The teams will be divided into pairs, and up to the semi-finals, 32 clubs will play one home and one away match. The team that is better in the sum of two games will win.
The Czech team Ocelārži, represented by defender Galviņš, will meet the Belarusian team “Junost” in Minsk in the first round, but the Swiss club Geneva “Servette”, represented by forward Smirnov and defender Smona, will measure forces with Straubing “Tigers” from Germany.
Overcoming the first round, in the second round, Ocelārži will meet the winner of the Salzburg Red Bull (Austria) and Tampere Tappara (Finland), while Servette will duel with the Engelholm Rogle (Sweden) or the Stavanger Oilers (Norway). . The two teams represented by Latvians could meet in the semi-finals.
The start of the tournament was originally scheduled for September 3, later it was postponed to October 6. The end of the season is scheduled for February 9 next year. Only one game will be played in the final.
Last season, for the fourth time in history, the Swedish club “Frolunda Indians” in Gothenburg was crowned champion, which in the final won the Czech team “Hradec Kralov” “Mountfield” represented by Oscar Cibulsky.
Never before have the continental hockey league (KHL) units played in the tournament.
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