2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2023–24 Continental Cup was the 26th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 22 September 2023 and the final tournament was played from 12 to 14 January 2024.[1]

2023–24 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 September 2023 – 14 January 2024
Teams19
Final positions
Champions  Nomad Astana (1st title)
Runner-up  Herning Blue Fox
Third place  Cardiff Devils
Fourth place GKS Katowice

Qualified teams
Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
Herning Blue Fox 2022–23 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Brûleurs de Loups 2022–23 Coupe de France champions
SG Cortina 2022–23 IHL – Elite champions
Cardiff Devils 2022–23 Fourth place finish in EIHL [Note EIHL]
Nomad Astana 2022–23 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
GKS Katowice 2022–23 Polska Hokej Liga champions
Enter in the second round
Ferencvárosi TC 2022–23 OB I bajnokság champions
HK Zemgale/LLU 2022–23 Latvian Hockey League champions
CMS Corona Brasov 2022–23 Romanian Hockey League champions
Sokil Kyiv 2022–23 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
HK Celje 2022–23 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
SKHL Crvena zvezda 2022–23 Serbian Hockey League champions
Enter in the first round
Bulldogs Liège 2022–23 BeNe League champions
Kaunas City 2022–23 Lithuania Hockey League champions
KHL Zagreb 2022–23 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Skautafelag Reykjavikur 2022–23 Icelandic Hockey League champions
HC Panter 2022–23 Meistriliiga champions
Irbis-Skate Sofia 2022–23 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
CH Jaca 2022–23 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
Buzadam Istanbul 2022–23 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

[1]

  • ^
    Playoff winners Belfast Giants won the EIHL season qualifying them for Champions Hockey League, league runners-up Guildford Flames declined invitation to play, as did third-place team Sheffield Steelers. The fourth-place finish Cardiff Devils were named as the replacement.

    • First round

    Group A

    The Group A tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 22 to 24 September 2023.

    All times are local (UTC+2).

    22 September 2023
    21:00    		CH Jaca 15–2
    (3–1, 5–0, 7–1)    		 Irbis-Skate SofiaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca
    Attendance: 568
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties18 min
    77Shots10
    24 September 2023
    17:00[N 1]    		CH Jaca 1–6
    (1–0, 0–2, 0–4)    		 Bulldogs LiègePabellón de Hielo, Jaca
    Attendance: 465
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties11 min
    35Shots36
    24 September 2023
    17:00    		Bulldogs Liège Cancelled Irbis-Skate SofiaPabellón de Hielo, Jaca

    ^ The game was originally supposed to be played on 23 September 2023 but was stopped after first period and was rescheduled to 24 September 2023. Tournament Directorate Members agreed that this game will declare the winner of Group A.[2]

    Group B

    The Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 22 to 24 September 2023.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Kaunas City (H) 3 3 0 0 0 30 5 +25 9 Second round
    2 HC Panter 3 2 0 0 1 24 13 +11 6
    3 KHL Zagreb 3 1 0 0 2 9 20 −11 3
    4 Skautafélag Reykjavíkur 3 0 0 0 3 4 29 −25 0
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC+3).

    22 September 2023
    15:00    		HC Panter 14–0
    (3–0, 4–0, 5–0)    		 Skautafélag ReykjavíkurKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    7 minPenalties35 min
    57Shots7
    22 September 2023
    18:30    		KHL Zagreb 0–11
    (0–5, 0–4, 0–2)    		 Kaunas CityKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 412
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties6 min
    11Shots37
    23 September 2023
    13:00    		Skautafélag Reykjavíkur 3–5
    (1–0, 1–3, 1–2)    		 KHL ZagrebKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 115
    Game reference
    14 minPenalties8 min
    26Shots35
    23 September 2023
    16:30    		HC Panter 4–9
    (1–1, 1–2, 2–6)    		 Kaunas CityKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 521
    Game reference
    35 minPenalties16 min
    35Shots34
    24 September 2023
    13:00    		KHL Zagreb 4–6
    (1–2, 1–2, 2–2)    		 HC PanterKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 107
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties16 min
    24Shots34
    24 September 2023
    16:30    		Kaunas City 10–1
    (2–0, 3–0, 5–1)    		 Skautafélag ReykjavíkurKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
    Attendance: 360
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties8 min
    39Shots22

    Second round

    Group C

    The Group C tournament was played in Jelgava, Latvia, from 13 to 15 October 2023.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 HK Zemgale/LBTU (H) 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Third round
    2 CSM Corona Brașov 3 2 0 0 1 16 7 +9 6
    3 HK RST-Pellet Celje 3 1 0 0 2 12 11 +1 3
    4 Bulldogs Liège 3 0 0 0 3 6 22 −16 0
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC+3).

    13 October 2023
    15:30    		HK RST-Pellet Celje 9–3
    (2–1, 2–2, 5–0)    		 Bulldogs LiègeJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 247
    Game reference
    10 minPenalties10 min
    38Shots14
    13 October 2023
    19:30    		HK Zemgale/LBTU 3–1
    (2–0, 1–0, 0–1)    		 CSM Corona BrașovJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 679
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties16 min
    34Shots28
    14 October 2023
    15:30    		HK RST-Pellet Celje 2–4
    (1–2, 1–2, 0–0)    		 CSM Corona BrașovJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 230
    Game reference
    8 minPenalties12 min
    30Shots40
    14 October 2023
    19:30    		Bulldogs Liège 1–2
    (0–0, 1–1, 0–1)    		 HK Zemgale/LBTUJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 655
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties6 min
    15Shots52
    15 October 2023
    15:00    		CSM Corona Brașov 11–2
    (4–0, 2–2, 5–0)    		 Bulldogs LiègeJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 247
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties6 min
    71Shots28
    15 October 2023
    19:00    		HK Zemgale/LBTU 4–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)    		 HK RST-Pellet CeljeJelgava Ice Hall, Jelgava
    Attendance: 678
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties6 min
    35Shots25

    Group D

    The Group D tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13 to 15 October 2023.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Ferencvárosi TC 3 3 0 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Third round
    2 Kaunas City 3 1 0 1 1 8 10 −2 4
    3 Sokil Kyiv 3 1 0 0 2 6 13 −7 3
    4 SKHL Crvena zvezda (H) 3 0 1 0 2 6 17 −11 2
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC+2).

    13 October 2023
    16:00    		Ferencvárosi TC 5–0
    (2–0, 3–0, 0–0)    		 Kaunas CityPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 47
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties2 min
    40Shots23
    13 October 2023
    19:30    		Sokil Kyiv 4–2
    (0–1, 3–0, 1–1)    		 SKHL Crvena zvezdaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 236
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties10 min
    26Shots19
    14 October 2023
    16:00    		Kaunas City 5–1
    (3–0, 2–1, 0–0)    		 Sokil KyivPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 39
    Game reference
    14 minPenalties4 min
    24Shots28
    14 October 2023
    19:30    		Ferencvárosi TC 10–0
    (1–0, 7–0, 2–0)    		 SKHL Crvena zvezdaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 348
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties12 min
    38Shots16
    15 October 2023
    13:30    		Sokil Kyiv 1–6
    (1–5, 0–1, 0–0)    		 Ferencvárosi TCPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 73
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties2 min
    20Shots41
    15 October 2023
    17:00    		SKHL Crvena zvezda 4–3 GWS
    (0–2, 2–1, 1–0)
    (OT: 0–0)
    (SO: 1–0)    		 Kaunas CityPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
    Attendance: 336
    Game reference
    60 minPenalties39 min
    29Shots21

    Third round

    Group E

    The Group E tournament was played in Grenoble, France, from 17 to 19 November 2023.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Nomad Astana 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Final round
    2 Cardiff Devils 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
    3 HK Zemgale/LBTU 3 1 0 0 2 6 10 −4 3
    4 Brûleurs de Loups (H) 3 0 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC+1).

    17 November 2023
    16:00    		Cardiff Devils 4–5
    (0–0, 2–3, 2–2)    		 Nomad AstanaPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 1,523
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties8 min
    45Shots29
    17 November 2023
    20:15    		Brûleurs de Loups 1–3
    (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)    		 HK Zemgale/LBTUPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 3,653
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties2 min
    50Shots28
    18 November 2023
    16:00    		HK Zemgale/LBTU 2–5
    (1–3, 0–1, 1–1)    		 Cardiff DevilsPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 2,154
    Game reference
    14 minPenalties8 min
    18Shots46
    18 November 2023
    20:15    		Brûleurs de Loups 0–2
    (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)    		 Nomad AstanaPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 3,724
    Game reference
    10 minPenalties10 min
    52Shots16
    19 November 2023
    15:00    		Nomad Astana 4–1
    (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)    		 HK Zemgale/LBTUPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 2,074
    Game reference
    8 minPenalties6 min
    23Shots33
    19 November 2023
    19:15    		Cardiff Devils 1–0
    (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)    		 Brûleurs de LoupsPatinoire Polesud, Grenoble
    Attendance: 3,454
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties8 min
    25Shots31

    Group F

    The Group F tournament was played in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2023.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 GKS Katowice 3 2 0 1 0 15 7 +8 7 Final round
    2 Herning Blue Fox 3 1 1 0 1 10 7 +3 5
    3 SG Cortina (H) 3 1 0 1 1 8 16 −8 4
    4 Ferencvárosi TC 3 0 1 0 2 10 13 −3 2
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC+1).

    17 November 2023
    16:30    		GKS Katowice 5–4
    (1–1, 2–0, 2–3)    		 Ferencvárosi TCStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 955
    Game reference
    8 minPenalties10 min
    28Shots21
    17 November 2023
    20:30    		Herning Blue Fox 3–4
    (2–1, 1–3, 0–0)    		 SG CortinaStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 955
    Game reference
    16 minPenalties8 min
    24Shots31
    18 November 2023
    16:30    		Ferencvárosi TC 1–4
    (0–0, 1–3, 0–1)    		 Herning Blue FoxStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 1,117
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties6 min
    21Shots36
    18 November 2023
    20:30    		GKS Katowice 8–0
    (5–0, 2–0, 1–0)    		 SG CortinaStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 1,340
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties16 min
    39Shots16
    19 November 2023
    16:30    		Herning Blue Fox 3–2 OT
    (0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
    (OT: 1–0)    		 GKS KatowiceStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 1,004
    Game reference
    2 minPenalties10 min
    36Shots26
    19 November 2023
    20:30    		SG Cortina 4–5 OT
    (1–1, 2–0, 1–3)
    (OT: 0–1)    		 Ferencvárosi TCStadio olimpico del ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo
    Attendance: 1,004
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties10 min
    29Shots42

    Final round

    The final tournament was played in Cardiff, United Kingdom, from 12 to 14 January 2024.

    Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Nomad Astana 3 3 0 0 0 15 5 +10 9 Continental Cup winners
    2 Herning Blue Fox 3 1 0 1 1 10 15 −5 4
    3 Cardiff Devils (H) 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3
    4 GKS Katowice 3 0 1 0 2 8 10 −2 2
    Source: IIHF
    (H) Host

    All times are local (UTC).

    12 January 2024
    16:00    		GKS Katowice 5–4 GWS
    (1–2, 1–1, 2–1)
    (OT: 0–0)
    (SO: 1–0)    		 Herning Blue FoxVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 2,031
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties4 min
    32Shots31
    12 January 2024
    20:00    		Nomad Astana 5–2
    (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)    		 Cardiff DevilsVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 2,848
    Game reference
    6 minPenalties29 min
    25Shots35
    13 January 2024
    15:00    		Herning Blue Fox 2–7
    (0–4, 1–2, 1–1)    		 Nomad AstanaVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 2,123
    Game reference
    39 minPenalties35 min
    19Shots26
    13 January 2024
    19:00    		GKS Katowice 2–3
    (1–2, 0–0, 1–1)    		 Cardiff DevilsVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 3,012
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties4 min
    29Shots35
    14 January 2024
    15:00    		Nomad Astana 3–1
    (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)    		 GKS KatowiceVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 2,235
    Game reference
    4 minPenalties8 min
    22Shots26
    14 January 2024
    19:00    		Cardiff Devils 3–4
    (2–2, 1–1, 0–1)    		 Herning Blue FoxVindico Arena, Cardiff
    Attendance: 3,023
    Game reference
    12 minPenalties6 min
    34Shots32

    References
    1. "IIHF – 2024 IIHF Continental Cup groups are set". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
    2. "First Round – Group A – Competition Schedule" (PDF). IIHF. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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