2025–26 Champions Hockey League

2025–26 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates28 August 2025 – 3 March 2026[1]
Teams24

The 2025–26 Champions Hockey League is the 11th season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament is competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues are represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" are represented by one team each.

Swiss team ZSC Lions are the title holders having won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Swedish team Färjestad BK 2–1 in the 2025 final.[2]

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues participate in the league. Besides the title holders ZSC Lions, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom participate.[3][4]

The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[5]

  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.[6]

Teams

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
ZSC Lions Zürich National League 2025 CHL winners 9th Champion
Luleå HF Luleå Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 6th Champion
Brynäs IF Gävle Swedish Hockey League Regular season winners 2nd Quarter-finals
Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League Regular season third-place 9th Champion
Lausanne HC Lausanne National League Regular season winners 4th Quarter-finals
SC Bern Bern National League Regular season third place 7th Quarter-finals
EV Zug Zug National League Regular season fourth place 9th Semi-finals
Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 8th Quarter-finals
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season winners 5th Round of 16
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third-place 3rd Quarter-finals
Kometa Brno Brno Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 3rd Quarter-finals
Sparta Praha Prague Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 7th Final
Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga Regular season runners-up 5th Final
KalPa Kuopio Liiga Play-off winners 5th Round of 16
Lukko Rauma Liiga Regular season winners 6th Semi-finals
Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season runners-up 4th Round of 16
Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 10th Semi-finals
EC KAC Klagenfurt ICE Hockey League Regular season winners 6th Round of 16
HC Bolzano Bolzano ICE Hockey League Regular season third-place 5th Round of 16
Belfast Giants Belfast Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season winners 4th Group stage
Storhamar Hamar EliteHockey Ligaen Play-off winners 4th Round of 16
Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 4th Group stage
Odense Bulldogs Odense Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 1st —
GKS Tychy Tychy Polska Hokej Liga Play-off winners 3rd Group stage
Teams in the 2025–26 Champions Hockey League.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1][7]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 21 May 2025 28–29 August 2025
Matchday 2 30–31 August 2025
Matchday 3 4–5 September 2025
Matchday 4 6–7 September 2025
Matchday 5 7–8 October 2025
Matchday 6 14–15 October 2025
Playoff Round of 16 No draw 11–12 November 2025 18–19 November 2025
Quarter-finals 2–3 December 2025 16 December 2025
Semi-finals 13–14 January 2026 20–21 January 2026
Final 3 March 2026

Regular season

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 21 May 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.[7]

Pots

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 ZSC Lions 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, Germany, Czech Republic and Finland), as well as the 2024–25 NL regular season winners Lausanne HC. Pot D contained 2024–25 ICE Hockey League regular season third-placed HC Bolzano and champions of five challenger leagues.[8]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

ZSC Lions
Luleå HF
Lausanne HC
Eisbären Berlin
Kometa Brno
KalPa

Red Bull Salzburg
Brynäs IF
SC Bern
ERC Ingolstadt
Sparta Praha
Lukko

EC KAC
Frölunda HC
EV Zug
Fischtown Pinguins
Mountfield HK
Ilves

HC Bolzano
Belfast Giants
Storhamar
Brûleurs de Loups
Odense Bulldogs
GKS Tychy

Grid

A1 Kometa Brno A2 Lausanne HC A3 Luleå HF A4 Eisbären Berlin A5 ZSC Lions A6 KalPa
B1 ERC Ingolstadt B2 SC Bern B3 Lukko B4 Sparta Praha B5 Red Bull Salzburg B6 Brynäs IF
C1 Mountfield HK C2 EV Zug C3 Frölunda HC C4 Fischtown Pinguins C5 EC KAC C6 Ilves
D1 Belfast Giants D2 HC Bolzano D3 Brûleurs de Loups D4 GKS Tychy D5 Storhamar D6 Odense Bulldogs

League table

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ilves 6 6 0 0 0 24 7 +17 18 Qualification to playoffs
2 KalPa 6 5 1 0 0 24 8 +16 17
3 Frölunda HC 6 5 0 0 1 21 11 +10 15
4 Sparta Praha 6 4 1 0 1 18 9 +9 14
5 Lukko 6 4 0 1 1 21 14 +7 13
6 ERC Ingolstadt 6 4 0 0 2 23 15 +8 12
7 SC Bern 6 3 0 1 2 21 14 +7 10
8 Kometa Brno 6 3 0 1 2 21 22 −1 10
9 Luleå HF 6 2 1 2 1 13 13 0 10
10 Brynäs IF 6 3 0 0 3 14 10 +4 9
11 Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 0 0 3 14 11 +3 9
12 Storhamar 6 3 0 0 3 9 16 −7 9
13 EV Zug 6 2 1 0 3 20 18 +2 8
14 Brûleurs de Loups 6 2 1 0 3 21 24 −3 8
15 ZSC Lions 6 2 0 1 3 12 13 −1 7
16 Fischtown Pinguins 6 1 2 0 3 16 17 −1 7
17 Mountfield HK 6 1 1 2 2 13 19 −6 7
18 EC KAC 6 2 0 0 4 14 20 −6 6
19 HC Bolzano 6 1 1 1 3 14 21 −7 6
20 Lausanne HC 6 1 1 0 4 18 24 −6 5
21 Odense Bulldogs 6 1 1 0 4 15 27 −12 5
22 Eisbären Berlin 6 1 0 1 4 13 22 −9 4
23 Belfast Giants 6 1 0 1 4 14 31 −17 4
24 GKS Tychy 6 1 0 0 5 12 19 −7 3
Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria

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):[9]

  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. Greater number of points in away games;
  6. More away goals scored;
  7. The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.

Results

Home \ Away BEL SCB BOL GRE BIF BER BRE FRÖ ILV ING KAC KAL KOM LAU LUK LUL MHK ODE RBS PRA STO TYC ZSC EVZ
Belfast Giants 2–1 4–7 2–3
SC Bern 7–0 5–3 2–3 OT
HC Bolzano 2–3 6–5 OT 0–4
Brûleurs de Loups 0–2 7–4 1–5
Brynäs IF 4–2 1–2 2–0
Eisbären Berlin 4–5 SO 1–4 2–6
Fischtown Pinguins 5–8 3–2 SO 2–0
Frölunda HC 4–3 3–0 5–2
Ilves 2–1 3–0 4–1
ERC Ingolstadt 1–3 1–4 8–2
EC KAC 3–2 1–4 1–4
KalPa 3–1 3–2 6–1
Kometa Brno 4–1 0–5 5–2
Lausanne HC 7–3 1–3 3–2 OT
Lukko 3–4 4–1 1–0
Luleå HF 4–2 3–2 OT 2–3 OT
Mountfield HK 0–5 1–5 3–4 OT
Odense Bulldogs 3–6 2–1 2–4
Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 3–2 3–1
Sparta Praha 4–0 4–2 2–1 SO
Storhamar 0–3 2–1 4–2
GKS Tychy 1–3 4–5 2–3
ZSC Lions 2–3 1–2 4–0
EV Zug 6–3 3–7 3–4
Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Format

In the playoffs, pairings are formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season will face the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd will face the team finished 15th, and so on. There was no play-off draw and won't be any reseedings for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In each round except the final, the teams will play two games and the aggregate score will decide which team advances. The first leg will be 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 is tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final will be played on the home ice of the team with the higher accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
16 Fischtown Pinguins 2 2 4
1 Ilves 3 5 8
1 Ilves 2 0 2
9 Luleå HF 3 3 6
9 Luleå HF 6 3 9
8 Kometa Brno 1 5 6
9 Luleå HF
13 EV Zug
13 EV Zug 6 2 8
4 Sparta Praha 0 3 3
13 EV Zug 1 3 4
5 Lukko 3 0 3
12 Storhamar 2 2 4
5 Lukko 3 5 8
 
6 ERC Ingolstadt 6 3 9
11 Red Bull Salzburg 2 4 6
6 ERC Ingolstadt 1 2 3
3 Frölunda HC 3 2 5
14 Brûleurs de Loups 1 2 3
3 Frölunda HC 3 1 4
3 Frölunda HC
10 Brynäs IF
10 Brynäs IF (OT) 1 5 6
7 SC Bern 2 3 5
10 Brynäs IF 5 3 8
2 KalPa 1 2 3
15 ZSC Lions 4 2 6
2 KalPa 4 4 8

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 November with return legs played on 18 and 19 November 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fischtown Pinguins 4–8 Ilves 2–3 2–5
ZSC Lions 6–8 KalPa 4–4 2–4
Brûleurs de Loups 3–4 Frölunda HC 1–3 2–1
EV Zug 8–3 Sparta Praha 6–0 2–3
Storhamar 4–8 Lukko 2–3 2–5
ERC Ingolstadt 9–6 Red Bull Salzburg 6–2 3–4
Brynäs IF (OT) 6–5 SC Bern 1–2 5–3
Luleå HF 9–6 Kometa Brno 6–1 3–5

(1) Ilves vs. (16) Fischtown Pinguins

11 November 2025
19:30 CET		Fischtown Pinguins 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 IlvesEisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
Attendance: 3,048
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Leon HungereckerGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
Micha Hebeisen
Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Kenneth Englisch
Kai Jürgens
0–17:11 – Pelli (Ratinen, Borg) (PP)
Friesen (Görtz, Byström) – 10:381–1
Wejse (Boos, Byström) – 31:452–1
2–238:35 – Török (Mäntykivi, Jašek) (PP)
2–341:49 – Borg (Palola, Ratinen)
31 minPenalties8 min
20Shots48
19 November 2025
16:30 CET (17:30 EET)		Ilves 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)		 Fischtown PinguinsNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 1,914
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Dominik PavlátGoaliesLeon HungereckerReferees:
Tomáš Mejzlík
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Tommi Niittylä
Joni Pekkala
Henman (Török, Jašek) (PP 5x3) – 3:131–0
Borg (Palola, Johansson) – 19:182–0
2–123:04 – Verlič
2–224:50 – Friesen (Kinder, Hirose)
Borg – 39:273–2
Lööke – 52:404–2
Török (Jašek, Ratinen) (EN) – 56:395–2
6 minPenalties6 min
41Shots49
Ilves won 8–4 on aggregate.

(2) KalPa vs. (15) ZSC Lions

11 November 2025
19:45 CET		ZSC Lions 4–4
(1–2, 2–0, 1–2)		 KalPaSwiss Life Arena, Zurich
Attendance: 2,713
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Šimon HrubecGoaliesStefanos LekkasReferees:
Robin Šír
Cyril Debuche
Linesmen:
Dominik Schlegel
Dominik Altmann
Riedi (Lehtonen, Åberg) (PP) – 8:351–0
1–19:30 – Okany (Könönen, Ketola)
1–211:51 – Korkiakoski (Tornberg, Kapanen)
Andreoff (Geering, Kukan) – 31:562–2
Malgin (Lehtonen, Frödén) – 33:413–2
3–348:49 – Klemetti (Westerlund) (PP)
3–452:19 – Okany (Ketola, Borchardt)
Andrighetto (Frödén, Malgin) – 54:414–4
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots20
19 November 2025
17:30 CET (18:30 EET)		KalPa 4–2
(1–0, 3–0, 0–2)		 ZSC LionsOlvi Areena, Kuopio
Attendance: 3,305
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Stefanos LekkasGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
Tobias Björk
Andreas Harnebring
Linesmen:
Onni Hautamäki
Jussi Thomann
0–14:08 – Kukan (Lehtonen, Frödén)
Borchardt (Curry) – 16:121–1
Hartikainen (Rissanen, Mäenpää) – 23:162–1
Mononen (Könönen) – 26:083–1
Hartikainen (Ketola, Rissanen) (PP) – 32:084–1
4–243:20 – Åberg (Schwendeler, Frödén)
6 minPenalties8 min
35Shots70
KalPa won 8–6 on aggregate.

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (14) Brûleurs de Loups

11 November 2025
20:15 CET		Brûleurs de Loups 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)		 Frölunda HCPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
Attendance: 4,208
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Matija PintaričGoaliesTobias NormannReferees:
Roland Gerber
Cedric Borga
Linesmen:
Quentin Ugolini
Joffrey Yssembourg
0–18:59 – Peterson (Innala, Hasa)
Dair (Bachelet, Leclerc) – 38:221–1
1–244:06 – Heens (Weissbach, Friberg)
1–357:43 – Weissbach
6 minPenalties4 min
17Shots33
18 November 2025
19:00 CET		Frölunda HC 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 Brûleurs de LoupsScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,288
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Tobias NormannGoaliesMatija PintaričReferees:
Riku Brander
Toni Hyvärinen
Linesmen:
Anders Nyqvist
Ludvig Lundgren
Ruotsalainen (Högberg, Niederbach) – 34:451–0
1–136:02 – Binner (Treille, Deschamps)
1–246:05 – Mallet (Englund, Bachelet) (PP)
4 minPenalties8 min
48Shots28
Frölunda HC won 4–3 on aggregate.

(4) HC Sparta Praha vs. (13) EV Zug

12 November 2025
19:45 CET		EV Zug 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 HC Sparta PrahaOYM Hall, Zug
Attendance: 4,984
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesJosef KořenářReferees:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Rasmus Haarkær Ankersen
Linesmen:
Eric Cattaneo
Aurélien Urfer
Hofmann (Künzle, Stadler) – 4:481–0
Kubalík (Hofmann, Sklenička) (PP) – 8:102–0
Künzle (Kovář, Schlumpf) – 10:403–0
Lindemann (Leuenberger, Eggenberger) – 11:444–0
Sklenička (Wingerli) – 24:375–0
Herzog (Graham, Wingerli) – 43:586–0
2 minPenalties6 min
40Shots30
18 November 2025
18:00 CET		HC Sparta Praha 3–2
(0–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 EV ZugHala Fortuna, Prague
Attendance: 3,288
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Jakub KovářGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Mikael Holm
Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Stanislav Hnát
Jiří Svoboda
Němeček (Horák, Chlapík) – 30:301–0
Hrabík (SH) – 35:392–0
2–149:02 – Kubalík (PP)
Pysyk (Krejčík, Dzierkals) – 52:483–1
3–253:46 – Petrovič
4 minPenalties6 min
73Shots37
EV Zug won 8–3 on aggregate.

(5) Lukko vs. (12) Storhamar

12 November 2025
18:30 CET		Storhamar 2–3
(1–0, 1–0, 0–3)		 LukkoCC Amfi, Hamar
Attendance: 3,639
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Markus Røhnebæk StensrudGoaliesAntti RaantaReferees:
David Cespiva
Manuel Nikolic
Linesmen:
Niklas Aldar Wilhelmsen
Njaal Søstumoen
Berglund (Dilling Hurrød) – 16:381–0
Cangelosi (Berglund) – 34:002–0
2–140:34 – Beaucage (Ruohomaa, Stenqvist) (PP)
2–243:45 – Jandric (Peters, Beaucage)
2–357:42 – Gélinas (Beaucage) (PP)
10 minPenalties6 min
29Shots80
18 November 2025
17:30 CET (18:30 EET)		Lukko 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 StorhamarKivikylän Areena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,328
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Antti RaantaGoaliesHenrik Fayen-VestavikReferees:
Marian Rohatsch
André Schrader
Linesmen:
Niko Jusi
Luka Mäkinen
0–15:49 – Bakke Olsen (Skedung, Aas-Larsen)
Intonen (Pat. Westerholm, Saarela) (PP) – 9:011–1
Pon. Westerholm (Almari, Stenqvist) – 25:202–1
2–232:06 – Berglund (Martinsen, Cangelosi)
Jandric (Viitasalo, Gélinas) (PP) – 41:333–2
Pat. Westerholm (Saarela) – 42:344–2
Ruohomaa (Stenqvist, Beaucage) (PP) – 57:165–2
2 minPenalties10 min
48Shots31
Lukko won 8–4 on aggregate.

(6) ERC Ingolstadt vs. (11) Red Bull Salzburg

12 November 2025
19:30 CET		ERC Ingolstadt 6–2
(3–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 Red Bull SalzburgSaturn Arena, Ingolstadt
Attendance: 2,751
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Nico PertuchGoaliesAtte TolvanenReferees:
Jan Hribik
Emīls Druseiks
Linesmen:
Joshua Römer
Yannik Koziol
Barber (Abbandonato, Breton) – 5:381–0
1–113:31 – Lewington (Nissner)
Krauß (Spornberger, Girduckis) – 14:312–1
Powell (Sheen, Barber) – 15:073–1
Barber (Schmölz, Jandric) (PP) – 34:514–1
4–242:34 – Hörl (Raffl)
Krauß (Keating) – 43:285–2
Barber (Breton, Sheen) (PP 5x3) – 53:216–2
4 minPenalties14 min
67Shots55
19 November 2025
19:15 CET		Red Bull Salzburg 4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)		 ERC IngolstadtEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
Attendance: 2,931
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David KickertGoaliesNico PertuchReferees:
Mikko Kaukokari
Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
Oto Durmis
Simon Riecken
Coe (Nienhuis) – 5:271–0
1–115:04 – Keating
Nienhuis (Nissner) – 15:172–1
St. Denis (Coe) – 37:173–1
3–249:11 – Krauß (Sheen)
Huber (PP, EA) – 53:384–2
4–355:48 – Schmölz (EN)
2 minPenalties4 min
62Shots31
ERC Ingolstadt won 9–6 on aggregate.

(7) SC Bern vs. (10) Brynäs IF

11 November 2025
19:00 CET		Brynäs IF 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 SC BernMonitor ERP Arena, Gävle
Attendance: 2,011
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Collin DeliaGoaliesAdam ReidebornReferees:
Andreas Huber
Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Gustav Jonsson
Rasmus Strömberg
0–126:22 – Baumgartner (Lehmann, Vermin)
Larsson (Rödin, Bäckström) (PP) – 45:231–1
1–254:07 – Lehmann (Baumgartner)
2 minPenalties4 min
27Shots26
18 November 2025
19:45 CET		SC Bern 3–5 (OT)
(0–1, 3–1, 0–2) (OT 0–1)		 Brynäs IFPostFinance Arena, Bern
Attendance: 4,602
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Adam ReidebornGoaliesCollin DeliaReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Michael Stalder
Sébastien Duc
0–119:24 – Kopacka (Pettersson, Norlinder) (PP)
Aaltonen (Häman Aktell, Lehmann) (PP) – 26:431–1
Häman Aktell (Lehmann, Vermin) – 27:242–1
Vermin (Aaltonen, Lehmann) – 29:463–1
3–232:34 – Silfverberg (Ölund, Bäckström)
3–352:27 – Kopacka (Hägg, Kempný)
3–459:04 – Lindblom (Larsson, Kopacka) (EA)
3–562:41 – Larsson
8 minPenalties8 min
52Shots72
Brynäs IF won 6–5 on aggregate.

(8) Kometa Brno vs. (9) Luleå HF

11 November 2025
19:00 CET		Luleå HF 6–1
(0–1, 1–0, 5–0)		 Kometa BrnoCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 2,672
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Matteus WardGoaliesGašper Krošelj pulled out at 40:00
Jan Ondráček		Referees:
Joonas Kova
Gergely Gebei
Linesmen:
Teodor Sörholm
Niclas Westman
0–11:44 – David Moravec (Süss, Davidson)
Levtchi (Eriksson, Gustafsson) – 21:091–1
Håkansson (Granberg, Koivistoinen) – 45:032–1
O'Neill (Sellgren, Hedqvist) – 48:523–1
Nurmi (Levtchi) – 50:044–1
Shinnimin (O'Neill, Hedqvist) – 55:355–1
Själin (Håkansson) – 59:566–1
0 minPenalties2 min
44Shots14
18 November 2025
18:00 CET		Kometa Brno 5–3
(1–0, 1–1, 3–2)		 Luleå HFWinning Group Arena, Brno
Attendance: 2,142
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Jan KavanGoaliesMatteus WardReferees:
Christian Ofner
Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
Jiří Ondráček
David Thuma
Zbořil – 11:371–0
1–127:18 – Hedqvist (O'Neill, Shinnimin)
Furch (Ferda, Zohorna) – 33:532–1
Ďaloga (Stránský) – 40:503–1
3–245:56 – Liedes (Koivistoinen, Juustovaara Karlsson)
Kos (Ekrt, Jurný) – 46:064–2
4–3
Stránský (Bartejs, Kollár) (EN) – 59:415–3
2 minPenalties2 min
29Shots69
Luleå HF won 9–6 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The first legs were on 2 and 3 December with return legs played on 16 December 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Luleå HF 6–2 Ilves 3–2 3–0
Brynäs IF 8–3 KalPa 5–1 3–2
ERC Ingolstadt 3–5 Frölunda HC 1–3 2–2
Lukko 3–4 EV Zug 3–1 0–3

(1) Ilves vs. (9) Luleå HF

2 December 2025
18:00 CET		Luleå HF 3–2
(2–0, 0–0, 1–2)		 IlvesCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Attendance: 1,814
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Matteus WardGoaliesMantas ArmalisReferees:
Micha Hebeisen
Christian Ofner
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Teodor Sörholm
Shinnimin (O'Neill, Själin) – 4:421–0
Nurmi (Bromé, Andreasson) (PP) – 14:442–0
2–142:27 – Laurell (Engberg, Johansson)
Bromé (Hedqvist, Eriksson) – 44:403–1
3–250:19 – Teuho-Markkola (Mäntykivi, Ratinen)
4 minPenalties6 min
64Shots34
16 December 2025
17:30 CET (18:30 EET)		Ilves 0–3
(0–0, 0–0, 0–3)		 Luleå HFNokia Arena, Tampere
Attendance: 2,720
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Dominik PavlátGoaliesMatteus WardReferees:
Christoph Sternat
Lukas Kohlmüller
Linesmen:
Luka Mäkinen
Joni Pekkala
0–148:51 – O'Neill (Allard, Gustafsson) (PP)
0–252:21 – Andreasson (Allard, Shinnimin)
0–356:18 – Laaksonen (Bromé, Koivistoinen) (EN)
8 minPenalties14 min
48Shots36
Luleå HF won 6–2 on aggregate.

(2) KalPa vs. (10) Brynäs IF

2 December 2025
19:00 CET		Brynäs IF 5–1
(1–1, 3–0, 1–0)		 KalPaMonitor ERP Arena, Gävle
Attendance: 4,089
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Collin DeliaGoaliesStefanos LekkasReferees:
Marian Rohatsch
André Schrader
Linesmen:
Rasmus Strömberg
William Henriksson
0–10:25 – Okany (Hartikainen)
Jonsson-Fjällby – 4:571–1
Hillström (Hägg, Pettersson) – 29:102–1
Kopacka (Norlinder, Bellows) – 31:593–1
Kinnvall – 39:564–1
Andersson (Silfverberg, Jonsson-Fjällby) – 48:475–1
6 minPenalties6 min
39Shots16
16 December 2025
17:30 CET (18:30 EET)		KalPa 2–3
(1–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 Brynäs IFOlvi Areena, Kuopio
Attendance: 2,274
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Talyn BoykoGoaliesErik KällgrenReferees:
Michael Tscherrig
Jan Hribik
Linesmen:
Oskari Saarimäki
Jussi Thomann
Rissanen (Mäenpää, Lappalainen) (PP) – 8:321–0
1–135:15 – Larsson (Bäckström, Kinnvall) (PP)
1–239:40 – Norlinder (Jonsson-Fjällby, Hillström)
Kapanen (Westerlund, Okany) (PP) – 50:062–2
2–355:58 – Norlinder (Kopacka, Bellows)
4 minPenalties14 min
59Shots29
Brynäs IF won 8–3 on aggregate.

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (6) ERC Ingolstadt

2 December 2025
19:30 CET		ERC Ingolstadt 1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 Frölunda HCSaturn Arena, Ingolstadt
Attendance: 2,780
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Nico PertuchGoaliesTobias NormannReferees:
Andreas Huber
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Kenneth Englisch
Jonas Reinold
Hüttl (Girduckis, Agostino) – 11:151–0
1–120:22 – Innala (Weissbach, Tömmernes) (PP)
1–232:33 – Tömmernes (Egli, Friberg)
1–351:59 – Högberg (Friberg, Weissbach)
2 minPenalties2 min
28Shots57
16 December 2025
18:00 CET		Frölunda HC 2–2
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 ERC IngolstadtScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,011
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Lars JohanssonGoaliesNico PertuchReferees:
Toni Hyvärinen
Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
Anders Nyqvist
Gustav Jonsson
Cederqvist (Kongsbak Klyvø) – 26:441–0
1–131:56 – Hüttl (Jandric, Pietta) (PP)
1–235:02 – Girduckis (Breton, Jandric)
Lindholm (EN) – 59:442–2
8 minPenalties0 min
42Shots42
Frölunda HC won 5–3 on aggregate.

(5) Lukko vs. (13) EV Zug

3 December 2025
17:30 CET (18:30 EET)		Lukko 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 EV ZugKivikylän Areena, Rauma
Attendance: 2,002
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Antti RaantaGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
Tobias Björk
Linus Öhlund
Linesmen:
Teo Mäkinen
Tommi Niittylä
Olsson (Intonen, Viitasalo) – 19:001–0
Intonen (Pon. Westerholm) – 26:192–0
2–140:39 – Künzle (Kubalík, Kovář) (PP)
Pon. Westerholm (Pat. Westerholm, Saarela) – 42:533–1
4 minPenalties4 min
44Shots52
16 December 2025
19:45 CET		EV Zug 3–0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 LukkoOYM Hall, Zug
Attendance: 4,175
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Leonardo GenoniGoaliesAntti RaantaReferees:
Mikael Holm
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Dominik Schlegel
Eric Cattaneo
Hofmann (Künzle, Schlumpf) – 21:251–0
Tatar (Kovář, Kubalík) – 31:312–0
Hofmann (Senteler, Guerra) (PP) – 39:543–0
44 minPenalties52 min
2Shots2
EV Zug won 4–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 13 January with return legs played on 20 January 2026.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Luleå HF 1 EV Zug 13 Jan 20 Jan
Brynäs IF 2 Frölunda HC 13 Jan 20 Jan

(9) Luleå HF vs. (13) EV Zug

13 January 2026
19:45 CET		EV Zug v Luleå HFOYM Hall, Zug
20 January 2026
19:00 CET		Luleå HF v EV ZugCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå

(3) Frölunda HC vs. (10) Brynäs IF

13 January 2026
19:00 CET		Brynäs IF v Frölunda HCMonitor ERP Arena, Gävle
20 January 2026
19:00 CET		Frölunda HC v Brynäs IFScandinavium, Gothenburg

Final

3 March 2026
TBA		Winner semi-final 1 or winner semi-final 2vWinner semi-final 1 or winner semi-final 2TBA

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the league in points.[10]

Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
Riley Barber ERC Ingolstadt 9 6 6 12 2 +1 1 2 0 37 16.22%
Grégory Hofmann EV Zug 9 5 6 11 4 +2 3 1 0 31 16.13%
Dominik Kubalík EV Zug 10 5 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 41 12.20%
Eric Gélinas Lukko 10 4 6 10 4 +3 1 1 0 24 16.67%
Cade Borchardt KalPa 9 3 7 10 2 +1 0 0 0 14 21.43%
Mathias Bromé Luleå HF 9 2 8 10 6 +1 2 0 0 14 14.29%
Riley Sheen ERC Ingolstadt 10 2 8 10 4 +3 1 0 0 28 7.14%
Max Friberg Frölunda HC 10 2 8 10 2 +9 0 1 0 16 12.50%
Alex Beaucage Lukko 10 4 5 9 2 0 0 3 0 30 13.33%
Jakob Stenqvist Lukko 10 3 6 9 2 +3 0 1 0 20 15.00%

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.[11]

Player Team GP W L SV GA SV% GAA SO MIN
Jakub Kovář Sparta Praha 4 4 0 64 4 94.12% 0.98 1 245
Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud Storhamar 5 3 2 140 10 93.33% 2.00 0 300
Tobias Normann Frölunda HC 6 5 1 96 8 92.31% 1.33 1 360
Antti Raanta Lukko 7 6 1 128 11 92.09% 1.58 1 418
Leonardo Genoni EV Zug 7 3 4 163 14 92.09% 2.19 2 384

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