2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs
The playoffs of the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League were played on 4 November 2014 and concluded on 3 February 2015 with the final. A total of 16 teams competed in the playoffs which were drawn on 10 October 2014.[1][2]
Round and draw dates
The playoffs were drawn on 10 October 2014 in Helsinki, Finland and the entire playoff bracket was determined in the draw.[2]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighth-finals | 10 October 2014, 12:00 CET[2] | 4 November 2014 | 11 November 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 2 December 2014 | 9 December 2014 | |
| Semi-finals | 13 January 2014 | 20 January 2015 | |
| Final | 3 February 2015 | ||
Format
The eleven group winners and the five best group runners-up qualified for the playoffs, which will begin on 4 November 2014 and end with the final on 3 February 2015. It will be played as a single-elimination tournament, meaning that the losing teams in each round are eliminated from the tournament. The teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-match final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.[1]
If the aggregate score after the two legs are equal the match will be decided in 10-minute overtime. If no goals were scored during overtime, the tie will be decided by penalty shootout. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, there will be 20 minutes of overtime, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.[1]
The mechanism of the draw for playoffs was as follows:
- The entire playoff was drawn at a single occasion on 10 October 2014 to determine the eight pairings for the eighth-finals. After this draw, all games up to the final are set in brackets.[1][2]
- In the draw for the eighth-finals, the eight best group winners were seeded, and the three group winners with worst record and the five best runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.[4]
Qualified teams
Eleven group winners and eight runners-up enter the playoffs and the eight group winners with the best group stage record were seeded in the eighth-finals. From quarter-finals and onwards there were no seeding.[2][4]
The table is ordered by seeding order for the draw which is group position followed by points and goal differential.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Seeded in eighth-finals draw |
| Unseeded in eighth-finals draw |
| Group | Team | Group position | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C |  Frölunda HC
|
Winners | 15 | +22 |
| I |  Red Bull Salzburg
|
Winners | 15 | +15 |
| K |  Lukko
|
Winners | 15 | +14 |
| J | Skellefteå AIK
|
Winners | 15 | +12 |
| B | Vienna Capitals
|
Winners | 15 | +7 |
| F | Linköping HC
|
Winners | 14 | +10 |
| D |  Fribourg-Gottéron
|
Winners | 14 | +8 |
| H | SaiPa
|
Winners | 14 | +7 |
| A | Oulun Kärpät
|
Winners | 13 | +5 |
| G |  Sparta Prague
|
Winners | 12 | +6 |
| E | Tappara
|
Winners | 11 | +5 |
| K | Luleå Hockey
|
Runners-up | 15 | +26 |
| C | Genève-Servette
|
Runners-up | 15 | +13 |
| J | HIFK
|
Runners-up | 14 | +16 |
| I | JYP
|
Runners-up | 13 | +4 |
| F | TPS
|
Runners-up | 12 | +9 |
Bracket
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Note:
- The teams listed on top of each tie play first match at home and the bottom team plays second match at home.
Eighth-finals
The draw for the entire playoff (eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 10 October 2014.[2] The first legs were played on 4 November, and the second legs were played on 11 November 2014.[3][5][6]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JYP
|
7–7 (2–3 SO) | Skellefteå AIK
|
5–4 | 2–3 (OT) |
| Genève-Servette
|
4–4 (0–3 SO) | SaiPa
|
2–0 | 2–4 (OT) |
| Sparta Prague
|
3–4 | Linköping HC
|
1–2 | 2–2 |
| Oulun Kärpät
|
6–3 | Vienna Capitals
|
3–1 | 3–2 |
| TPS
|
5–8 | Lukko
|
1–5 | 4–3 |
| Tappara
|
3–9 | Frölunda HC
|
1–5 | 2–4 |
| Luleå Hockey
|
9–9 (2–0 SO) | Red Bull Salzburg
|
2–4 | 7–5 (OT) |
| Fribourg-Gottéron
|
3–5[A] | HIFK
|
2–2 | 1–3 |
- Notes
First leg
| 4 November 2014 17:30 | JYP | 4–5 | Skellefteå AIK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä |
| 4 November 2014 17:30 | Oulun Kärpät | 3–1 | Vienna Capitals | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu |
| 4 November 2014 17:30 | TPS | 1–5 | Lukko | HK Areena, Turku |
| 4 November 2014 17:30 | Tappara | 1–5 | Frölunda HC | Hakametsa, Tampere |
| 4 November 2014 18:00 | Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Linköping HC | Tipsport Arena, Prague |
| 4 November 2014 19:45 | Genève-Servette | 2–0 | SaiPa | Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva |
| 4 November 2014 19:45 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 2–2 | HIFK | BCF Arena, Fribourg |
| 4 November 2014 20:05 | Luleå Hockey | 2–4 | Red Bull Salzburg | Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå |
Second leg
| 11 November 2014 17:30 | SaiPa | 4–2 (3–0 SO) | Genève-Servette | Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta |
| 4–4 on aggregate. SaiPa won 3–0 on penalties. |
| 11 November 2014 17:30 | Lukko | 3–4 | TPS | Kivikylän Areena, Rauma |
| Lukko won 8–5 on aggregate. |
| 11 November 2014 17:30 | HIFK | 3–1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki |
| HIFK won 5–3 on aggregate. |
| 11 November 2014 19:00 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–2 (3–2 SO) | JYP | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå |
| 7–7 on aggregate. Skellefteå AIK won 3–2 on penalties. |
| 11 November 2014 19:00 | Linköping HC | 2–2 | Sparta Prague | Saab Arena, Linköping |
| Linköping HC won 4–3 on aggregate. |
| 11 November 2014 19:30 | Vienna Capitals | 2–3 | Oulun Kärpät | Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna |
| Oulun Kärpät won 6–3 on aggregate. |
| 11 November 2014 19:30 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5–7 (0–2 SO) | Luleå Hockey | Eisarena Salzburg, Salzburg |
| 9–9 on aggregate. Luleå Hockey won 2–0 on penalties. |
| 11 November 2014 20:05 | Frölunda HC | 4–2 | Tappara | Scandinavium, Gothenburg |
| Frölunda HC won 9–3 on aggregate. |
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 December, and the second legs were played on 9 December 2014.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping HC
|
5–5 (0–1 SO) | Skellefteå AIK
|
1–2 | 4–3 (OT) |
| Lukko
|
3–7 | Luleå Hockey
|
2–5 | 1–2 |
| SaiPa
|
2–5 | Oulun Kärpät
|
0–2 | 2–3 |
| HIFK
|
5–6 | Frölunda HC
|
2–1 | 3–5 |
First leg
| 2 December 2014 17:30 | Lukko | 2–5 | Luleå Hockey | Kivikylän Areena, Rauma |
| 2 December 2014 17:30 | SaiPa | 0–2 | Oulun Kärpät | Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta |
| 2 December 2014 17:30 | HIFK | 2–1 | Frölunda HC | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki |
| 2 December 2014 20:05 | Linköping HC | 1–2 | Skellefteå AIK | Saab Arena, Linköping |
Second leg
| 9 December 2014 17:30 | Oulun Kärpät | 3–2 | SaiPa | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu |
| Oulun Kärpät won 5–2 on aggregate. |
| 9 December 2014 18:30 | Luleå Hockey | 2–1 | Lukko | Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå |
| Luleå Hockey won 7–3 on aggregate. |
| 9 December 2014 19:00 | Frölunda HC | 5–3 | HIFK | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg |
| Frölunda HC won 6–5 on aggregate. |
| 9 December 2014 20:05 | Skellefteå AIK | 3–4 (1–0 SO) | Linköping HC | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå |
| 5–5 on aggregate. Skellefteå AIK won 1–0 on penalties. |
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 13 January, and the second legs were played on 20 January 2015.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellefteå AIK
|
4–5 | Luleå Hockey
|
2–2 | 2–3 |
| Frölunda HC
|
6–5 | Oulun Kärpät
|
4–2 | 2–3 (OT) |
First leg
| 13 January 2015 19:00 | Skellefteå AIK | 2–2 (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) | Luleå Hockey | Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå Attendance: 3,304 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Svensson | Goalies | Joel Lassinantti | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Marc WiegandLinesmen: Emil Yletyinen Johannes Käck | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| 34 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 13 January 2015 19:00 | Frölunda HC | 4–2 (1–1, 3–0, 0–1) | Oulun Kärpät | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,584 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Johansson | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Daniel Stricker Lars BruggemannLinesmen: Henrik Pihlblad Tobias Haster | |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
Second leg
| 20 January 2015 17:30 | Oulun Kärpät | 3–2 (OT) | Frölunda HC | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu |
| Frölunda HC won 6–5 on aggregate. |
| 20 January 2015 19:00 | Luleå Hockey | 3–2 | Skellefteå AIK | Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå |
| Luleå Hockey won 5–4 on aggregate. |
Final
The final was played on 3 February 2015 at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.[1][5]
| 3 February 2015 20:15 | Luleå Hockey | 4–2 (0–2,0–0,4–0) | Frölunda HC | Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå |
References
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- ^ a b "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Determining the Final 16: Tie-breaking and ranking". championshockeyleague.net. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Champions Hockey League playoff races intensify with Game Day 5 Tuesday & Wednesday". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b "1/8-final schedule! All games on 4 & 11 Nov". 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 17 October 2014.