IIHF Continental Cup

The Continental Cup is an ice hockey tournament for European clubs, begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the European Cup. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the European Hockey League, with participating teams chosen by the countries' respective ice hockey associations. Hans Dobida served as chairman of the Continental Cup until 2018.[1]

IIHF Continental Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup
FormerlyIIHF European Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded1997
FounderIIHF
CEOHans Dobida
Most recent
champion(s)		 Cracovia
(1st title)
Most titles Yunost Minsk (3)
Official websiteiihf.com

Format

The competition began in 1997–98 with 42 clubs from 26 countries, which expanded to 48 teams for the next two years. The tournament was played in seeded rounds of qualifying groups. There were three rounds of qualifying groups, with winners of qualifying groups progressing to the next round. The three winners of the third round groups entered the semifinals, along with the host club. The first round was held in September, the second in October, the third in November and the finals in December.

In the 2000–01 season, with the European Hockey League on hiatus, the Continental Cup became the de facto European club championship. The format remained the same, with 36 teams from 27 countries.

With the beginning of the IIHF European Champions Cup from 2004 to 2005, participants included national champions of countries not in the Super Six (the top six European nations according to the IIHF World Ranking) as well as teams from Super Six leagues, which included HC Dynamo Moscow and HKm Zvolen.

Winners
Season Winner Runner-up Third Host
1997–98 TJ VSŽ Košice Eisbären Berlin Ilves Tampere
1998–99 HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Košice Avangard Omsk Košice
1999–2000 HC Ambrì-Piotta Eisbären Berlin Ak Bars Kazan Berlin
2000–01 ZSC Lions London Knights Slovan Bratislava   Switzerland Zurich
2001–02 ZSC Lions Milano Vipers HKm Zvolen Zurich
2002–03 Jokerit Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Lugano Lugano
Milan
2003–04 Slovan Bratislava HK Gomel HC Lugano Gomel
2004–05 HKm Zvolen Dynamo Moscow Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár
2005–06 Lada Togliatti HK Riga 2000 ZSC Lions Székesfehérvár
2006–07 Yunost Minsk Avangard Omsk Ilves Székesfehérvár
2007–08 Ak Bars Kazan HK Riga 2000 Kazzinc-Torpedo Riga
2008–09 MHC Martin Dragons de Rouen HC Bolzano Rouen
2009–10 Red Bull Salzburg Yunost Minsk Sheffield Steelers Grenoble
2010–11 Yunost Minsk Red Bull Salzburg SønderjyskE Ishockey Minsk
2011–12 Dragons de Rouen[2] Yunost Minsk HC Donbass Rouen
2012–13 HC Donbass Metallurg Zhlobin Dragons de Rouen Donetsk
2013–14 Stavanger Oilers HC Donbass HC Asiago Rouen
2014–15 Neman Grodno Fischtown Pinguins Ducs d'Angers Bremerhaven
2015–16 Dragons de Rouen Herning Blue Fox GKS Tychy Rouen
2016–17 Nottingham Panthers Beibarys Atyrau Odense Bulldogs Ritten
2017–18 Yunost Minsk Nomad Astana Sheffield Steelers Minsk
2018–19 Arlan Kokshetau Belfast Giants GKS Katowice Belfast
2019–20 SønderjyskE Ishockey Nottingham Panthers Neman Grodno Vojens
2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021–22 Cracovia Saryarka Karagandy Aalborg Pirates Aalborg

Medals (1997-2022)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belarus4419
2 Slovakia4127
3  Switzerland4037
4 Russia2327
5 France2125
6 Great Britain1326
7 Kazakhstan1315
8 Denmark1135
9 Ukraine1113
10 Austria1102
11 Finland1023
 Poland1023
13 Norway1001
14 Germany0303
15 Latvia0202
16 Italy0123
17 Hungary0011
Totals (17 nations)24242472

IIHF Federation Cup

The Federation Cup was an official European ice hockey club competition created in 1995. It was the second European competition for club teams, intended for those teams who could not qualify for the IIHF European Cup, especially for those from Eastern European countries. It was the direct predecessor of the IIHF Continental Cup, which was played two seasons later.

Format

In the first year of competition, 13 Eastern European teams from twelve countries participated in the tournament. In a KO-system with three qualifying groups, which qualifies the four participants in the finals. The following year was played in the same mode. Due to the increased number of participants (some Western European clubs had registered for the competition), an additional qualifying round was introduced.

Federation Cup winners
Season Winner Score Runner-up Host
1994–95 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4–1 HC Pardubice Ljubljana,  Slovenia
1995–96 AS Mastini Varese 4–3 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Trenčín,  Slovakia

See also

References
  1. Merk, Martin (19 May 2018). "Congress approves Statutes changes" (Press release). Copenhagen, Denmark: International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. Merk, Martin (15 January 2012). "Le Miracle de Rouen" (Press release). Rouen, France: International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". IIHF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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