ilves 3–4 5–4 3–2
ERC Ingolstadt 3–2 2–5 0–5
HC Innsbruck 2–1 5–2 2–4
HC Košice 1–4 2–3 1–2
Lukko 0–6 3–1 3–2
Oceláři Třinec 4–0 6–7 0–2
Pelicans 1–3 1–5 4–0
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 5–2 2–5 4–2
Red Bull München 9–2 5–2 1–4
Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 1–5 5–2
Skellefteå AIK 0–1 3–4 4–0
Stavanger Oilers 2–4 2–4 6–7
Tappara 2–1 6–0 3–5
Växjö Lakers 5–2 4–0 3–2
Vítkovice Ridera 4–3 4–1 4–3
Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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Format

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In the playoffs, pairings were formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season face the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd face the team finished 15th, and so on. There were no play-off draw or any reseedings for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. The first leg was hosted by the team with the lower seed with the second leg being played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score was tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime was scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final was played on the home ice of the team with the higher accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games.[13]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
16   SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4 3 7
1   Adler Mannheim 1 1 2
16   SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2 1 3
9   Vítkovice Ridera 1 5 6
8   Pelicans 0 1 1
9   Vítkovice Ridera 3 1 4
9   Vítkovice Ridera 2 2 4
5   Skellefteå AIK 4 1 5
13   EHC Biel-Bienne 3 4 7
4   Färjestad BK 5 6 11
4   Färjestad BK 4 1 5
5   Skellefteå AIK 3 4 7
12   Oceláři Třinec 4 2 6
5   Skellefteå AIK 3 5 8
5   Skellefteå AIK 2
7   Genève-Servette HC 3
15   ERC Ingolstadt 1 3 4
2   Växjö Lakers 4 3 7
2   Växjö Lakers 1 3 4
7   Genève-Servette HC 4 2 6
10   Red Bull München 3 1 4
7   Genève-Servette HC 2 3 5
7   Genève-Servette HC 2 3 5
3   Lukko 2 2 4
14   HC Innsbruck 2 1 3
3   Lukko (OT) 2 2 4
3   Lukko 6 2 8
11   Dynamo Pardubice 4 3 7
6   Ilves 1 2 3
11   Dynamo Pardubice 3 2 5

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November with return legs played on 21 and 22 November 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers   7–2   Adler Mannheim 4–1 3–1
ERC Ingolstadt   4–7   Växjö Lakers 1–4 3–3
HC Innsbruck   3–4 (OT)   Lukko 2–2 1–2
EHC Biel-Bienne   7–11   Färjestad BK 3–5 4–6
Oceláři Třinec   6–8   Skellefteå AIK 4–3 2–5
Ilves   3–5   Dynamo Pardubice 1–3 2–2
Red Bull München   4–5   Genève-Servette HC 3–2 1–3
Pelicans   1–4   Vítkovice Ridera 0–3 (w/o)[A] 1–1
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    The first game between Pelicans and Vítkovice Ridera on 14 November was cancelled due to poor ice conditions at Isku Areena, Lahti, Finland. Vítkovice Ridera was awarded the win per league's sports regulations.[14]

    • (1) Adler Mannheim vs. (16) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

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    14 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers  4–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)    		  Adler MannheimSt. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil
    Attendance: 3,515
    Game reference
    Melvin NyffelerGoaliesFelix BrückmannReferees:
    Manuel Nikolić
    Michał Baca
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Sébastien Duc
    Schroeder (Moy, Červenka) (PP) – 7:441–0
    1–111:19 – Vey (Mayer, Wolf)
    Wetter (Frk, Rask) – 17:112–1
    Schroeder (Jensen, Capaul) – 44:243–1
    Frk (Rask) – 58:214–1
    6 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots21
    21 November 2023
    19:30 CET    		Adler Mannheim  1–3
    (0–1, 0–1,1–1)    		  SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersSAP Arena, Mannheim
    Attendance: 3,812
    Game reference
    Arno TiefenseeGoaliesMelvin NyffelerReferees:
    Antonín Jeřábek
    Daniel Pražák
    Linesmen:
    Kai Jürgens
    Patrick Laguzov
    0–11:51 – Wetter (Grossniklaus, Frk)
    0–230:09 – Schroeder (Jensen, Aebischer)
    Plachta (Jokipakka, Ennis) (PP) – 44:091–2
    1–358:49 – (ENG) Dünner (Capaul)
    6 minPenalties6 min
    35Shots29
    SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers won 7–2 on aggregate.

    (2) Växjö Lakers vs. (15) ERC Ingolstadt

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    14 November 2023
    18:30 CET    		ERC Ingolstadt  1–4
    (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)    		  Växjö LakersSaturn Arena, Ingolstadt
    Attendance: 2,654
    Game reference
    Devin WilliamsGoaliesAdam ÅhmanReferees:
    Lukas Kohlmüller
    Daniel Soos
    Linesmen:
    Tim Heffner
    Andreas Hofer
    0–13:11 – Rieder
    0–210:29 – Carlsson (Martinsson Rosén)
    Pietta (St. Denis, Henriquez-Morales) – 20:351–2
    1–326:52 – Stjernborg (Gustafsson)
    1–429:17 – McLaughlin (Cooper, Rosén)
    6 minPenalties2 min
    32Shots31
    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Växjö Lakers  3–3
    (2–1, 0–0, 1–2)    		  ERC IngolstadtVida Arena, Växjö
    Attendance: 2,771
    Game reference
    Adam ÅhmanGoaliesDevin WilliamsReferees:
    Micha Hebeisen
    Cedric Borga
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Anders Nyqvist
    *Kossila (Sylvegård, Persson) (PP) – 8:111–0
    1–114:57 – Edwards (Krauß, Nijenhuis)
    McLaughlin (Rosén, Martinsson) – 19:422–1
    2–242:38 – Bodie (Hüttl, Pietta)
    2–345:49 – Krauß (Rowe, Bertrand)
    Nilsson (Sylvegård) (ENG) – 57:443–3
    4 minPenalties4 min
    20Shots27
    Växjö Lakers won 7–4 on aggregate.

    (3) Lukko vs. (14) HC Innsbruck

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    14 November 2023
    20:20 CET    		HC Innsbruck  2–2
    (0–2, 1–0, 1–0)    		  LukkoTiroler Wasserkraft Arena, Innsbruck
    Attendance: 2,000
    Game reference
    Evan BuitenhuisGoaliesDaniel LebedeffReferees:
    Marian Rohatsch
    Chris van Grinsven
    Linesmen:
    David Nothegger
    Simon Riecken
    0–111:52 – Burke (Repo, Mattila)
    0–217:14 – Repo (Burke, Almari)
    Shaw (Green, Krogsgaard) – 39:451–2
    Shaw (Mackin, Green) – 54:192–2
    4 minPenalties4 min
    17Shots21
    22 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Lukko  2–1 (OT)
    (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
    (OT 1–0)    		  HC InnsbruckKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 1,602
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    Daniel LebedeffGoaliesEvan BuitenhuisReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    Jiří Ondráček
    Linesmen:
    Luka Mäkinen
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Westerholm (Stenqvist, Westerholm) – 1:091–0
    1–156:17 – (PP) Albano (Rockwood)
    Reunanen (Repo, Mattila) – 60:192–1
    6 minPenalties10 min
    47Shots12
    Lukko won 4–3 on aggregate in Overtime.

    (4) Färjestad BK vs. (13) EHC Biel-Bienne

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    14 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		EHC Biel-Bienne  3–5
    (1–1, 1–3, 1–1)    		  Färjestad BKTissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
    Attendance: 3,533
    Game reference
    Harri SäteriGoaliesMaxime LagacéReferees:
    Lasse Kopitz
    Uldis Buss
    Linesmen:
    Dario Fuchs
    Aurélien Urfer
    Rajala (Bukarts) – 11:151–0
    1–116:00 – Lundh (Westfält, Tornberg)
    1–224:45 – Ejdsell (Kellman, Bergkvist)
    Brunner (Rathgeb, Kessler) (PP) – 31:132–2
    2–331:59 – (PP) Ejdsell (Nyström, Kellman)
    2–436:58 – Tornberg (Westfält, Forsell)
    2–543:51 – Lindqvist (Lawner, Johansson)
    Yakovenko (Sallinen) (PP) – 52:003–5
    4 minPenalties8 min
    30Shots30
    21 November 2023
    19:00 CET    		Färjestad BK  6–4
    (2–0, 2–2, 2–2)    		  EHC Biel-BienneLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
    Attendance: 2,397
    Game reference
    Maxime LagacéGoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
    Riku Brander
    Kristian Vikman
    Linesmen:
    Gustav Jonsson
    Daniel Persson
    Forsell (Westfält, Dahlström) – 7:091–0
    Lindqvist (Bergkvist, Lawner) – 11:282–0
    2–124:22 – (PP) Sallinen (Bukarts, Kessler)
    Kellman (Johansson, Lindqvist) (PP) – 25:463–1
    3–237:38 – Kessler
    Johansson (Nygård (SH) – 38:494–2
    4–344:08 – Pokka (Sallinen, Bachofner)
    Dahlström (Nygård) – 54:105–3
    Nygård (Johansson) (SHENG) – 56:406–3
    6–457:10 – Burren (Stampfli, Reichle)
    8 minPenalties2 min
    22Shots24
    Färjestad BK won 11–7 on aggregate.

    (5) Skellefteå AIK vs. (12) Oceláři Třinec

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    14 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Oceláři Třinec  4–3
    (2–0, 0–1, 2–2)    		  Skellefteå AIKWerk Arena, Třinec
    Attendance: 3,547
    Game reference
    Ondřej KacetlGoaliesGustaf LindvallReferees:
    Tomáš Hronský
    Martin Christensen
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Svoboda
    Josef Špůr
    Jeřábek (Vrána) – 1:411–0
    Růžička (Dańo, Jeřábek) (PP) – 13:032–0
    2–124:46 – Lindström (Hugg)
    Kurovský (Čacho, Dravecký) – 44:543–1
    3–246:15 – Forsfjäll (Stenman, Dzierkals)
    3–352:21 – (PP) Sikura (Lindström, Lindholm)
    Hudáček (Nestrašil, Polášek) – 56:064–3
    8 minPenalties6 min
    15Shots26
    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK  5–2
    (1–1, 2–0, 2–1)    		  Oceláři TřinecSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 1,892
    Game reference
    David RautioGoaliesOndřej KacetlReferees:
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Joonas Kova
    Linesmen:
    Rasmus Strömberg
    Emil Yletyinen
    0–13:19 – (PP) Jeřábek (Růžička, Dańo)
    Lindholm (Pudas, Sandberg) – 13:431–1
    Lindholm (Pudas, Sandberg) – 30:592–1
    Sikura (Johnson) – 39:203–1
    3–243:56 – Pánik
    Lindholm (Nilsson, Johnson) (PP) – 51:154–2
    Salomonsson (Heikkinen, Lindberg) – 55:195–2
    6 minPenalties4 min
    30Shots20
    Skellefteå AIK won 8–6 on aggregate.

    (6) Ilves vs. (11) Dynamo Pardubice

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    15 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Ilves  1–3
    (1–1, 0–2, 0–0)    		  Dynamo PardubiceNokia Arena, Tampere
    Attendance: 3,538
    Game reference
    Jakub MálekGoaliesRoman WillReferees:
    Marcus Linde
    Kilian Hinterdobler
    Linesmen:
    Onni Hautamaki
    Jussi Thomann
    Meskanen (Stránský, Ratinen) (PP) – 10:491–0
    1–117:39 – Radil (Zohorna, Vála)
    1–221:35 – Zohorna (Kousal, Radil)
    1–334:14 – Radil (Kousal, Zohorna)
    2 minPenalties6 min
    25Shots24
    21 November 2023
    17:30 CET    		Dynamo Pardubice  2–2
    (0–1, 1–1, 1–0)    		  IlvesEnteria Arena, Pardubice
    Attendance: 4,597
    Game reference
    Roman WillGoaliesJonas GunnarssonReferees:
    Gordon Schukies
    Ladislav Smetana
    Linesmen:
    Josef Špůr
    Jiří Ondráček
    0–17:36 – Ikonen (Mäntykivi, Ratinen)
    Kaut (Čerešňák, Hyka) (PP) – 22:401–1
    1–225:13 – Suomi (Lancaster, Nyman)
    Musil (Vála, Kaut) – 42:132–2
    8 minPenalties8 min
    36Shots22
    Dynamo Pardubice won 5–3 on aggregate.

    (7) Genève-Servette HC vs. (10) Red Bull München

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    15 November 2023
    19:30 CET    		Red Bull München  3–2
    (2–0, 0–0, 1–2)    		  Genève-Servette HCOlympia Eishalle, Munich
    Attendance: 3,027
    Game reference
    Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesRobert MayerReferees:
    Christian Ofner
    Daniel Soos
    Linesmen:
    Marius Wölzmüller
    Joshua Römer
    Krämmer (Eder, Blum) – 4:581–0
    DeSousa (Kastner) – 5:302–0
    2–147:54 – Manninen (Hartikainen, Vatanen)
    Smith (Abeltshauser, Varejcka) – 52:203–1
    3–258:09 – Winnik (Lennström)
    4 minPenalties10 min
    32Shots18
    22 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		Genève-Servette HC  3–1
    (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)    		  Red Bull MünchenPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 5,527
    Game reference
    Robert MayerGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
    Mikael Holm
    Mikael Sjöqvist
    Linesmen:
    Dominik Altmann
    Dominik Schlegel
    0–119:49 – MacWilliam (DeSousa, Kastner)
    Hartikainen (Richard, Le Coultre) (PP) – 35:551–1
    Jooris (Vatanen, Filppula) – 47:392–1
    Richard – 50:573–1
    6 minPenalties8 min
    38Shots21
    Genève-Servette HC won 5–4 on aggregate.

    (9) Vítkovice Ridera vs. (8) Pelicans

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    14 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Pelicans  0–3  Vítkovice RideraIsku Areena, Lahti
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    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera  1–1
    (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)    		  PelicansOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 4,007
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    Matěj MachovskýGoaliesJasper PatrikainenReferees:
    Tomáš Hronský
    Marek Žák
    Linesmen:
    Vít Lederer
    Lukáš Rampír
    Lakatoš (Kalus, Mueller) (PP) - 19:491–0
    1–144:10 - (PP) Schnarr (Roine, Král)
    10 minPenalties6 min
    31Shots30
    Vítkovice Ridera won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

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    First legs were played on 5 and 6 December with return legs played on 12 December 2023.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Genève-Servette HC   6–4   Växjö Lakers 4–1 2–3
    Dynamo Pardubice   7–8   Lukko 4–6 3–2
    Skellefteå AIK   7–5   Färjestad BK 3–4 4–1
    SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers   3–6   Vítkovice Ridera 2–1 1–5

    (2) Växjö Lakers vs. (7) Genève-Servette HC

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    5 December 2023
    19:45 CET    		Genève-Servette HC  4–1
    (3–0, 1–0, 0–1)    		  Växjö LakersPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 3,494
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    Robert MayerGoaliesAdam ÅhmanReferees:
    Adam Kika
    Jiří Ondráček
    Linesmen:
    Dominik Altmann
    Dominik Schlegel
    Filppula (Pouliot, Berni) – 3:071–0
    Berni (Manninen, Praplan) – 4:562–0
    Richard (Winnik, Mirandą) – 18:533–0
    Praplan (Filppula, Richard) (PP) – 35:284–0
    4–157:59 – Rieder (Ågren, Giuttari)
    2 minPenalties6 min
    23Shots29
    12 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Växjö Lakers  3–2
    (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)    		  Genève-Servette HCVida Arena, Växjö
    Attendance: 1,752
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    Emil LarmiGoaliesJussi OlkinuoraReferees:
    Riku Brander
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Linesmen:
    Anders Nyqvist
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Nilsson (Blichfeld) – 35:261-0
    1-144:40 – Vatanen (Manninen, Jooris)
    1-246:36 – (SH) Manninen (Jooris)
    Kossila (Blichfeld, Persson) (PP, EA) – 48:532-2
    Rosén (Persson, Sylvegård) (PP, EA) – 49:313-2
    8 minPenalties6 min
    36Shots33
    Genève-Servette HC won 6–4 on aggregate.

    (3) Lukko vs. (11) Dynamo Pardubice

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    6 December 2023
    20:00 CET    		Dynamo Pardubice  4–6
    (2–4, 0–1, 2–1)    		  LukkoEnteria Arena, Pardubice
    Attendance: 4,129
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    Roman WillGoaliesDaniel LebedeffReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    Stefan Hürlimann
    Linesmen:
    Daniel Hynek
    Jiří Svoboda
    0–11:36 – Almari (Tieksola, (Abt)
    0–23:02 – Tieksola (Repo, Reunanen)
    0–39:01 – Nieminen
    0–416:08 – Fontaine (Abt, Tieksola)
    Radil (Sedlák) (PP) – 17:541–4
    Košťálek (Kousal (PP) – 19:08, Zohorna)2–4
    2–529:14 – Westerholm (Westerholm)
    2–653:46 – Burke (Mattila)
    Mandát (Vála) – 55:053–6
    Kousal (Radil, Čerešňák) – 57:054–6
    14 minPenalties12 min
    39Shots21
    12 December 2023
    18:30 EET    		Lukko  2–3
    (0–0, 2–1, 0–2)    		  Dynamo PardubiceKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 3,172
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    Samuel HarveyGoaliesRoman WillReferees:
    Marcus Linde
    Manuel Nikolić
    Linesmen:
    Tommi Niittylä
    Joni Pekkala
    Kainulainen (Ikonen, Reunanen) – 23:221–0
    1–133:49 – (PP) Čerešňák (Radil, Sedlák)
    Kainulainen (Reunanen) – 38:502–1
    2–257:17 – (EA) Musil (Košťálek, Radil)
    2–358:22 – (EA) Hyka (Říčka, Paulovič)
    10 minPenalties4 min
    14Shots42
    Lukko won 8–7 on aggregate.

    (4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

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    5 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK  3–4
    (1–1, 0–2, 2–1)    		  Färjestad BKSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 3,417
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    Referees:
    Tobias Björk
    Mikael Holm
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Emil Yletyinen
    0–16:27 – (PSG) Ejdsell
    Forsfjäll (Salomonsson, Stenman) – 11:241–1
    1–234:18 – Ejdsell
    1–338:20 – Kellman (Bergkvist, Nygren)
    1–450:13 – Öhgren (Kellman, Tomášek)
    Lindström (Lindholm, Nilsson) (PP) – 51:442–4
    Sandin-Pellika (Hugg) – 54:003–4
    6 minPenalties6 min
    27Shots15
    12 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Färjestad BK  1–4
    (1–1, 0–0, 0–3)    		  Skellefteå AIKLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
    Attendance: 4,837
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    Maxime LagacéGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Linus Öhlund
    Mikael Nord
    Linesmen:
    Emil Yletyinen
    Gustav Jonsson
    0–14:40 – Sikura (Lindholm, Johnson)
    Johansson (Ejdsell, Kellman) (PP) – 11:071–1
    1–250:08 – Stenman (Dzierkals, Sandin-Pellika)
    1–354:20 – Nilsson (Sikura, Lindholm)
    1–458:14 (SHG, ENG) – Nilsson
    4 minPenalties8 min
    27Shots30
    Skellefteå AIK won 7–5 on aggregate.

    (9) Vítkovice Ridera vs. (16) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

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    5 December 2023
    19:45 CET    		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers  2–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 0–0)    		  Vítkovice RideraSt. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil
    Attendance: 2,933
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    Robin MeyerGoaliesLukáš KlimešReferees:
    André Schrader
    Marian Rohatsch
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Nathy Burgy
    0–11:07- Barinka (Fridrich, Mikuš)
    Vouardoux (Jensen, Moy) –13:191–1
    Rask (Dünner, Lammer) (PP) – 16:162–1
    4 minPenalties4 min
    31Shots31
    12 December 2023
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera  5–1
    (0–1, 3–0, 2–0)    		  SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 4,055
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    Matěj MachovskýGoaliesRobin MeyerReferees:
    Ladislav Smetana
    Marek Žák
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Ondráček
    Petr Šimánek
    0–13:01 – Lammer (Wick)
    Zdráhal (Barinka, Jeřábek) – 24:321–1
    Vondráček (Kovář, Kreiger) – 29:312–1
    Vondráček (Grman, Mikuš) – 35:363–1
    Vondráček (Raskob, Zdráhal) (PP) – 53:464–1
    Lakatoš (Kalus) (ENG) – 59:495–1
    4 minPenalties4 min
    37Shots30
    Vítkovice Ridera won 6–3 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

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    First legs will be played on 9 January with return legs played on 16 January 2024.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Genève-Servette HC   5–4   Lukko 2–2 3–2
    Vítkovice Ridera   4–5   Skellefteå AIK 2–4 2–1

    (3) Lukko vs. (7) SC Genève-Servette HC

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    9 January 2024
    20:15 CET    		Genève-Servette HC  2–2
    (1–0, 1–2, 0–0)    		  LukkoPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 4,371
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    Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesDaniel Lebedeff
    Linesmen:
    Dario Fuchs
    Michael Stalder
    Miranda (Praplan, Honka) – 8:141–0
    1–124:34 – Mattila (Abt, Jandric)
    1–226:39 – Fontaine (Tieksola, Burke)
    Chanton (Miranda) – 29:022–2
    4 minPenalties2 min
    23Shots19
    16 January 2024
    20:30 EET    		Lukko  2–3
    (2–0, 0–2, 0–1)    		  Genève-Servette HCKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 4,322
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    Christopher GibsonGoaliesJussi Olkinuora
    Linesmen:
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Luka Mäkinen
    Stenqvist (Ikonen) – 6:001–0
    Burke (Brook) – 11:152–0
    2–136:49 – Filppula (Hartikainen, Le Coultre)
    2–237:47 – Vatanen (Hartikainen)
    2–345:05 – Filppula (Vatanen, Chanton)
    2 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots31
    Genève-Servette won 5–4 on aggregate.

    (5) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) Vítkovice Ridera

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    9 January 2024
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera  2–4
    (2–2, 0–1, 0–1)    		  Skellefteå AIKOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 5,455
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    Lukáš KlimešGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    André Schrader
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Svoboda
    Daniel Hynek
    0–15:26 – Lindström (Granberg, Lindholm)
    Lakatoš (Bukarts, Kalus) (PP) – 7:081–1
    Dej – 9:202–1
    2–211:32 – (SHG) Dzierkals
    2–325:06 – Lindholm (Sikura, Hugg)
    2–444:01 – Sikura (Nilsson, Johnson)
    4 minPenalties10 min
    31Shots25
    16 January 2024
    19:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK  1–2
    (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)    		  Vítkovice RideraSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 4,029
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    Linus SöderströmGoaliesMatěj MachovskýReferees:
    Joonas Kova
    Kristian Vikman
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Emil Yletyinen
    Salomonsson (Hugg, Robertsson) – 5:431–0
    1–132:53 – (PP) Barinka (Raskob, Chlán)
    1–241:38 – Kalus (Claireaux, Vondráček)
    6 minPenalties4 min
    27Shots32
    Skellefteå AIK won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Final

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    20 February 2024
    19:30 CET    		Genève-Servette HC  3–2
    (3–1, 0–0, 0–1)    		  Skellefteå AIKPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 7,135
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    Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Joonas Kova
    Linesmen:
    Josef Špůr
    Jiří Svoboda
    Berthon (Jacquemet, Jooris) – 5:301–0
    1–1Dzierkals (Lindholm, Forsfjäll) – 11:35
    Manninen (Hartikainen, Filppula) (PP) – 17:372–1
    Winnik (Berni, Praplan) (PP) – 18:363–1
    3–2Heikkinen (Lindberg, Nilsson) – 48:09
    6 minPenalties4 min
    15Shots25

    Statistics

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    Scoring leaders

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    The following players led the league in points.[15]

    Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
      Dominik Lakatoš   Vítkovice Ridera 11 7 5 12 8 –3 2 4 0 34 20.59%
      Sami Vatanen   Genève-Servette HC 13 3 9 12 4 +7 0 0 0 47 6.38%
      Tanner Richard   Genève-Servette HC 13 2 10 12 2 +8 0 0 0 24 8.33%
      Libor Hudáček   Oceláři Třinec 7 5 6 11 0 –1 1 1 0 22 22.73%
      Linus Lindström   Skellefteå AIK 13 6 5 11 2 +10 1 1 1 31 19.35%
      Teemu Hartikainen   Genève-Servette HC 13 4 7 11 12 +3 0 1 0 30 13.33%
      Jonathon Blum   Red Bull München 7 1 9 10 0 +8 0 0 0 11 9.09%
      Braeden Shaw   HC Innsbruck 8 6 4 10 6 +5 1 2 0 26 23.08%
      Dylan McLaughlin   Växjö Lakers 9 5 5 10 2 -1 2 1 0 12 41.67%
      Brayden Burke   Lukko 10 6 4 10 0 +4 1 0 0 14 42.86%

    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.[16]

    Player Team GP W L SV GA SV% GAA SO MIN
      Matěj Machovský   Vítkovice Ridera 6 4 1 178 6 96.74% 0.99 1 364
      Jasper Patrikainen   Lahti Pelicans 3 2 0 83 4 95.40% 1.36 1 177
      Tyler Beskorowany   Belfast Giants 6 3 3 160 12 93.02% 2.01 2 358
      Felix Brückmann   Adler Mannheim 4 3 1 87 7 92.55% 1.75 1 240
      Daniel Lebedeff   Lukko 8 6 0 184 15 92.46% 1.88 0 480

    Awards

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    Team of the Regular Season

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    The Team of the Regular Season was announced on 2 November 2023.[17]

    Position Player Team
    Goaltender   Tyler Beskorowany   Belfast Giants
    Defenceman   Sami Vatanen   Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman   Les Lancaster   Ilves
    Forward   Libor Hudáček   Oceláři Třinec
    Forward   Aatu Jämsen   Pelicans
    Forward   Pär Lindholm   Skellefteå AIK

    MVP

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    The winner of the LGT MVP Award was announced on 20 February 2024.[3]

    Player Team
      Sami Vatanen   Genève-Servette HC

    Team of the Season

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    The Team of the Season was announced on 11 March 2024.[18]

    Position Player Team
    Goaltender   Jussi Olkinuora   Pelicans /   Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman   Sami Vatanen   Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman   Tarmo Reunanen   Lukko
    Forward   Dominik Lakatoš   Vítkovice Ridera
    Forward   Linus Lindström   Skellefteå AIK
    Forward   Braeden Shaw   HC Innsbruck

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    9. ^ "The CHL Format". championshockeyleague.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
    10. ^ a b c "2023/24 CHL Draw 24 May, 16:00 CEST". championshockeyleague.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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    13. ^ "CHL Final 2024 to take place in Geneva!".
    14. ^ "R16 First Game in Lahti cancelled, Vítkovice win 3-0 forfeit". championshockeyleague.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
    15. ^ "Statistics 2023/24: Players". Champions Hockey League. Champions Hockey League (CHL) AG. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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