2018–19 IIHF Continental Cup

2018–2019 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates28 September 2018 – 13 January 2019
Teams17
Final positions
Champions Kazakhstan Arlan Kokshetau (1st title)
Runner-up United Kingdom Belfast Giants
Third place Poland GKS Katowice
Fourth placeBelarus HK Gomel
Tournament statistics
Games played36

The 2018–19 Continental Cup was the 22nd edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 28 September 2018 and the final tournament was played from 11 to 13 January 2019.[1]

Qualified teams

Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
Belarus HK Gomel 2017 Belarusian Cup winners
Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 2017–18 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
France Lyon Lions 2017–18 Coupe de France winners
United Kingdom Belfast Giants 2017–18 Challenge Cup winners
Kazakhstan Arlan Kokshetau 2017–18 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
Poland GKS Katowice 2017–18 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
Hungary MAC Budapest 2017–18 Erste Liga champions
Italy Ritten Sport 2017–18 IHL - Elite champions
Latvia Kurbads Riga 2017–18 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
Serbia Crvena Zvezda 2017–18 Serbian Hockey League champions
Slovenia HDD Jesenice 2017–18 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
Spain Txuri Urdin 2017–18 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
Ukraine HC Donbass 2017–18 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
Enter in the first round
Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia 2017–18 Bulgarian Hockey League champions
Iceland Vikingar Akureyri 2017–18 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Israel HC Bat Yam 2017–18 Israeli Hockey League champions
Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 2017–18 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 28 to 30 September 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Iceland Vikingar Akureyri 3 2 1 0 0 13 5 +8 8 Advance to Second round
2 Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia (H) 3 2 0 1 0 17 8 +9 7
3 Turkey Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 3 1 0 0 2 7 11 −4 3
4 Israel HC Bat Yam 3 0 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

28 September 2018
16:00		Zeytinburnu Belediyespor Turkey4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Israel HC Bat YamWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 50
Game reference
12 minPenalties16 min
33Shots17
28 September 2018
20:00		Vikingar Akureyri Iceland5–4 GWS
(2–2, 1–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Bulgaria Irbis-Skate SofiaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 563
Game reference
12 minPenalties18 min
28Shots38
29 September 2018
14:00		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria8–1
(2–1, 2–0, 4–0)		Israel HC Bat YamWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
35Shots19
29 September 2018
18:00		Zeytinburnu Belediyespor Turkey1–6
(0–2, 1–3, 0–1)		Iceland Vikingar AkureyriWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 213
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
15Shots29
30 September 2018
14:00		HC Bat Yam Israel0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)		Iceland Vikingar AkureyriWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 150
Game reference
28 minPenalties4 min
14Shots28
30 September 2018
18:00		Irbis-Skate Sofia Bulgaria5–2
(3–1, 0–1, 2–0)		Turkey Zeytinburnu BelediyesporWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 619
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
23Shots22

Second round

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 19 to 21 October 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Ritten Sport (H) 3 3 0 0 0 16 6 +10 9 Advance to Third round
2 Slovenia HDD Jesenice 3 1 0 1 1 6 11 −5 4
3 Hungary MAC Budapest 3 1 0 0 2 12 8 +4 3
4 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 3 0 1 0 2 6 15 −9 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 October 2018
16:00		MAC Budapest Hungary8–0
(1–0, 6–0, 1–0)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaArena Ritten
Attendance: 75
Game reference
8 minPenalties16 min
47Shots19
19 October 2018
20:00		HDD Jesenice Slovenia1–6
(0–3, 1–3, 0–0)		Italy Ritten SportArena Ritten
Attendance: 812
Game reference
8 minPenalties35 min
40Shots27
20 October 2018
16:00		MAC Budapest Hungary3–4
(0–1, 2–2, 1–1)		Slovenia HDD JeseniceArena Ritten
Attendance: 120
Game reference
10 minPenalties18 min
32Shots21
20 October 2018
20:00		Ritten Sport Italy6–4
(2–1, 0–2, 4–1)		Serbia Crvena ZvezdaArena Ritten
Attendance: 900
Game reference
2 minPenalties14 min
58Shots22
21 October 2018
14:00		Crvena Zvezda Serbia2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT 1–0)		Slovenia HDD JeseniceArena Ritten
Attendance: 51
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
18Shots46
21 October 2018
18:00		Ritten Sport Italy4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		Hungary MAC BudapestArena Ritten
Attendance: 825
Game reference
16 minPenalties14 min
32Shots50

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 19 to 21 October 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Latvia Kurbads Riga (H) 3 3 0 0 0 19 4 +15 9 Advance to Third round
2 Ukraine HC Donbass 3 2 0 0 1 13 7 +6 6
3 Iceland Vikingar Akureyri 3 1 0 0 2 8 17 −9 3
4 Spain Txuri Urdin 3 0 0 0 3 5 17 −12 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

19 October 2018
15:30		Txuri Urdin Spain2–6
(0–2, 2–3, 0–1)		Ukraine HC DonbassKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 160
Game reference
31 minPenalties51 min
19Shots47
19 October 2018
19:30		Kurbads Riga Latvia9–2
(3–0, 4–1, 2–1)		Iceland Vikingar AkureyriKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 173
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
68Shots20
20 October 2018
14:00		HC Donbass Ukraine6–3
(1–1, 1–1, 4–1)		Iceland Vikingar AkureyriKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 75
Game reference
0 minPenalties20 min
60Shots12
20 October 2018
18:00		Kurbads Riga Latvia8–1
(2–0, 5–1, 1–0)		Spain Txuri UrdinKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 750
Game reference
10 minPenalties16 min
54Shots14
21 October 2018
14:00		Vikingar Akureyri Iceland3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)		Spain Txuri UrdinKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 63
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
39Shots37
21 October 2018
18:00		HC Donbass Ukraine1–2
(0–0, 0–2, 1–0)		Latvia Kurbads RigaKurbads Ledus Halle
Attendance: 968
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
27Shots27

Third round

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Lyon, France, from 16 to 18 November 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kazakhstan Arlan Kokshetau 3 1 2 0 0 9 4 +5 7 Advance to Final round
2 Belarus HK Gomel 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 Latvia Kurbads Riga 3 1 0 1 1 8 12 −4 4
4 France Lyon Lions (H) 3 0 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+1).

16 November 2018
14:30		HK Gomel Belarus6–2
(3–0, 1–2, 2–0)		Latvia Kurbads RigaPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 105
Game reference
8 minPenalties34 min
40Shots24
16 November 2018
20:30		Lyon Lions France1–2 GWS
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Kazakhstan Arlan KokshetauPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 2,224
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
30Shots30
17 November 2018
15:00		Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan4–3 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Latvia Kurbads RigaPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 112
Game reference
18 minPenalties37 min
43Shots36
17 November 2018
20:00		HK Gomel Belarus2–1
(3–0, 1–2, 2–0)		France Lyon LionsPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 2,006
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
29Shots24
18 November 2018
14:00		Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0)		Belarus HK GomelPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 205
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
33Shots22
18 November 2018
18:00		Kurbads Riga Latvia3–2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)		France Lyon LionsPatinoire Charlemagne
Attendance: 1,452
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots44

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 15 to 17 November 2018.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Kingdom Belfast Giants (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6[a] Advance to Final round
2 Poland GKS Katowice 3 2 0 0 1 10 5 +5 6[a]
3 Croatia Medveščak Zagreb 3 2 0 0 1 6 7 −1 6[a]
4 Italy Ritten Sport 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Belfast Giants 3 Pts, +2 GD; GKS Katowice 3 Pts, +1 GD; Medveščak Zagreb 3 Pts, –3 GD

All times are local (UTC±0).

15 November 2018
15:00		GKS Katowice Poland4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Italy Ritten SportSSE Arena
Attendance: 200
Game reference
12 minPenalties6 min
39Shots28
15 November 2018
19:00		Medveščak Zagreb Croatia0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)		United Kingdom Belfast GiantsSSE Arena
Attendance: 2,929
Game reference
22 minPenalties20 min
34Shots36
16 November 2018
15:00		GKS Katowice Poland2–3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1)		Croatia Medveščak ZagrebSSE Arena
Attendance: 642
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
29Shots34
16 November 2018
19:00		Belfast Giants United Kingdom6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)		Italy Ritten SportSSE Arena
Attendance: 3,595
Game reference
37 minPenalties31 min
45Shots32
17 November 2018
15:00		Ritten Sport Italy1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		Croatia Medveščak ZagrebSSE Arena
Attendance: 578
Game reference
6 minPenalties16 min
24Shots46
17 November 2018
19:00		Belfast Giants United Kingdom2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)		Poland GKS KatowiceSSE Arena
Attendance: 5,618
Game reference
37 minPenalties12 min
29Shots31

Final round

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Belfast, United Kingdom, from 11 to 13 January 2019.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kazakhstan Arlan Kokshetau 3 2 1 0 0 15 6 +9 8
2 United Kingdom Belfast Giants (H) 3 2 0 1 0 11 5 +6 7
3 Poland GKS Katowice 3 1 0 0 2 9 8 +1 3
4 Belarus HK Gomel 3 0 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC±0).

11 January 2019
15:00		GKS Katowice Poland2–4
(0–3, 2–0, 0–1)		Kazakhstan Arlan KokshetauSSE Arena
Attendance: 1,004
Game reference
Kevin LindskougGoaliesIvan PoloshkovReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
Switzerland Andreas Koch
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Andrew Cook
United Kingdom Robert Pullar
0–111:44 – Savenkov (Klemeshov, Kiselyov)
0–214:13 – Borovikov (Berdnikov, Shitikov) (PP)
0–318:00 – Potaichuk (Kiselyov, Savenkov) (PP)
Tuhkanen (Laakkonen, Rohtla) (PP2) – 23:401–3
Rohtla (Laakkonen, Čakajík) – 27:162–3
2–454:21 – Klemeshov (Nesterov)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots20
11 January 2019
19:00		Belfast Giants United Kingdom5–0
(1–0, 1–0, 3–0)		Belarus HK GomelSSE Arena
Attendance: 3,728
Game reference
Tyler BeskorowanyGoaliesRoman BobarikoReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Latvia Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
Netherlands Joep Leermakers
Rutherford (Leonard, Roach) – 17:541–0
Dwyer (Higgins, Baun) – 21:582–0
D. Murphy (Rutherford, Vandermeer) (PP) – 44:023–0
Shields (D. Murphy, Vandermeer) – 50:204–0
Higgins (Dwyer, Baun) (PP) – 57:415–0
6 minPenalties10 min
35Shots13
12 January 2019
15:00		Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan8–2
(4–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Belarus HK GomelSSE Arena
Attendance: 1,102
Game reference
Mikhail DemidovGoaliesRoman Bobariko
Alexei Merzlov		Referees:
Germany Gordon Schukies
Latvia Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Robert Pullar
United Kingdom Scott Rodger
Kiselyov (Savenkov) – 05:111–0
Potaichuk (Savenkov) – 07:532–0
Berdnikov (Malevich) – 09:543–0
Antsiferov (Petrov) – 11:424–0
Potaichuk (Kiselyov, Savenkov) – 25:035–0
Petrov (PS) – 26:456–0
6–130:35 – Tochilkin (PP)
Nesterov (Gasnikov) – 37:337–1
Borovikov (Yermolayev, Shitikov) – 49:008–1
8–259:56 – Solomonov (Suslo, Musienko)
6 minPenalties4 min
41Shots16
12 January 2019
19:00		Belfast Giants United Kingdom4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)		Poland GKS KatowiceSSE Arena
Attendance: 4,572
Game reference
Tyler BeskorowanyGoaliesKevin LindskougReferees:
Canada Alexandre Garon
Switzerland Andreas Koch
Linesmen:
Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
Georgia (country) Tornike Kuchava
D. Murphy (Leonard, Rutherford) – 17:071–0
1–120:14 – Rohtla (Łopuski, Jyrkkiö)
D. Murphy (Riley, McFaull) – 31:142–1
2–239:51 – Laakkonen (Rohtla, Devečka)
Leonard (Riley) – 40:153–2
Johner (Roach, Dwyer) (PP2) – 58:524–2
10 minPenalties48 min
47Shots28
13 January 2019
13:00		HK Gomel Belarus0–5
(0–2, 0–2, 0–1)		Poland GKS KatowiceSSE Arena
Attendance: 726
Game reference
Roman BobarikoGoaliesKevin LindskougReferees:
Switzerland Andreas Koch
Latvia Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Andrew Cook
United Kingdom Scott Rodger
0–100:17 – Łopuski (Jyrkkiö, Rohtla)
0–213:19 – Łopuski (Rohtla, Jyrkkiö) (PP2)
0–320:27 – Łopuski (Rohtla, Laakkonen) (PP)
0–421:51 – Strzyżowski (Starzyński, Urbanowicz)
0–558:15 – Jyrkkiö (Laakkonen)
28 minPenalties10 min
17Shots44
13 January 2019
17:00		Arlan Kokshetau Kazakhstan3–2 GWS
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		United Kingdom Belfast GiantsSSE Arena
Game reference
Ivan PoloshkovGoaliesTyler BeskorowanyReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Fraňo
Germany Gordon Schukies
Linesmen:
Georgia (country) Tornike Kuchava
Netherlands Joep Leermakers
Yegorov (Nesterov) – 11:511–0
Yermolayev – 18:082–0
2–147:44 – Higgins (Baun)
2–248:56 – Johner (Ferland, Shields)
Potaichuk MISS
Malevich MISS
Yermolayev MISS
Gasnikov GOAL
Berdnikov MISS
Gasnikov GOAL		ShootoutMISS D. Murphy
MISS Higgins
MISS Dwyer
MISS Rutherford
GOAL Johner
MISS Rutherford
8 minPenalties10 min
30Shots41

See also

References

  1. ^ "Continental Cup set". IIHF. 26 June 2018.