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| 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 | 
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]
Qualified teams
 Blue: First round;
 Blue: First round;  Red: Second round;
 Red: Second round;  Green: Third round
 Green: Third roundFirst 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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 29 September 2017 19:30 | Crvena Zvezda  | 6–1 (3–0, 0–1, 3–0) |  Esja Reykjavik | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 142 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 16 | ||
| 30 September 2017 16:00 | Irbis-Skate Sofia  | 4–2 (0–0, 2–1, 2–1) |  Esja Reykjavik | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 30 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 30 September 2017 19:30 | Crvena Zvezda  | 4–3 (0–0, 2–1, 2–2) |  Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | Pionir Ice Hall Attendance: 125 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 47 | ||
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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 20 October 2017 19:30 | Kurbads Riga  | 5–2 (1–0, 2–0, 2–2) |  GKS Tychy | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 840 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 21 October 2017 14:00 | GKS Tychy  | 11–0 (3–0, 5–0, 3–0) |  Narva PSK | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 307 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 70 | Shots | 11 | ||
| 21 October 2017 18:00 | HC Donbass  | 1–8 (0–2, 1–4, 0–2) |  Kurbads Riga | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 418 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 38 | ||
| 22 October 2017 14:00 | GKS Tychy  | 4–2 (3–0, 0–2, 1–0) |  HC Donbass | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 576 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 22 October 2017 18:00 | Narva PSK  | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) |  Kurbads Riga | Kurbads Ledus Halle Attendance: 781 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 39 | ||
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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 20 October 2017 18:30 | Corona Brașov  | 8–4 (5–1, 1–1, 2–2) |  Crvena Zvezda | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 566 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 21 October 2017 14:30 | DVTK Jegesmedvék  | 4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) |  Crvena Zvezda | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 142 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 53 | Shots | 21 | ||
| 21 October 2017 18:30 | Corona Brașov  | 4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0) |  Txuri Urdin | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 594 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||
| 55 | Shots | 19 | ||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 22 October 2017 18:30 | DVTK Jegesmedvék  | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) |  Corona Brașov | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink Attendance: 1085 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 32 | ||
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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 17 November 2017 19:45 | Rungsted Ishockey  | 4–8 (3–3, 1–2, 0–3) |  Kurbads Riga | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 1,168 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 41 | ||
| 18 November 2017 16:00 | Kurbads Riga  | 2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2) |  Yunost Minsk | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 619 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 50 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 19 November 2017 14:00 | Sheffield Steelers  | 4–2 (3–2, 0–0, 1–0) |  Kurbads Riga | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 915 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 19 November 2017 18:00 | Rungsted Ishockey  | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) |  Yunost Minsk | Saxo Bank Arena Attendance: 650 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 45 | ||
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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 17 November 2017 20:00 | Ritten Sport  | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) |  Brûleurs de Loups | Arena Ritten Attendance: 910 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 18 November 2017 20:00 | Nomad Astana  | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) |  Ritten Sport | Arena Ritten Attendance: 1,050 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 19 November 2017 16:00 | Brûleurs de Loups  | 0–4 (0–1, 0–1, 0–2) |  Nomad Astana | Arena Ritten Attendance: 310 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 19 November 2017 20:00 | DVTK Jegesmedvék  | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) |  Ritten Sport | Arena Ritten Attendance: 1,237 | 
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 min | Penalties | 91 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 24 | ||
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 |  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 | 
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 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Killeen | Goalies | Dmitri Milchakov | Referees:  Vladimír Pešina  Marian Rohatsch Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Dominik Altmann  Gašper Jaka Zgonc | ||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||
| 12 January 2018 19:00 | Nomad Astana  | 5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1) |  Sheffield Steelers | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 273 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Kramar | Goalies | Ervīns Muštukovs | Referees:  Daniel Konc  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen:  Dmitry Golyak  Mikita Paliakou | |||||||||||||||||
| 
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| 33 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Kramar | Goalies | Patrick Killeen | Referees:  Marcus Linde  Yuriy Oskirko Linesmen:  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 | ||||||||||||
| 13 January 2018 19:00 | Yunost Minsk  | 5–4 (2–2, 1–1, 2–1) |  Sheffield Steelers | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 3,800 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 January 2018 15:00 | Sheffield Steelers  | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) |  Ritten Sport | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 350 | 
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| 14 January 2018 19:00 | Yunost Minsk  | 5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1) |  Nomad Astana | Čyžoŭka-Arena Attendance: 7,600 | 
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Milchakov | Goalies | Vladimir Kramar Dmitri Malgin | Referees:  Marcus Linde  Vladimír Pešina Linesmen: .svg.png.webp) Dominik Altmann  Jakob Schauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Third decade for Continental Cup". IIHF. 24 June 2017.

