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2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup

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2014–2015 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates26 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Belarus Neman Grodno (1st title)
Runner-up Germany Fischtown Pinguins
Third place France Ducs d'Angers
Fourth placeKazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar
Tournament statistics
Games played36
Goals scored256 (7.11 per game)
Attendance36,862 (1,024 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Belarus Andrei Korshunov (8 points)

The 2014–15 Continental Cup was the 18th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on 26 September 2014. The Super Final was played in Bremerhaven, Germany on 9–11 January 2015. The tournament was won by Neman Grodno, who led the final group. They also qualified for the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.[1]

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
Italy Ritten Sport 2013–14 Elite A winners
Denmark Herning Blue Fox 2013–14 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar 2013–14 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Belarus Neman Grodno 2013–14 Belarusian Extraleague winners
France Ducs d'Angers 2013–14 Ligue Magnus runners-up
Ukraine Kompanion-Naftogaz[a] 2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship winners
Enter in the second round
Germany Fischtown Pinguins 2013–14 DEL2 winners
United Kingdom Belfast Giants 2013–14 Elite League winners
Netherlands Tilburg Trappers 2013–14 Eredivisie winners
Poland Sanok 2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners
Romania Corona 2010 Braşov 2013–14 Romanian Hockey League winners
Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 2013–14 OB I bajnokság winners
Latvia Prizma Riga 2013–14 Latvian Hockey League winners
Enter in the first round
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Spain Puigcerdà 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo runners-up
Serbia Beostar 2013–14 Serbian Hockey League runners-up
Turkey Izmir BB GSK 2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

First group stage

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First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014.

Group A

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(Sofia, Bulgaria)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Beostar Serbia 20:2 Turkey Izmir BB GSK
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 3:2 Spain Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà Spain 5:1 Serbia Beostar
Izmir BB GSK Turkey 3:19 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Izmir BB GSK Turkey 1:20 Spain Puigcerdà
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 10:2 Serbia Beostar

Group A standings

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Rank Team Points
1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 9
2 Spain Puigcerdà 6
3 Serbia Beostar 3
4 Turkey Izmir BB GSK 0
  • Winner CSKA Sofia promoted for next round Group B.

Second group stage

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Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014.

Group B

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(Bremerhaven, Germany)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Tilburg Trappers Netherlands 1:4 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2:6 Germany Fischtown Pinguins
Belfast Giants United Kingdom 6:2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 4:0 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4:5 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers
Belfast Giants United Kingdom 2:4 Germany Fischtown Pinguins

Group B standings

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Rank Team Points
1 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 9
2 United Kingdom Belfast Giants 6
3 Netherlands Tilburg Trappers 3
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0

Group C

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(Brașov, Romania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Hungary 2:6 Poland Sanok
Corona 2010 Braşov Romania 3:2 Latvia Prizma Riga
Sanok Poland 2:3 Latvia Prizma Riga
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Hungary 2:3 Romania Corona 2010 Braşov
Prizma Riga Latvia 2:5 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Corona 2010 Braşov Romania 3:4 Poland Sanok

Group C standings

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Rank Team Points
1 Poland Sanok 6
2 Romania Corona 2010 Braşov 6
3 Hungary Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 3
4 Latvia Prizma Riga 3
  • Winner Sanok promoted for next round Group E.

Third group stage

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Third round games was played on 21–23 November 2014. The top-two ranked teams of each third round group promoted for the Super final.

Group D

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(Ritten, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Yertis Pavlodar Kazakhstan 3:2 Germany Fischtown Pinguins
Ritten Sport Italy 5:1 Denmark Herning Blue Fox
Herning Blue Fox Denmark 1:4 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 2:1 (SO) Italy Ritten Sport
Ritten Sport Italy 0:4 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 2:1 Denmark Herning Blue Fox

Group D standings

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Rank Team Points
1 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar 9
2 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 5
3 Italy Ritten Sport 4
4 Denmark Herning Blue Fox 0

Group E

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(Angers, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Belfast Giants United Kingdom 1:0 Belarus Neman Grodno
Sanok Poland 0:4 France Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno Belarus 2:0 Poland Sanok
Ducs d'Angers France 2:1 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Sanok Poland 3:5 United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Ducs d'Angers France 3:4 Belarus Neman Grodno

Group E standings

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Rank Team Points
1 France Ducs d'Angers 6
2 Belarus Neman Grodno 6
3 United Kingdom Belfast Giants 6
4 Poland Sanok 0

Super final

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Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015.

Final group

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(Bremerhaven, Germany)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Ducs d'Angers France 0:5 Belarus Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 5:4 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar
Yertis Pavlodar Kazakhstan 2:4 France Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno Belarus 6:2 Germany Fischtown Pinguins
Yertis Pavlodar Kazakhstan 3:4 (SO) Belarus Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins Germany 3:2 (SO) France Ducs d'Angers

Final standings

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Rank Team Points
1 Belarus Neman Grodno 8
2 Germany Fischtown Pinguins 5
3 France Ducs d'Angers 4
4 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar 1

References

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  1. ^ "Neman wins Continental Cup: Belarusians to play in Champions Hockey League". IIHF. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 IIHF Continental Cup". IIHF. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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