Continental Cup 2016-17 set

25 Jun 2016Davide Tuniz»

From 30 September 17 teams will battle for the craved plate

Six months after the home triumph of Rouen Dragons, Continental Cup opens officially the 2016-2017 season, announcing the groups schedule.

The format is the usual of last editions, with the Superfinals venue still undecided and assigned later to one of four qualified teams.

17 participating teams will battle in 3 rounds, with the winner advancing to the following one, except for the semi-finals qualify two teams from each group.

Here the groups (the host team in bold)

First Round (30 september - 2 October)

Group A
Irbis Skate Sofia (BUL)
Partizan Beograd (SRB)
HC Bat Yam (ISR)
Zeytinburnu Istanbul (TUR)

Second Round (21-23 October)

Group B
C.H. Jaca (SPA)
Nottingham Panthers (GBR)
HK Liepaja (LAT)
Winner of Group A

Group C
GKS Tychy (POL)
DVTK Miskolc (HUN)
Dunarea Galati (ROM)
HDD Jesenice (SLO)

Semifinals (18-20 November)

Group D
Odense Bulldogs (DEN)
Ducs d'Angers (FRA)
HC Donbas Donets'k (UKR)
Winner group B

Group E
SV Renon/Ritten (ITA)
Beybarys Atyrau (KAZ)
Shakhtar Soligorsk (BLR)
Winner Group C

Superfinals (13-15 January 2017) Venue TBD
Winner Group D
Winner Group E
Runner-up Group D
Runner-up Group E

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