2026–27 Champions Hockey League

Teams

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Team	City/Area	League	Qualification	Participation	Previous best
Frölunda HC	Gothenburg	Swedish Hockey League	2026 CHL winners	10th	Champion
Skellefteå AIK	Skellefteå	Swedish Hockey League	Play-off winners	10th	Final
Växjö Lakers	Växjö	Swedish Hockey League	Regular season third-place	9th	Final
Rögle BK	Ängelholm	Swedish Hockey League	Regular season fourth-place	3rd	Champion
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Fribourg	National League	Play-off winners	7th	Semi-finals
HC Davos	Davos	National League	Regular season winners	5th	Semi-finals
Genève-Servette HC	Geneva	National League	Regular season third-place	5th	Champion
Tappara	Tampere	Liiga	Play-off winners	11th	Champion
KooKoo	Kouvola	Liiga	Regular season runners-up	1st	—
SaiPa	Lappeenranta	Liiga	Regular season third-place[a]	3rd	Quarter-finals
Dynamo Pardubice	Pardubice	Czech Extraliga	Play-off winners	6th	Quarter-finals
HC Plzeň	Plzeň	Czech Extraliga	Regular season runners-up	4th	Semi-finals
Bílí Tygři Liberec	Liberec	Czech Extraliga	Regular season third-place[b]	6th	Semi-finals
Eisbären Berlin	Berlin	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Play-off winners	9th	Quarter-finals
Kölner Haie	Cologne	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Regular season winners	2nd	Group stage
Adler Mannheim	Mannheim	Deutsche Eishockey Liga	Regular season runners-up	8th	Round of 16
Graz 99ers	Graz	ICE Hockey League	Play-off winners	2nd	Group stage
EC KAC	Klagenfurt	ICE Hockey League	Regular season runners-up	7th	Round of 16
Red Bull Salzburg	Salzburg	ICE Hockey League	Regular season third-place	11th	Semi-finals
Storhamar	Hamar	EliteHockey Ligaen	Play-off winners	5th	Round of 16
Bordeaux Boxers	Bordeaux	Ligue Magnus	Play-off winners	1st	—
Herning Blue Fox	Herning	Metal Ligaen	Play-off winners	1st	—
GKS Tychy	Tychy	Polska Hokej Liga	Play-off winners	4th	Group stage
HK Nitra	Nitra	Slovak Extraliga	Play-off winners	3rd	Round of 32

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Pots

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A1	Skellefteå AIK	A2	Dynamo Pardubice	A3	Fribourg-Gottéron	A4	Frölunda HC	A5	Eisbären Berlin	A6	Tappara
B1	Växjö Lakers	B2	Škoda Plzeň	B3	KooKoo	B4	Graz 99ers	B5	Kölner Haie	B6	HC Davos
C1	Rögle BK	C2	Adler Mannheim	C3	SaiPa	C4	EC KAC	C5	Bílí Tygři Liberec	C6	Genève-Servette
D1	GKS Tychy	D2	HK Nitra	D3	Bordeaux Boxers	D4	Herning Blue Fox	D5	Storhamar	D6	Red Bull Salzburg

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League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Adler Mannheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to playoffs
2	Bílí Tygři Liberec	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bordeaux Boxers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	HC Davos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dynamo Pardubice	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Eisbären Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Fribourg-Gottéron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frölunda HC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Genève-Servette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Graz 99ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Herning Blue Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	HK Nitra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	EC KAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Kölner Haie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	KooKoo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Red Bull Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Rögle BK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	SaiPa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Skellefteå AIK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Škoda Plzeň	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Storhamar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tappara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GKS Tychy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Växjö Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Regular season tie-breaking criteria

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria is applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):^[3]

1. Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins);
2. Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins);
3. Better goal difference;
4. More goals scored;
5. More away goals scored;
6. The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation.

Results

Format

In the playoffs, pairings will be formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season faced the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd faced the team finished 15th, and so on. There will be no play-off draw or any reseedings for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. The first leg is hosted by the team with the lower seed with the second leg being played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final will be played on the home ice of the team with the higher accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games.

Bracket

Round of 16

The first legs will be played on 10 and 11 November with return legs played on 17 and 18 November 2026.

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 1 and 2 December with return legs played on 15 December 2026.

Semi-finals

The first legs will be played on 12 and 13 January with return legs played on 19 and 20 January 2027.

Final