2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup

18th IIHF Continental Cup IIHF Continental Cup 2014–2015 155px 26 September 2014 – 11 January 2015 16 5 5 other BLR Neman Grodno 1 GER Fischtown Pinguins FRA Ducs d'Angers KAZ Yertis Pavlodar 36 256 36862 BLR Andrei Korshunov 8 2013–14 2015–16 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.Neman wins Continental Cup: Belarusians to play in Champions Hockey League http://www.iihf.com/competition/521/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9360&cHash=91953f6440355014cd40cfbefc5b5539/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150123141459/http://www.iihf.com/competition/521/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9360&cHash=91953f6440355014cd40cfbefc5b5539/ dead January 23, 2015 IIHF 23 January 2015 Qualified teams TeamQualificationEnter in the third roundITA Ritten Sport2013–14 Elite A winnersDEN Herning Blue Fox2013–14 Metal Ligaen runners-upKAZ Yertis Pavlodar2013–14 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winnersBLR Neman Grodno2013–14 Belarusian Extraleague winnersFRA Ducs d'Angers2013–14 Ligue Magnus runners-upUKR Kompanion-Naftogaza a a2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship winnersEnter in the second roundGER Fischtown Pinguins2013–14 DEL2 winnersGBR Belfast Giants2013–14 Elite League winnersNED Tilburg Trappers2013–14 Eredivisie winnersPOL Sanok2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa winnersROM Corona 2010 Braşov2013–14 Romanian Hockey League winnersHUN Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák2013–14 OB I bajnokság winnersLAT Prizma Riga2013–14 Latvian Hockey League winnersEnter in the first roundBUL CSKA Sofia2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League winnersESP Puigcerdà2013–14 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo runners-upSRB Beostar2013–14 Serbian Hockey League runners-upTUR Izmir BB GSK2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners a a a 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.2015 IIHF Continental Cup http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/club-events/continental-cup/2015-preliminary/ IIHF 23 January 2015 First group stage First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014. Group A (Sofia, Bulgaria) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Beostar SRB20:2TUR Izmir BB GSKCSKA Sofia BUL3:2ESP PuigcerdàPuigcerdà ESP5:1SRB BeostarIzmir BB GSK TUR3:19BUL CSKA SofiaIzmir BB GSK TUR1:20ESP PuigcerdàCSKA Sofia BUL10:2SRB Beostar Group A standings RankTeamPoints 1 BUL CSKA Sofia 9 2 ESP Puigcerdà 6 3 SRB Beostar 3 4 TUR Izmir BB GSK 0 Winner CSKA Sofia promoted for next round Group B. Second group stage Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014. Group B (Bremerhaven, Germany) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Tilburg Trappers NED1:4GBR Belfast GiantsCSKA Sofia BUL2:6GER Fischtown PinguinsBelfast Giants GBR6:2BUL CSKA SofiaFischtown Pinguins GER4:0NED Tilburg TrappersCSKA Sofia BUL4:5NED Tilburg TrappersBelfast Giants GBR2:4GER Fischtown Pinguins Group B standings RankTeamPoints 1 GER Fischtown Pinguins 9 2 GBR Belfast Giants 6 3 NED Tilburg Trappers 3 4 BUL CSKA Sofia 0 Winner Fischtown Pinguins promoted for next round Group D. Due to the withdrawal of the Kompanion-Naftogaz, Belfast Giants as the higher ranked second placed team from the second round advances to the next round Group E. Group C (Brașov, Romania) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák HUN2:6POL SanokCorona 2010 Braşov ROM3:2LAT Prizma RigaSanok POL2:3LAT Prizma RigaDunaújvárosi Acélbikák HUN2:3ROM Corona 2010 BraşovPrizma Riga LAT2:5HUN Dunaújvárosi AcélbikákCorona 2010 Braşov ROM3:4POL Sanok Group C standings RankTeamPoints 1 POL Sanok 6 2 ROM Corona 2010 Braşov 6 3 HUN Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 3 4 LAT 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 (Ritten, Italy) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Yertis Pavlodar KAZ3:2GER Fischtown PinguinsRitten Sport ITA5:1DEN Herning Blue FoxHerning Blue Fox DEN1:4KAZ Yertis PavlodarFischtown Pinguins GER2:1 (SO)ITA Ritten SportRitten Sport ITA0:4KAZ Yertis PavlodarFischtown Pinguins GER2:1DEN Herning Blue Fox Group D standings RankTeamPoints 1 KAZ Yertis Pavlodar 9 2 GER Fischtown Pinguins 5 3 ITA Ritten Sport 4 4 DEN Herning Blue Fox 0 Yertis Pavlodar and Fischtown Pinguins promoted for the final round. Group E (Angers, France) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Belfast Giants GBR1:0BLR Neman GrodnoSanok POL0:4FRA Ducs d'AngersNeman Grodno BLR2:0POL SanokDucs d'Angers FRA2:1GBR Belfast GiantsSanok POL3:5GBR Belfast GiantsDucs d'Angers FRA3:4BLR Neman Grodno 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. Group E standings RankTeamPoints 1 FRA Ducs d'Angers 6 2 BLR Neman Grodno 6 3 GBR Belfast Giants 6 4 POL Sanok 0 Ducs d'Angers and Neman Grodno promoted for the final round. Super final Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015. Final group (Bremerhaven, Germany) Team #1ScoreTeam #2Ducs d'Angers FRA0:5BLR Neman GrodnoFischtown Pinguins GER5:4KAZ Yertis PavlodarYertis Pavlodar KAZ2:4FRA Ducs d'AngersNeman Grodno BLR6:2GER Fischtown PinguinsYertis Pavlodar KAZ3:4 (SO)BLR Neman GrodnoFischtown Pinguins GER3:2 (SO)FRA Ducs d'Angers Final standings RankTeamPoints 1 BLR Neman Grodno 8 2 GER Fischtown Pinguins 5 3 FRA Ducs d'Angers 4 4 KAZ Yertis Pavlodar 1 Neman Grodno wins the 2015 IIHF Continental Cup to become the qualifier for next season's Champions Hockey League. References External links Official IIHF tournament page autocollapse Category:IIHF Continental Cup Category:2014–15 in European ice hockey