2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 September 2014 – 11 January 2015 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions Neman Grodno (1st title) | |
Runner-up  |  Fischtown Pinguins |
Third place  |  Ducs d'Angers |
| Fourth place |  Yertis Pavlodar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 256 (7.11 per game) |
| Attendance | 36,862 (1,024 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Andrei Korshunov (8 points) |
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The 2014–15 Continental Cup was the 18th edition of the
Neman Grodno, who led the final group. They also qualified for the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.[1]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Enter in the third round | |
 Ritten Sport
|
2013–14 Elite A winners
|
 Herning Blue Fox
|
2013–14 Metal Ligaen runners-up |
| Yertis Pavlodar
|
2013–14 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners |
Neman Grodno
|
2013–14 Belarusian Extraleague winners |
| Ducs d'Angers
|
2013–14 Ligue Magnus runners-up |
Kompanion-Naftogaz[a]
|
2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship winners |
| Enter in the second round | |
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
2013–14 DEL2 winners |
 Belfast Giants
|
2013–14 Elite League winners |
Tilburg Trappers
|
2013–14 Eredivisie winners |
 Sanok
|
2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners
|
Corona 2010 Braşov
|
2013–14 Romanian Hockey League winners |
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
|
2013–14 OB I bajnokság winners |
 Prizma Riga
|
2013–14 Latvian Hockey League winners |
| Enter in the first round | |
CSKA Sofia
|
2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
 Puigcerdà
|
2013–14 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo runners-up |
 Beostar
|
2013–14 Serbian Hockey League runners-up |
 Izmir BB GSK
|
2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |
- Kompanion-Naftogaz withdrew its participation and was replaced by the Belfast Giants as the second-ranked team of the second round with the best record.[2]
First group stage
First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014.
Group A
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Beostar
|
20:2 | Izmir BB GSK
|
CSKA Sofia
 |
3:2 | Puigcerdà
|
| Puigcerdà
|
5:1 | Beostar
|
| Izmir BB GSK
|
3:19 | CSKA Sofia
|
| Izmir BB GSK
|
1:20 | Puigcerdà
|
CSKA Sofia
|
10:2 | Beostar
|
Group A standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia
|
9 |
| 2 | Puigcerdà
|
6 |
| 3 | Beostar
|
3 |
| 4 | Izmir BB GSK
|
0 |
- Winner CSKA Sofiapromoted for next round Group B.
Second group stage
Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014.
Group B
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Tilburg Trappers
 |
1:4 | Belfast Giants
|
CSKA Sofia
|
2:6 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
| Belfast Giants
|
6:2 | CSKA Sofia
|
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
4:0 | Tilburg Trappers
|
CSKA Sofia
|
4:5 | Tilburg Trappers
|
| Belfast Giants
|
2:4 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
Group B standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
9 |
| 2 | Belfast Giants
|
6 |
| 3 | Tilburg Trappers
|
3 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia
|
0 |
- Winner Fischtown Pinguins promoted for next round Group D.
- Due to the withdrawal of the Kompanion-Naftogaz, Belfast Giantsas the higher ranked second placed team from the second round advances to the next round Group E.
Group C
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
 |
2:6 | Sanok
|
Corona 2010 Braşov
 |
3:2 | Prizma Riga
|
| Sanok
|
2:3 | Prizma Riga
|
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
|
2:3 | Corona 2010 Braşov
|
| Prizma Riga
|
2:5 | Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
|
Corona 2010 Braşov
|
3:4 | Sanok
|
Group C standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanok
|
6 |
| 2 | Corona 2010 Braşov
|
6 |
| 3 | Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
|
3 |
| 4 | Prizma Riga
|
3 |
- Winner Sanok promoted for next round Group E.
Third group stage
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
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yertis Pavlodar
|
3:2 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
| Ritten Sport
|
5:1 | Herning Blue Fox
|
| Herning Blue Fox
|
1:4 | Yertis Pavlodar
|
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
2:1 (SO) | Ritten Sport
|
| Ritten Sport
|
0:4 | Yertis Pavlodar
|
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
2:1 | Herning Blue Fox
|
Group D standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yertis Pavlodar
|
9 |
| 2 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
5 |
| 3 | Ritten Sport
|
4 |
| 4 | Herning Blue Fox
|
0 |
- Yertis Pavlodar and Fischtown Pinguins promoted for the final round.
Group E
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast Giants
|
1:0 | Neman Grodno
|
| Sanok
|
0:4 | Ducs d'Angers
|
Neman Grodno
|
2:0 | Sanok
|
| Ducs d'Angers
|
2:1 | Belfast Giants
|
| Sanok
|
3:5 | Belfast Giants
|
| Ducs d'Angers
|
3:4 | Neman Grodno
|
- Kompanion-Naftogaz withdrew its participation and was replaced by the Belfast Giantsas the second ranked team of the second round with the best record.
Group E standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ducs d'Angers
|
6 |
| 2 | Neman Grodno
|
6 |
| 3 | Belfast Giants
|
6 |
| 4 | Sanok
|
0 |
- Neman Grodnopromoted for the final round.
Super final
Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015.
Final group
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ducs d'Angers
|
0:5 | Neman Grodno
|
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
5:4 | Yertis Pavlodar
|
| Yertis Pavlodar
|
2:4 | Ducs d'Angers
|
Neman Grodno
|
6:2 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
| Yertis Pavlodar
|
3:4 (SO) | Neman Grodno
|
| Fischtown Pinguins
|
3:2 (SO) | Ducs d'Angers
|
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neman Grodno
|
8 |
| 2 | Fischtown Pinguins
|
5 |
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers
|
4 |
| 4 | Yertis Pavlodar
|
1 |
- Neman Grodno wins the 2015 IIHF Continental Cup to become the qualifier for next season's Champions Hockey League.
References
- ^ "Neman wins Continental Cup: Belarusians to play in Champions Hockey League". IIHF. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 IIHF Continental Cup". IIHF. Retrieved 23 January 2015.