2025–26 IIHF Continental Cup
International ice hockey competition
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The 2025–26 Continental Cup was the 28th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition began on 14 October 2025 and the final tournament was played from 14 to 17 January 2026.
Dates14 October 2025 –
17 January 2026
17 January 2026
Teams14
Champions
Nottingham Panthers (2nd title)
Nottingham Panthers (2nd title)Runners-up
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 October 2025 – 17 January 2026 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nottingham Panthers (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
Third place  |  Herning Blue Fox |
| Fourth place |  GKS Katowice |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 27 |
Qualified teams
| Team[1] | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Enter in the Final | |
| Herning Blue Fox |
2024–25 Metal Ligaen runners-up |
| Nottingham Panthers |
Host, 2024-25 EIHL Playoff Champions |
| HC Torpedo |
2024–25 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship runners-up |
| GKS Katowice |
2024–25 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up |
| Enter in the second round | |
 Angers Ducs |
2024–25 Coupe de France champions |
 SG Cortina |
2024-25 IHL – Elite champions |
| Enter in the first round | |
 HC Kremenchuk |
2024–25 Ukrainian Hockey Championship champions |
 ACS Gyergyoi HK |
2024–25 Romanian Hockey League champions |
 Budapest JAHC |
2024–25 OB I bajnokság champions |
 Narva PSK |
2024–25 Meistriliiga runners-up |
 Skautafelag Akureyar |
2024–25 Icelandic Hockey League champions |
 Hockey Punks |
2024–25 Lithuania Hockey League champions |
 SKHL Crvena zvezda |
2024–25 Serbian Hockey League champions |
 HK Mogo |
2024–25 Latvian Hockey League champions |
First round
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 17 to 19 October 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HK Mogo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 | Hockey Punks (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Skautafélag Akureyrar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Narva PSK |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 17 October 2025 16:00 | Narva PSK | 1–13 (0–5, 1–4, 0–4) | HK Mogo | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 50 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 8 | Shots | 64 | ||
| 17 October 2025 20:00 | Hockey Punks | 6–1 (2–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Skautafélag Akureyrar | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 250 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 18 October 2025 14:00 | HK Mogo | 7–2 (3–0, 3–1, 1–1) | Skautafélag Akureyrar | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 40 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 13 | ||
| 18 October 2025 18:00 | Hockey Punks | 8–5 (3–0, 2–4, 3–1) | Narva PSK | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 220 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 19 October 2025 14:00 | Skautafélag Akureyrar | 5–4 OT (0–1, 2–0, 2–3) (OT: 1–0) | Narva PSK | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 45 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 40 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 19 October 2025 18:00 | HK Mogo | 12–1 (6–0, 1–1, 5–0) | Hockey Punks | Pramogų Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 203 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 22 | ||
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Remetea, Romania, from 17 to 19 October 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACS Gyergyoi HK (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 9 | Second round |
| 2 | HC Kremenchuk |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Budapest JAHC |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | SKHL Crvena zvezda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+3).
| 17 October 2025 15:00 | HC Kremenchuk | 3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Budapest JAHC | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 374 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 17 October 2025 19:00 | ACS Gyergyoi HK | 13–0 (3–0, 6–0, 4–0) | SKHL Crvena zvezda | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 1,358 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 73 | Shots | 9 | ||
| 18 October 2025 15:00 | SKHL Crvena zvezda | 0–12 (0–4, 0–4, 0–4) | HC Kremenchuk | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 246 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 74 | ||
| 18 October 2025 19:00 | Budapest JAHC | 1–4 (0–0, 1–3, 0–1) | ACS Gyergyoi HK | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 1,687 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 14 | Shots | 31 | ||
| 19 October 2025 15:00 | Budapest JAHC | 9–3 (3–1, 2–1, 4–1) | SKHL Crvena zvezda | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 137 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 77 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 19 October 2025 19:00 | ACS Gyergyoi HK | 11–0 (3–0, 4–0, 4–0) | HC Kremenchuk | Remetea Ice Arena, Remetea Attendance: 1,342 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||
| 50 | Shots | 21 | ||
Second round
Group C
The Group C tournament was played in Angers, France, from 14 to 16 November 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers Ducs (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6[a] | Final round |
| 2 | HK Mogo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | SG Cortina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | ACS Gyergyoi HK |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
- Angers Ducs 3 Pts, +1 GD; HK Mogo 3 Pts, +1 GD; SG Cortina 3 Pts, –2 GD. HK Mogo 4–6 Angers Ducs.
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 14 November 2025 16:30 | SG Cortina | 5–3 (3–1, 0–1, 2–1) | ACS Gyergyoi HK | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 388 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 14 November 2025 20:30 | HK Mogo | 4–6 (0–2, 3–1, 1–3) | Angers Ducs | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 2,817 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 15 November 2025 16:30 | SG Cortina | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | HK Mogo | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 1,209 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 15 November 2025 20:30 | Angers Ducs | 3–1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | ACS Gyergyoi HK | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 3,254 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 13 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 16 November 2025 14:30 | ACS Gyergyoi HK | 2–6 (1–2, 1–4, 0–0) | HK Mogo | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 1,117 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 16 November 2025 18:30 | Angers Ducs | 3–4 (2–1, 1–2, 0–1) | SG Cortina | Angers IceParc, Angers Attendance: 2,846 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 25 | ||
Final round
The final tournament was played in Nottingham, Great Britain, from 14 to 17 January 2026.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC±0).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Panthers (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | GKS Katowice |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Third place game |
| 3 | HK Mogo |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Fifth place game |
| 14 January 2026 19:00 | HK Mogo | 0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Nottingham Panthers | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 4,695 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 20 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 15 January 2026 19:00 | GKS Katowice | 3–2 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | HK Mogo | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 3,698 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 38 | ||
| 16 January 2026 19:00 | Nottingham Panthers | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | GKS Katowice | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 6,162 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 24 | ||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Herning Blue Fox |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Third place game |
| 3 | Angers Ducs |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place game |
Source: IIHF
| 14 January 2026 14:30 | Angers Ducs | 1–4 (0–0, 1–3, 0–1) | Herning Blue Fox | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 3,381 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 15 January 2026 14:30 | Herning Blue Fox | 2–6 (1–1, 1–3, 0–2) | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 3,273 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 16 January 2026 14:30 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 2–3 OT (0–0, 0–0, 2–2) (OT: 0–1) | Angers Ducs | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 3,445 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 62 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 42 | ||
Fifth place game
| 17 January 2026 11:00 | Angers Ducs | 3–4 (1–1, 1–1, 1–2) | HK Mogo | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 2,124 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 28 | ||
Third place game
| 17 January 2026 15:00 | Herning Blue Fox | 3–2 GWS (0–1, 0–0, 2–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | GKS Katowice | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 4,182 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 45 | Shots | 22 | ||
Final
| 17 January 2026 19:00 | Nottingham Panthers | 4–2 (1–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Attendance: 6,371 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Carr | Goalies | Vladislav Pestov | Referees: Joonas Kova Milan ZrničLinesmen: Norbert Muzsic Dāvis Rozītis | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||