2023–24 Champions Hockey League

2023–24 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates31 August 2023 – 20 February 2024[1]
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Switzerland Genève-Servette HC (1st title)
Runner-up Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Czech Republic Dominik Lakatoš[2] (12 points)
MVPFinland Sami Vatanen[3]

The 2023–24 Champions Hockey League was the ninth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues were represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each.

Swiss team Genève-Servette HC won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Swedish team Skellefteå AIK 3–2 in the final. This made Genève-Servette HC the first Swiss side to win the title.[4] The title holders Tappara finished 18th in the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs.[5]

Czech left forward Dominik Lakatoš from Czech team Vítkovice Ridera became the top scorer with 12 points.[2]

Format changes

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Starting from the 2023–24 season the format was changed. The number of teams was reduced from 32 to 24 teams. The group stage was replaced with the regular season in which teams played six games each, with the teams being ranked in overall standings and 16 best-ranked teams advancing to the playoffs.

In the regular season draw, teams were allocated into four pots featuring six teams each. The seeding depends on the teams’ achievements in their national leagues and the respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. Each team was drawn against two teams from each of the other three pots.

In the playoffs, teams formed pairs based on the overall regular season standings.[6]

For the first time since the 2015–16 season, the IIHF Continental Cup winners did not get a wild card spot.[7]

Team allocation

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A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues were scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Tappara, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Slovakia and the United Kingdom participated.[8]

The qualification criteria for national leagues was based on the following rules:[6]

  1. CHL champions
  2. National league champions (play-off winners)
  3. Regular season winners
  4. Regular season runners-up
  5. Regular season third-placed team

Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are distinct from the national champions, who are determined in play-offs following the regular season. In 2023, Belfast Giants won both competitions.[9]

Teams

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Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
Finland Tappara Tampere Liiga 2023 CHL winners 9th Champion
Sweden Växjö Lakers Växjö Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 7th Final
Sweden Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League Regular season runners-up 8th Semi-finals
Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League Regular season third 6th Round of 16
Switzerland Genève-Servette HC Geneva National League Play-off winners 3rd Round of 16
Switzerland EHC Biel-Bienne Biel/Bienne National League Regular season runners-up 2nd Quarter-finals
Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil National League Regular season third 2nd Group stage
Germany Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 8th Final
Germany ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season runners-up 4th Round of 32
Germany Adler Mannheim Mannheim Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third 7th Round of 16
Finland Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season runners-up 2nd Group stage
Finland Lukko Rauma Liiga Regular season third 5th Semi-finals
Finland Pelicans Lahti Liiga Regular season fourth 2nd Group stage
Austria Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 8th Semi-finals
Italy HC Bolzano Bolzano ICE Hockey League Regular season winners 4th Round of 16
Austria HC Innsbruck Innsbruck ICE Hockey League Regular season third 1st First appearance
Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 8th Semi-finals
Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice Pardubice Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 4th Group stage
Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera Ostrava Czech Extraliga Regular season runners-up 4th Quarter-finals
France Dragons de Rouen Rouen Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 4th Quarter-finals
Norway Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Fjordkraftligaen Play-off winners 6th Round of 32
Denmark Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 3rd Group stage
United Kingdom Belfast Giants Belfast Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season winners 3rd Group stage
Slovakia HC Košice Košice Slovak Extraliga Play-off winners 4th Round of 32

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1][10]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 24 May 2023[10] 31 August–1 September 2023
Matchday 2 2–3 September 2023
Matchday 3 7–8 September 2023
Matchday 4 9–10 September 2023
Matchday 5 10–11 October 2023
Matchday 6 17–18 October 2023
Playoff Round of 16 No draw 14–15 November 2023 21–22 November 2023
Quarter-finals 5–6 December 2023 12 December 2023
Semi-finals 9–10 January 2024 16–17 January 2024
Final 20 February 2024

Regular season

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Teams in the 2023–24 Champions Hockey League.

In the regular season the 24 teams were combined into one table. Each team played home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16.

The draw of the regular season took place on 24 May 2023 in Tampere, Finland.[10]

Pots

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The participating teams were seeded into Pots A to D according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking. The reigning CHL champions Tappara were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot A. The top pot also contained the reigning champions of four of the top five founding leagues according to the league rankings (Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and ICE Hockey League), as well as 2022–23 Liiga regular season runners-up.[11]

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D

Finland Tappara
Sweden Växjö Lakers
Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
Germany Red Bull München
Finland Ilves
Austria Red Bull Salzburg

Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
Sweden Skellefteå AIK
Switzerland EHC Biel-Bienne
Germany ERC Ingolstadt
Finland Lukko
Italy HC Bolzano

Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice
Sweden Färjestad BK
Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Germany Adler Mannheim
Finland Pelicans
Austria HC Innsbruck

Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera
France Dragons de Rouen
Norway Stavanger Oilers
Denmark Aalborg Pirates
United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Slovakia HC Košice

Grid

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Teams were allocated their opponents based on a pattern in connection to the positions in the regular season grid. They played the teams on the left-hand side at home and the ones on the right-hand side away excluding teams from the same row. Teams from the last column played teams from the first column away, and teams from the first column played teams from the last column at home.

A1 Finland Tappara A2 Germany Red Bull München A3 Sweden Växjö Lakers A4 Finland Ilves A5 Austria Red Bull Salzburg A6 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
B1 Finland Lukko B2 Switzerland EHC Biel-Bienne B3 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec B4 Germany ERC Ingolstadt B5 Italy HC Bolzano B6 Sweden Skellefteå AIK
C1 Austria HC Innsbruck C2 Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers C3 Sweden Färjestad BK C4 Finland Pelicans C5 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice C6 Germany Adler Mannheim
D1 Slovakia HC Košice D2 Denmark Aalborg Pirates D3 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera D4 Norway Stavanger Oilers D5 France Dragons de Rouen D6 United Kingdom Belfast Giants

League table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Adler Mannheim 6 5 0 1 0 21 9 +12 16 Qualification to playoffs
2 Sweden Växjö Lakers 6 4 2 0 0 29 13 +16 16
3 Finland Lukko 6 5 0 0 1 21 14 +7 15
4 Sweden Färjestad BK 6 4 1 0 1 26 11 +15 14
5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 6 4 0 0 2 18 11 +7 12
6 Finland Ilves 6 3 1 1 1 22 18 +4 12
7 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 6 3 1 0 2 25 14 +11 11
8 Finland Pelicans 6 3 1 0 2 23 15 +8 11
9 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 6 2 2 1 1 19 14 +5 11
10 Germany Red Bull München 6 3 0 1 2 22 16 +6 10
11 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 6 3 0 1 2 20 14 +6 10
12 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 6 3 0 1 2 21 17 +4 10
13 Switzerland EHC Biel-Bienne 6 3 0 1 2 19 17 +2 10
14 Austria HC Innsbruck 6 3 0 0 3 18 26 −8 9
15 Germany ERC Ingolstadt 6 3 0 0 3 13 22 −9 9
16 Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 6 2 1 1 2 21 22 −1 9
17 United Kingdom Belfast Giants 6 2 1 0 3 10 13 −3 8
18 Finland Tappara 6 1 2 0 3 18 17 +1 7
19 France Dragons de Rouen 6 2 0 0 4 16 26 −10 6
20 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 0 1 4 9 17 −8 4
21 Norway Stavanger Oilers 6 1 0 1 4 14 25 −11 4
22 Italy HC Bolzano 6 0 0 1 5 7 26 −19 1
23 Denmark Aalborg Pirates 6 0 0 1 5 9 31 −22 1
24 Slovakia HC Košice 6 0 0 0 6 9 22 −13 0
Source: Champions Hockey League

Regular season tie-breaking criteria

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Teams were 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 was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[12]

  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

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Home \ Away AAL MAN BEL BIE BOL ROU PAR FBK GEN ILV ING INN KOŠ LUK TŘI PEL RJL RBM RBS SKE STA TAP VÄX VÍT
Aalborg Pirates 4–6 2–6 1–2
Adler Mannheim 4–2 3–2 3–2
Belfast Giants 4–0 3–2 1–0
EHC Biel-Bienne 6–1 3–1 6–3
HC Bolzano 1–7 3–4 0–1
Dragons de Rouen 6–1 3–5 3–8
Dynamo Pardubice 1–3 6–1 5–1
Färjestad BK 8–0 4–1 4–2
Genève-Servette HC 6–1 9–1 3–2
Ilves 3–4 5–4 3–2
ERC Ingolstadt 3–2 2–5 0–5
HC Innsbruck 2–1 5–2 2–4
HC Košice 1–4 2–3 1–2
Lukko 0–6 3–1 3–2
Oceláři Třinec 4–0 6–7 0–2
Pelicans 1–3 1–5 4–0
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 5–2 2–5 4–2
Red Bull München 9–2 5–2 1–4
Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 1–5 5–2
Skellefteå AIK 0–1 3–4 4–0
Stavanger Oilers 2–4 2–4 6–7
Tappara 2–1 6–0 3–5
Växjö Lakers 5–2 4–0 3–2
Vítkovice Ridera 4–3 4–1 4–3
Source: Champions Hockey League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

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Format

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In the playoffs, pairings were formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season face the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd face the team finished 15th, and so on. There were 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 was 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 was tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime was scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final was played on the home ice of the team with the higher accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games.[13]

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
16 Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4 3 7
1 Germany Adler Mannheim 1 1 2
16 Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2 1 3
9 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 1 5 6
8 Finland Pelicans 0 1 1
9 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 3 1 4
9 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 2 2 4
5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4 1 5
13 Switzerland EHC Biel-Bienne 3 4 7
4 Sweden Färjestad BK 5 6 11
4 Sweden Färjestad BK 4 1 5
5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 3 4 7
12 Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 4 2 6
5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 3 5 8
5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 2
7 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 3
15 Germany ERC Ingolstadt 1 3 4
2 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4 3 7
2 Sweden Växjö Lakers 1 3 4
7 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 4 2 6
10 Germany Red Bull München 3 1 4
7 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 2 3 5
7 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 2 3 5
3 Finland Lukko 2 2 4
14 Austria HC Innsbruck 2 1 3
3 Finland Lukko (OT) 2 2 4
3 Finland Lukko 6 2 8
11 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 4 3 7
6 Finland Ilves 1 2 3
11 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 3 2 5

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November with return legs played on 21 and 22 November 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Switzerland 7–2 Germany Adler Mannheim 4–1 3–1
ERC Ingolstadt Germany 4–7 Sweden Växjö Lakers 1–4 3–3
HC Innsbruck Austria 3–4 (OT) Finland Lukko 2–2 1–2
EHC Biel-Bienne Switzerland 7–11 Sweden Färjestad BK 3–5 4–6
Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic 6–8 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 4–3 2–5
Ilves Finland 3–5 Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice 1–3 2–2
Red Bull München Germany 4–5 Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 3–2 1–3
Pelicans Finland 1–4 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 0–3 (w/o)[A] 1–1
  • ^
    The first game between Pelicans and Vítkovice Ridera on 14 November was cancelled due to poor ice conditions at Isku Areena, Lahti, Finland. Vítkovice Ridera was awarded the win per league's sports regulations.[14]

    • (1) Adler Mannheim vs. (16) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

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    14 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Switzerland4–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 2–0)    		Germany Adler MannheimSt. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil
    Attendance: 3,515
    Game reference
    Melvin NyffelerGoaliesFelix BrückmannReferees:
    Manuel Nikolić
    Michał Baca
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Sébastien Duc
    Schroeder (Moy, Červenka) (PP) – 7:441–0
    1–111:19 – Vey (Mayer, Wolf)
    Wetter (Frk, Rask) – 17:112–1
    Schroeder (Jensen, Capaul) – 44:243–1
    Frk (Rask) – 58:214–1
    6 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots21
    21 November 2023
    19:30 CET    		Adler Mannheim Germany1–3
    (0–1, 0–1,1–1)    		Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersSAP Arena, Mannheim
    Attendance: 3,812
    Game reference
    Arno TiefenseeGoaliesMelvin NyffelerReferees:
    Antonín Jeřábek
    Daniel Pražák
    Linesmen:
    Kai Jürgens
    Patrick Laguzov
    0–11:51 – Wetter (Grossniklaus, Frk)
    0–230:09 – Schroeder (Jensen, Aebischer)
    Plachta (Jokipakka, Ennis) (PP) – 44:091–2
    1–358:49 – (ENG) Dünner (Capaul)
    6 minPenalties6 min
    35Shots29
    SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers won 7–2 on aggregate.

    (2) Växjö Lakers vs. (15) ERC Ingolstadt

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    14 November 2023
    18:30 CET    		ERC Ingolstadt Germany1–4
    (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)    		Sweden Växjö LakersSaturn Arena, Ingolstadt
    Attendance: 2,654
    Game reference
    Devin WilliamsGoaliesAdam ÅhmanReferees:
    Lukas Kohlmüller
    Daniel Soos
    Linesmen:
    Tim Heffner
    Andreas Hofer
    0–13:11 – Rieder
    0–210:29 – Carlsson (Martinsson Rosén)
    Pietta (St. Denis, Henriquez-Morales) – 20:351–2
    1–326:52 – Stjernborg (Gustafsson)
    1–429:17 – McLaughlin (Cooper, Rosén)
    6 minPenalties2 min
    32Shots31
    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Växjö Lakers Sweden3–3
    (2–1, 0–0, 1–2)    		Germany ERC IngolstadtVida Arena, Växjö
    Attendance: 2,771
    Game reference
    Adam ÅhmanGoalies Devin WilliamsReferees:
    Micha Hebeisen
    Cedric Borga
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Anders Nyqvist
    *Kossila (Sylvegård, Persson) (PP) – 8:111–0
    1–114:57 – Edwards (Krauß, Nijenhuis)
    McLaughlin (Rosén, Martinsson) – 19:422–1
    2–242:38 – Bodie (Hüttl, Pietta)
    2–345:49 – Krauß (Rowe, Bertrand)
    Nilsson (Sylvegård) (ENG) – 57:443–3
    4 minPenalties4 min
    20Shots27
    Växjö Lakers won 7–4 on aggregate.

    (3) Lukko vs. (14) HC Innsbruck

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    14 November 2023
    20:20 CET    		HC Innsbruck Austria2–2
    (0–2, 1–0, 1–0)    		Finland LukkoTiroler Wasserkraft Arena, Innsbruck
    Attendance: 2,000
    Game reference
    Evan BuitenhuisGoaliesDaniel LebedeffReferees:
    Marian Rohatsch
    Chris van Grinsven
    Linesmen:
    David Nothegger
    Simon Riecken
    0–111:52 – Burke (Repo, Mattila)
    0–217:14 – Repo (Burke, Almari)
    Shaw (Green, Krogsgaard) – 39:451–2
    Shaw (Mackin,Green) – 54:192–2
    4 minPenalties4 min
    17Shots21
    22 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Lukko Finland2–1 (OT)
    (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
    (OT 1–0)    		Austria HC InnsbruckKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 1,602
    Game reference
    Daniel LebedeffGoaliesEvan BuitenhuisReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    Jiří Ondráček
    Linesmen:
    Luka Mäkinen
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Westerholm (Stenqvist, Westerholm) – 1:091–0
    1–156:17 – (PP) Albano (Rockwood)
    Reunanen (Repo, Mattila) – 60:192–1
    6 minPenalties10 min
    47Shots12
    Lukko won 4–3 on aggregate.

    (4) Färjestad BK vs. (13) EHC Biel-Bienne

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    14 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		EHC Biel-Bienne Switzerland3–5
    (1–1, 1–3, 1–1)    		Sweden Färjestad BKTissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
    Attendance: 3,533
    Game reference
    Harri SäteriGoaliesMaxime LagacéReferees:
    Lasse Kopitz
    Uldis Buss
    Linesmen:
    Dario Fuchs
    Aurélien Urfer
    Rajala (Bukarts) – 11:151–0
    1–116:00 – Lundh (Westfält, Tornberg)
    1–224:45 – Ejdsell (Kellman, Bergkvist)
    Brunner (Rathgeb, Kessler) (PP) – 31:132–2
    2–331:59 – (PP) Ejdsell (Nyström, Kellman)
    2–436:58 – Tornberg (Westfält, Forsell)
    2–543:51 – Lindqvist (Lawner, Johansson)
    Yakovenko (Sallinen) (PP) – 52:003–5
    4 minPenalties8 min
    30Shots30
    21 November 2023
    19:00 CET    		Färjestad BK Sweden6–4
    (2–0, 2–2, 2–2)    		Switzerland EHC Biel-BienneLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
    Attendance: 2,397
    Game reference
    Maxime LagacéGoaliesJoren van PottelbergheReferees:
    Riku Brander
    Kristian Vikman
    Linesmen:
    Gustav Jonsson
    Daniel Persson
    Forsell (Westfält, Dahlström) – 7:091–0
    Lindqvist (Bergkvist, Lawner) – 11:282–0
    2–124:22 – (PP) Sallinen (Bukarts, Kessler)
    Kellman (Johansson, Lindqvist) (PP) – 25:463–1
    3–237:38 – Kessler
    Johansson (Nygård (SH) – 38:494–2
    4–344:08 – Pokka (Sallinen, Bachofner)
    Dahlström (Nygård) – 54:105–3
    Nygård (Johansson) (SHENG) – 56:406–3
    6–457:10 – Burren (Stampfli, Reichle)
    8 minPenalties2 min
    22Shots24
    Färjestad BK won 11–7 on aggregate.

    (5) Skellefteå AIK vs. (12) Oceláři Třinec

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    14 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Oceláři Třinec Czech Republic4–3
    (2–0, 0–1, 2–2)    		Sweden Skellefteå AIKWerk Arena, Třinec
    Attendance: 3,547
    Game reference
    Ondřej KacetlGoaliesGustaf LindvallReferees:
    Tomáš Hronský
    Martin Christensen
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Svoboda
    Josef Špůr
    Jeřábek (Vrána) – 1:411–0
    Růžička (Dańo, Jeřábek) (PP) – 13:032–0
    2–124:46 – Lindström (Hugg)
    Kurovský (Čacho, Dravecký) – 44:543–1
    3–246:15 – Forsfjäll (Stenman, Dzierkals)
    3–352:21 – (PP) Sikura (Lindström, Lindholm)
    Hudáček (Nestrašil, Polášek) – 56:064–3
    8 minPenalties6 min
    15Shots26
    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK Sweden5–2
    (1–1, 2–0, 2–1)    		Czech Republic Oceláři TřinecSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 1,892
    Game reference
    David RautioGoaliesOndřej KacetlReferees:
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Joonas Kova
    Linesmen:
    Rasmus Strömberg
    Emil Yletyinen
    0–13:19 – (PP) Jeřábek (Růžička, Dańo)
    Lindholm (Pudas, Sandberg) – 13:431–1
    Lindholm (Pudas, Sandberg) – 30:592–1
    Sikura (Johnson) – 39:203–1
    3–243:56 – Pánik
    Lindholm (Nilsson, Johnson) (PP) – 51:154–2
    Salomonsson (Heikkinen, Lindberg) – 55:195–2
    6 minPenalties4 min
    30Shots20
    Skellefteå AIK won 8–6 on aggregate.

    (6) Ilves vs. (11) Dynamo Pardubice

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    15 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Ilves Finland1–3
    (1–1, 0–2, 0–0)    		Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice Nokia Arena, Tampere
    Attendance: 3,538
    Game reference
    Jakub MálekGoaliesRoman WillReferees:
    Marcus Linde
    Kilian Hinterdobler
    Linesmen:
    Onni Hautamaki
    Jussi Thomann
    Meskanen (Stránský, Ratinen) (PP) – 10:491–0
    1–117:39 – Radil (Zohorna, Vála)
    1–221:35 – Zohorna (Kousal, Radil)
    1–334:14 – Radil (Kousal, Zohorna)
    2 minPenalties6 min
    25Shots24
    21 November 2023
    17:30 CET    		Dynamo Pardubice Czech Republic2–2
    (0–1, 1–1, 1–0)    		Finland IlvesEnteria Arena, Pardubice
    Attendance: 4,597
    Game reference
    Roman WillGoaliesJonas GunnarssonReferees:
    Gordon Schukies
    Ladislav Smetana
    Linesmen:
    Josef Špůr
    Jiří Ondráček
    0–17:36 – Ikonen (Mäntykivi, Ratinen)
    Kaut (Čerešňák, Hyka) (PP) – 22:401–1
    1–225:13 – Suomi (Lancaster, Nyman)
    Musil (Vála, Kaut) – 42:132–2
    8 minPenalties8 min
    36Shots22
    Dynamo Pardubice won 5–3 on aggregate.

    (7) Genève-Servette HC vs. (10) Red Bull München

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    15 November 2023
    19:30 CET    		Red Bull München Germany3–2
    (2–0, 0–0, 1–2)    		Switzerland Genève-Servette HCOlympia Eishalle, Munich
    Attendance: 3,027
    Game reference
    Mathias NiederbergerGoaliesRobert MayerReferees:
    Christian Ofner
    Daniel Soos
    Linesmen:
    Marius Wölzmüller
    Joshua Römer
    Krämmer (Eder, Blum) – 4:581–0
    DeSousa (Kastner) – 5:302–0
    2–147:54 – Manninen (Hartikainen, Vatanen)
    Smith (Abeltshauser, Varejcka) – 52:203–1
    3–258:09 – Winnik (Lennström)
    4 minPenalties10 min
    32Shots18
    22 November 2023
    19:45 CET    		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland3–1
    (0–1, 1–0, 2–0)    		Germany Red Bull MünchenPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 5,527
    Game reference
    Robert MayerGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
    Mikael Holm
    Mikael Sjöqvist
    Linesmen:
    Dominik Altmann
    Dominik Schlegel
    0–119:49 – MacWilliam (DeSousa, Kastner)
    Hartikainen (Richard, Le Coultre) (PP) – 35:551–1
    Jooris (Vatanen, Filppula) – 47:392–1
    Richard – 50:573–1
    6 minPenalties8 min
    38Shots21
    Genève-Servette HC won 5–4 on aggregate.

    (9) Vítkovice Ridera vs. (8) Pelicans

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    14 November 2023
    18:30 EET    		Pelicans Finland0–3Czech Republic Vítkovice RideraIsku Areena, Lahti
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    21 November 2023
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera Czech Republic1–1
    (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)    		Finland PelicansOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 4,007
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    Matěj MachovskýGoaliesJasper PatrikainenReferees:
    Tomáš Hronský
    Marek Žák
    Linesmen:
    Vít Lederer
    Lukáš Rampír
    Lakatoš (Kalus, Mueller) (PP) - 19:491–0
    1–144:10 - (PP) Schnarr (Roine, Král)
    10 minPenalties6 min
    31Shots30
    Vítkovice Ridera won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals

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    First legs were played on 5 and 6 December with return legs played on 12 December 2023.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Genève-Servette HC Switzerland 6–4 Sweden Växjö Lakers 4–1 2–3
    Dynamo Pardubice Czech Republic 7–8 Finland Lukko 4–6 3–2
    Skellefteå AIK Sweden 7–5 Sweden Färjestad BK 3–4 4–1
    SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Switzerland 3–6 Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 2–1 1–5

    (2) Växjö Lakers vs. (7) Genève-Servette HC

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    5 December 2023
    19:45 CET    		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland4–1
    (3–0, 1–0, 0–1)    		Sweden Växjö LakersPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 3,494
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    Robert MayerGoaliesAdam ÅhmanReferees:
    Adam Kika
    Jiří Ondráček
    Linesmen:
    Dominik Altmann
    Dominik Schlegel
    Filppula (Pouliot, Berni) – 3:071–0
    Berni (Manninen, Praplan) – 4:562–0
    Richard (Winnik, Mirandą) – 18:533–0
    Praplan (Filppula, Richard) (PP) – 35:284–0
    4–157:59 – Rieder (Ågren, Giuttari)
    2 minPenalties6 min
    23Shots29
    12 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Växjö Lakers Sweden3–2
    (0–0, 1–0, 2–2)    		Switzerland Genève-Servette HCVida Arena, Växjö
    Attendance: 1,752
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    Emil LarmiGoaliesJussi OlkinuoraReferees:
    Riku Brander
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Linesmen:
    Anders Nyqvist
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Nilsson (Blichfeld) – 35:261-0
    1-144:40 – Vatanen (Manninen, Jooris)
    1-246:36 – (SH) Manninen (Jooris)
    Kossila (Blichfeld, Persson) (PP, EA) – 48:532-2
    Rosén (Persson, Sylvegård) (PP, EA) – 49:313-2
    8 minPenalties6 min
    36Shots33
    Genève-Servette HC won 6–4 on aggregate.

    (3) Lukko vs. (11) Dynamo Pardubice

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    6 December 2023
    20:00 CET    		Dynamo Pardubice Czech Republic4–6
    (2–4, 0–1, 2–1)    		Finland LukkoEnteria Arena, Pardubice
    Attendance: 4,129
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    Roman WillGoaliesDaniel LebedeffReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    Stefan Hürlimann
    Linesmen:
    Daniel Hynek
    Jiří Svoboda
    0–11:36 – Almari (Tieksola, (Abt)
    0–23:02 – Tieksola (Repo, Reunanen)
    0–39:01 – Nieminen
    0–416:08 – Fontaine (Abt, Tieksola)
    Radil (Sedlák) (PP) – 17:541–4
    Košťálek (Kousal (PP) – 19:08, Zohorna)2–4
    2–529:14 – Westerholm (Westerholm)
    2–653:46 – Burke (Mattila)
    Mandát (Vála) – 55:053–6
    Kousal (Radil, Čerešňák) – 57:054–6
    14 minPenalties12 min
    39Shots21
    12 December 2023
    18:30 EET    		Lukko Finland2–3
    (0–0, 2–1, 0–2)    		Czech Republic Dynamo PardubiceKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 3,172
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    Samuel HarveyGoaliesRoman WillReferees:
    Marcus Linde
    Manuel Nikolić
    Linesmen:
    Tommi Niittylä
    Joni Pekkala
    Kainulainen (Ikonen, Reunanen) – 23:221–0
    1–133:49 – (PP) Čerešňák (Radil, Sedlák)
    Kainulainen (Reunanen) – 38:502–1
    2–257:17 – (EA) Musil (Košťálek, Radil)
    2–358:22 – (EA) Hyka (Říčka, Paulovič)
    10 minPenalties4 min
    14Shots42
    Lukko won 8–7 on aggregate.

    (4) Färjestad BK vs. (5) Skellefteå AIK

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    5 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK Sweden3–4
    (1–1, 0–2, 2–1)    		Sweden Färjestad BKSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 3,417
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    Referees:
    Tobias Björk
    Mikael Holm
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Emil Yletyinen
    0–16:27 – (PSG) Ejdsell
    Forsfjäll (Salomonsson, Stenman) – 11:241–1
    1–234:18 – Ejdsell
    1–338:20 – Kellman (Bergkvist, Nygren)
    1–450:13 – Öhgren (Kellman, Tomášek)
    Lindström (Lindholm , Nilsson) (PP) – 51:442–4
    Sandin-Pellika (Hugg) – 54:003–4
    6 minPenalties6 min
    27Shots15
    12 December 2023
    19:00 CET    		Färjestad BK Sweden1–4
    (1–1, 0–0, 0–3)    		Sweden Skellefteå AIKLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
    Attendance: 4,837
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    Maxime LagacéGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Linus Öhlund
    Mikael Nord
    Linesmen:
    Emil Yletyinen
    Gustav Jonsson
    0–14:40 – Sikura (Lindholm, Johnson)
    Johansson (Ejdsell, Kellman) (PP) – 11:071–1
    1–250:08 – Stenman (Dzierkals, Sandin-Pellika)
    1–354:20 – Nilsson (Sikura, Lindholm)
    1–458:14 (SHG, ENG) – Nilsson
    4 minPenalties8 min
    27Shots30
    Skellefteå AIK won 7–5 on aggregate.

    (9) Vítkovice Ridera vs. (16) SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers

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    5 December 2023
    19:45 CET    		SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Switzerland2–1
    (2–1, 0–0, 0–0)    		Czech Republic Vítkovice RideraSt. Galler Kantonalbank Arena, Rapperswil
    Attendance: 2,933
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    Robin MeyerGoaliesLukáš KlimešReferees:
    André Schrader
    Marian Rohatsch
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Nathy Burgy
    0–11:07- Barinka (Fridrich, Mikuš)
    Vouardoux (Jensen, Moy) –13:191–1
    Rask (Dünner, Lammer) (PP) – 16:162–1
    4 minPenalties4 min
    31Shots31
    12 December 2023
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera Czech Republic5–1
    (0–1, 3–0, 2–0)    		Switzerland SC Rapperswil-Jona LakersOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 4,055
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    Matěj MachovskýGoaliesRobin MeyerReferees:
    Ladislav Smetana
    Marek Žák
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Ondráček
    Petr Šimánek
    0–13:01 – Lammer (Wick)
    Zdráhal (Barinka, Jeřábek) – 24:321–1
    Vondráček (Kovář, Kreiger) – 29:312–1
    Vondráček (Grman, Mikuš) – 35:363–1
    Vondráček (Raskob, Zdráhal) (PP) – 53:464–1
    Lakatoš (Kalus) (ENG) – 59:495–1
    4 minPenalties4 min
    37Shots30
    Vítkovice Ridera won 6–3 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

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    First legs will be played on 9 January with return legs played on 16 January 2024.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Genève-Servette HC Switzerland 5–4 Finland Lukko 2–2 3–2
    Vítkovice Ridera Czech Republic 4–5 Sweden Skellefteå AIK 2–4 2–1

    (3) Lukko vs. (7) SC Genève-Servette HC

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    9 January 2024
    20:15 CET    		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland2–2
    (1–0, 1–2, 0–0)    		Finland LukkoPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 4,371
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    Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesDaniel Lebedeff
    Linesmen:
    Dario Fuchs
    Michael Stalder
    Miranda (Praplan, Honka) – 8:141–0
    1–124:34 – Mattila (Abt, Jandric)
    1–226:39 – Fontaine (Tieksola, Burke)
    Chanton (Miranda) – 29:022–2
    4 minPenalties2 min
    23Shots19
    16 January 2024
    20:30 EET    		Lukko Finland2–3
    (2–0, 0–2, 0–1)    		Switzerland Genève-Servette HCKivikylän Areena, Rauma
    Attendance: 4,322
    Game reference
    Christopher GibsonGoaliesJussi Olkinuora
    Linesmen:
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Luka Mäkinen
    Stenqvist (Ikonen) – 6:001–0
    Burke (Brook) – 11:152–0
    2–136:49 – Filppula (Hartikainen, Le Coultre)
    2–237:47 – Vatanen (Hartikainen)
    2–345:05 – Filppula (Vatanen, Chanton)
    2 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots31
    Genève-Servette won 5–4 on aggregate.

    (5) Skellefteå AIK vs. (9) Vítkovice Ridera

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    9 January 2024
    18:00 CET    		Vítkovice Ridera Czech Republic2–4
    (2–2, 0–1, 0–1)    		Sweden Skellefteå AIKOstravar Aréna, Vítkovice
    Attendance: 5,455
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    Lukáš KlimešGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    André Schrader
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Svoboda
    Daniel Hynek
    0–15:26 – Lindström (Granberg, Lindholm)
    Lakatoš (Bukarts, Kalus) (PP) – 7:081–1
    Dej – 9:202–1
    2–211:32 – (SHG) Dzierkals
    2–325:06 – Lindholm (Sikura, Hugg)
    2–444:01 – Sikura (Nilsson, Johnson)
    4 minPenalties10 min
    31Shots25
    16 January 2024
    19:00 CET    		Skellefteå AIK Sweden1–2
    (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)    		Czech Republic Vítkovice RideraSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 4,029
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    Linus SöderströmGoaliesMatěj MachovskýReferees:
    Joonas Kova
    Kristian Vikman
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Emil Yletyinen
    Salomonsson (Hugg, Robertsson) – 5:431–0
    1–132:53 – (PP) Barinka (Raskob, Chlán)
    1–241:38 – Kalus (Claireaux, Vondráček)
    6 minPenalties4 min
    27Shots32
    Skellefteå AIK won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Final

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    20 February 2024
    19:30 CET    		Genève-Servette HC Switzerland3–2
    (3–1, 0–0, 0–1)    		Sweden Skellefteå AIKPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
    Attendance: 7,135
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    Jussi OlkinuoraGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Joonas Kova
    Linesmen:
    Josef Špůr
    Jiří Svoboda
    Berthon (Jacquemet, Jooris) – 5:301–0
    1–1Dzierkals (Lindholm, Forsfjäll) – 11:35
    Manninen (Hartikainen, Filppula) (PP) – 17:372–1
    Winnik (Berni, Praplan) (PP) – 18:363–1
    3–2Heikkinen (Lindberg, Nilsson) – 48:09
    6 minPenalties4 min
    15Shots25

    Statistics

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    Scoring leaders

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    The following players led the league in points.[15]

    Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
    Czech Republic Dominik Lakatoš Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 11 7 5 12 8 –3 2 4 0 34 20.59%
    Finland Sami Vatanen Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 13 3 9 12 4 +7 0 0 0 47 6.38%
    Switzerland Tanner Richard Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 13 2 10 12 2 +8 0 0 0 24 8.33%
    Slovakia Libor Hudáček Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec 7 5 6 11 0 –1 1 1 0 22 22.73%
    Sweden Linus Lindström Sweden Skellefteå AIK 13 6 5 11 2 +10 1 1 1 31 19.35%
    Finland Teemu Hartikainen Switzerland Genève-Servette HC 13 4 7 11 12 +3 0 1 0 30 13.33%
    United States Jonathon Blum Germany Red Bull München 7 1 9 10 0 +8 0 0 0 11 9.09%
    Canada Braeden Shaw Austria HC Innsbruck 8 6 4 10 6 +5 1 2 0 26 23.08%
    United States Dylan McLaughlin Sweden Växjö Lakers 9 5 5 10 2 -1 2 1 0 12 41.67%
    Canada Brayden Burke Finland Lukko 10 6 4 10 0 +4 1 0 0 14 42.86%

    Leading goaltenders

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    The following goaltenders led the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.[16]

    Player Team GP W L SV GA SV% GAA SO MIN
    Czech Republic Matěj Machovský Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera 6 4 1 178 6 96.74% 0.99 1 364
    Finland Jasper Patrikainen Finland Lahti Pelicans 3 2 0 83 4 95.40% 1.36 1 177
    Canada Tyler Beskorowany United Kingdom Belfast Giants 6 3 3 160 12 93.02% 2.01 2 358
    Germany Felix Brückmann Germany Adler Mannheim 4 3 1 87 7 92.55% 1.75 1 240
    Finland Daniel Lebedeff Finland Lukko 8 6 0 184 15 92.46% 1.88 0 480

    Awards

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    Team of the Regular Season

    [edit]

    The Team of the Regular Season was announced on 2 November 2023.[17]

    Position Player Team
    Goaltender Canada Tyler Beskorowany United Kingdom Belfast Giants
    Defenceman Finland Sami Vatanen Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman United States Les Lancaster Finland Ilves
    Forward Slovakia Libor Hudáček Czech Republic Oceláři Třinec
    Forward Finland Aatu Jämsen Finland Pelicans
    Forward Sweden Pär Lindholm Sweden Skellefteå AIK

    MVP

    [edit]

    The winner of the LGT MVP Award was announced on 20 February 2024.[3]

    Player Team
    Finland Sami Vatanen Switzerland Genève-Servette HC

    Team of the Season

    [edit]

    The Team of the Season was announced on 11 March 2024.[18]

    Position Player Team
    Goaltender Finland Jussi Olkinuora Finland Pelicans / Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman Finland Sami Vatanen Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
    Defenceman Finland Tarmo Reunanen Finland Lukko
    Forward Czech Republic Dominik Lakatoš Czech Republic Vítkovice Ridera
    Forward Sweden Linus Lindström Sweden Skellefteå AIK
    Forward Canada Braeden Shaw Austria HC Innsbruck

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