2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2021–22 Continental Cup was the 24th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season began on 24 September 2021 and the final tournament was scheduled to be played from 4 to 6 March 2022.[1]

2021–2022 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 September 2021 – 6 March 2022
Teams19
Final positions
Champions  Cracovia (1st title)
Runner-up  Saryarka Karagandy
Third place  Aalborg Pirates
2022–23 →

The Polish team Cracovia won the tournament for the first time, thanks to which they got the right to participate in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League.[2]

Qualified teams
Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
HK Gomel 2020–21 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
Aalborg Pirates 2020–21 Metal Ligaen runners-up
HK Poprad 2020–21 Slovak Extraliga runners-up
Sheffield Steelers 2019–20 EIHL season third place
Saryarka Karagandy 2020–21 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship champions
Cracovia 2020–21 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
Ferencvárosi TC 2020–21 OB I bajnokság champions
Asiago Hockey 2020–21 IHL - Elite champions
HK Olimp/Venta 2002 2020–21 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
Gothiques d'Amiens 2019–20 Coupe de France winners
HDD Jesenice 2020–21 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
Sokil Kyiv 2020–21 Ukrainian Hockey League runners-up
Enter in the first round
Corona Brașov 2020–21 Romanian Hockey League champions
Hockey Punks Vilnius 2020–21 Lithuania Hockey League champions
KHL Mladost 2020–21 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Skautafélag Akureyrar 2020–21 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Tartu Välk 494 2020–21 Meistriliiga champions
Crvena zvezda 2020–21 Serbian Hockey League champions
FC Barcelona 2020–21 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo champions
Buz Beykoz Istanbul 2020–21 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Corona Brașov (H) 3 3 0 0 0 30 3 +27 9 Second round
2 KHL Mladost 3 2 0 0 1 16 18 −2 6
3 FC Barcelona 3 1 0 0 2 10 14 −4 3
4 Buz Beykoz Istanbul 3 0 0 0 3 7 28 −21 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

24 September 2021
14:30		KHL Mladost 2–10
(0–3, 0–3, 2–4)		 Corona BrașovBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
24 September 2021
18:30		FC Barcelona 6–2
(2–1, 1–1, 3–0)		 Buz Beykoz IstanbulBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 70
25 September 2021
14:30		FC Barcelona 3–5
(1–1, 2–0, 0–4)		 KHL MladostBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 20
25 September 2021
18:30		Corona Brașov 13–0
(4–0, 4–0, 5–0)		 Buz Beykoz IstanbulBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 300
26 September 2021
14:30		Corona Brașov 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)		 FC BarcelonaBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 350
26 September 2021
18:30		Buz Beykoz Istanbul 5–9
(1–2, 1–4, 3–3)		 KHL MladostBrașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov
Attendance: 35

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 24 to 26 September 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tartu Välk 494 2 2 0 0 0 14 4 +10 6 Second round
2 Hockey Punks Vilnius (H) 2 1 0 0 1 15 14 +1 3
3 Skautafélag Akureyrar 2 0 0 0 2 7 18 −11 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

24 September 2021
20:00		Hockey Punks Vilnius 3–8
(1–3, 0–0, 2–5)		 Tartu Välk 494Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 409
25 September 2021
17:00		Tartu Välk 494 6–1
(2–0, 1–1, 3–0)		 Skautafélag AkureyrarUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 153
26 September 2021
17:00		Skautafélag Akureyrar 6–12
(2–4, 2–5, 2–3)		 Hockey Punks VilniusUtenos pramogų arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 348

Second round

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 22 to 24 October 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 HK Olimp/Venta 2002 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6[lower-alpha 1] Third round
2 Sokil Kyiv 3 2 0 0 1 14 9 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Ferencvárosi TC (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 6 +6 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 Tartu Välk 494 3 0 0 0 3 8 22 −14 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. HK Olimp/Venta 2002 3 Pts, +1 GD; Sokil Kyiv 3 Pts, 0 GD; Ferencvárosi TC 3 Pts, –1 GD

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 October 2021
16:00		Ferencvárosi TC 8–1
(0–1, 5–0, 3–0)		 Tartu Välk 494Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 356
22 October 2021
19:30		HK Olimp/Venta 2002 4–1
(1–0, 3–1, 0–0)		 Sokil KyivTüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 250
23 October 2021
16:00		Ferencvárosi TC 1–4
(0–2, 1–0, 0–2)		 Sokil KyivTüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 487
23 October 2021
19:30		HK Olimp/Venta 2002 5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1)		 Tartu Välk 494Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 93
24 October 2021
15:00		HK Olimp/Venta 2002 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		 Ferencvárosi TCTüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 602
24 October 2021
18:30		Sokil Kyiv 9–4
(4–0, 4–2, 1–2)		 Tartu Välk 494Tüskecsarnok, Budapest
Attendance: 72

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Amiens, France, from 22 to 24 October 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Asiago Hockey 3 3 0 0 0 11 7 +4 9 Third round
2 Gothiques d'Amiens (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 4 +13 6
3 HDD Jesenice 3 1 0 0 2 9 13 −4 3
4 Corona Brașov 3 0 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 October 2021
16:00		Asiago Hockey 4–3
(0–0, 3–2, 1–1)		 HDD JeseniceColiséum, Amiens
Attendance: 204
22 October 2021
20:15		Gothiques d'Amiens 6–0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 Corona BrașovColiséum, Amiens
Attendance: 1,300
23 October 2021
16:00		Corona Brașov 2–4
(0–2, 0–0, 2–2)		 Asiago HockeyColiséum, Amiens
Attendance: 460
23 October 2021
20:15		Gothiques d'Amiens 9–1
(4–0, 3–1, 2–0)		 HDD JeseniceColiséum, Amiens
Attendance: 1,700
24 October 2021
14:00		HDD Jesenice 5–0
(Forfeit)		 Corona BrașovColiséum, Amiens
24 October 2021
18:00		Asiago Hockey 3–2
(1–0, 2–2, 0–0)		 Gothiques d'AmiensColiséum, Amiens
Attendance: 1,600

Third round

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Krakow, Poland, from 19 to 21 November 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saryarka Karagandy 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Final round
2 Cracovia (H) 3 0 2 0 1 8 8 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 HK Poprad 3 1 0 1 1 6 9 −3 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 Asiago Hockey 3 0 0 1 2 6 11 −5 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. HK Poprad 3–4 (GWS) Cracovia

All times are local (UTC+1).

19 November 2021
14:00		HK Poprad 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 Asiago HockeyAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 100
19 November 2021
19:00		Cracovia 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 Saryarka KaragandyAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 1,100
20 November 2021
14:00		Saryarka Karagandy 4–2
(3–0, 0–1, 1–1)		 Asiago HockeyAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 150
20 November 2021
19:00		HK Poprad 3–4 GWS
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 1,300
21 November 2021
14:00		Saryarka Karagandy 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 HK PopradAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 250
21 November 2021
19:00		Asiago Hockey 3–4 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 CracoviaAdam Roch Kowalski Ice Rink, Krakow
Attendance: 1,500

Group F

The Group F tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 19 to 21 November 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aalborg Pirates (H) 3 2 0 0 1 13 7 +6 6[lower-alpha 1] Final round
2 HK Gomel 3 2 0 0 1 9 6 +3 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sheffield Steelers 3 2 0 0 1 6 7 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
4 HK Olimp/Venta 2002 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Aalborg Pirates 3 Pts, +1 GD; HK Gomel 3 Pts, +1 GD; Sheffield Steelers 3 Pts, –2 GD. HK Gomel 2–5 Aalborg Pirates.

All times are local (UTC+1).

19 November 2021
16:00		HK Gomel 3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 HK Olimp/Venta 2002Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 237
19 November 2021
19:30		Aalborg Pirates 1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		 Sheffield SteelersGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 752
20 November 2021
16:00		Sheffield Steelers 3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		 HK Olimp/Venta 2002Gigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 227
20 November 2021
19:30		HK Gomel 2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)		 Aalborg PiratesGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 716
21 November 2021
15:00		Sheffield Steelers 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 HK GomelGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 172
21 November 2021
18:30		HK Olimp/Venta 2002 2–7
(1–1, 0–2, 1–4)		 Aalborg PiratesGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 816

Final round

The final tournament was played in Aalborg, Denmark, from 4 to 6 March 2022.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cracovia 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6 2022–23 Champions Hockey League
2 Saryarka Karagandy 2 1 0 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Aalborg Pirates (H) 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
4 HK Gomel[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expelled
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. HK Gomel was expelled on 1 March 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

All times are local (UTC+1).

4 March 2022
19:00		Cracovia 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 Saryarka KaragandyGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 203
5 March 2022
19:00		Aalborg Pirates 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 CracoviaGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 1,319
6 March 2022
19:00		Saryarka Karagandy 4–1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 Aalborg PiratesGigantium, Aalborg
Attendance: 569

See also

References
  1. "Continental Cup starts in September". IIHF. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. "Cracovia writes history for Poland". IIHF. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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