2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup

2016–2017 IIHF Continental Cup
	For the 2016–17 competition the IIHF released an anniversary logo to celebrate 20 years of the Continental Cup.
Tournament details
Dates	30 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
Teams	17
Final positions
Champions	Nottingham Panthers (1st title)
Runner-up	Beibarys Atyrau
Third place	Odense Bulldogs
Fourth place	Ritten Sport
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was played on 13–15 January 2017.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

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Location of teams for the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup

Team	Qualification
Enter in the third round
Odense Bulldogs	2015–16 Metal Cup winners
Beibarys Atyrau	2015–16 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Ritten Sport	2015–16 Serie A winners
Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2015–16 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
Ducs d'Angers	runners-up
HC Donbass	2015–16 Ukrainian Extra League winners
Enter in the second round
HK Liepāja	2015–16 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners
Acroni Jesenice	2015–16 Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up
DVTK Jegesmedvék	2015–16 MOL Liga winners
CH Jaca	2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners
Nottingham Panthers	2015–16 Elite League Play-Off winners
GKS Tychy	2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Dunărea Galați	2015–16 Romanian Hockey League winners
Enter in the first round
Partizan Belgrade	2015–16 Serbian Hockey League winners
HC Bat Yam	2015–16 Israeli Hockey League winners
Irbis-Skate Sofia	2015–16 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Zeytinburnu Belediyespor	2015–16 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

First round[]

Group A[]

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 30 September – 2 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Sports Palace. Zeytinburnu Belediyespor won the tournament, the first time for a Turkish team, and advanced to Group B in the Second round.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zeytinburnu Belediyespor	3	3	0	32	6	+26	9	Advance to Second round
2	Partizan Belgrade	3	2	1	12	14	−2	6
3	Irbis-Skate Sofia	3	1	2	9	13	−4	3
4	HC Bat Yam	3	0	3	10	30	−20	0

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)

30 September 2016
16:00

Partizan Belgrade

5 – 4
(2–2, 0–1, 3–1)

HC Bat Yam

Winter Sports Palace




36 min	Penalties	22 min
51	Shots	23

30 September 2016
20:15

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

5 – 1
(1–0, 0–1, 4–0)

Irbis-Skate Sofia

Winter Sports Palace




31 min	Penalties	59 min
39	Shots	28

1 October 2016
13:30

Partizan Belgrade

3 – 8
(1–3, 2–0, 0–5)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Winter Sports Palace




30 min	Penalties	30 min
30	Shots	32

1 October 2016
17:00

Irbis-Skate Sofia

6 – 4
(2–0, 1–2, 3–2)

HC Bat Yam

Winter Sports Palace




20 min	Penalties	14 min
51	Shots	31

2 October 2016
13:00

HC Bat Yam

2 – 19
(0–5, 1–6, 1–8)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Winter Sports Palace




28 min	Penalties	22 min
10	Shots	49

2 October 2016
17:00

Irbis-Skate Sofia

2 – 4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Partizan Belgrade

Winter Sports Palace




20 min	Penalties	26 min
32	Shots	31

Second round[]

Group B[]

The Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the .

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nottingham Panthers	3	3	0	28	4	+24	9	Advance to Third round
2	HK Liepāja	3	2	1	19	6	+13	6
3	Zeytinburnu Belediyespor	3	1	2	9	23	−14	3
4	CH Jaca	3	0	3	7	30	−23	0

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)

21 October 2016
16:30

HK Liepāja

8 – 1
(1–0, 4–1, 3–0)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Pabellón de Hielo




8 min	Penalties	26 min
67	Shots	13

21 October 2016
20:00

CH Jaca

2 – 13
(2–6, 0–5, 0–2)

Nottingham Panthers

Pabellón de Hielo




14 min	Penalties	8 min
21	Shots	52

22 October 2016
16:30

Nottingham Panthers

12 – 1
(3–0, 5–0, 4–1)

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

Pabellón de Hielo




16 min	Penalties	20 min
80	Shots	16

22 October 2016
20:00

HK Liepāja

10 – 2
(2–1, 4–0, 4–1)

CH Jaca

Pabellón de Hielo




12 min	Penalties	18 min
47	Shots	14

23 October 2016
16:30

Nottingham Panthers

3 – 1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)

HK Liepāja

Pabellón de Hielo




12 min	Penalties	12 min
29	Shots	38

23 October 2016
20:00

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

7 – 3
(1–1, 3–2, 3–0)

CH Jaca

Pabellón de Hielo




76 min	Penalties	51 min
24	Shots	37

Group C[]

The Group C tournament was played in Tychy, Poland from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the .

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GKS Tychy	3	2	0	1	0	18	4	+14	7	Advance to Third round
2	DVTK Jegesmedvék	3	2	0	0	1	11	7	+4	6
3	Acroni Jesenice	3	0	2	0	1	6	7	−1	4
4	Dunărea Galați	3	0	0	1	2	3	20	−17	1

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)

21 October 2016
15:30

DVTK Jegesmedvék

4 – 1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Acroni Jesenice

Winter Stadium




14 min	Penalties	33 min
32	Shots	16

21 October 2016
19:00

Dunărea Galați

0 – 12
(0–3, 0–2, 0–7)

GKS Tychy

Winter Stadium




14 min	Penalties	2 min
10	Shots	73

22 October 2016
14:30

DVTK Jegesmedvék

5 – 1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Dunărea Galați

Winter Stadium




12 min	Penalties	16 min
49	Shots	27

22 October 2016
18:00

GKS Tychy

1 – 2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Acroni Jesenice

Winter Stadium




18 min	Penalties	6 min
41	Shots	26

23 October 2016
14:30

Acroni Jesenice

3 – 2 SO
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Dunărea Galați

Winter Stadium




2 min	Penalties	6 min
33	Shots	34

23 October 2016
18:00

GKS Tychy

5 – 2
(2–1, 0–1, 3–0)

DVTK Jegesmedvék

Winter Stadium




12 min	Penalties	37 min
39	Shots	17

Third round[]

Group D[]

The Group D tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Odense Isstadion.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nottingham Panthers	3	2	1	10	10	0	6	Advance to Final round
2	Odense Bulldogs	3	2	1	9	8	+1	6	Advance to Final round
3	Ducs d'Angers	3	1	2	8	9	−1	3
4	HC Donbass	3	1	2	6	6	0	3

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

18 November 2016
16:00

HC Donbass

2 – 3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Ducs d'Angers

Odense Isstadion




20 min	Penalties	20 min
26	Shots	29

18 November 2016
20:00

Odense Bulldogs

4 – 5
(1–2, 1–2, 2–1)

Nottingham Panthers

Odense Isstadion




6 min	Penalties	6 min
33	Shots	34

19 November 2016
15:00

Ducs d'Angers

3 – 4
(2–1, 0–2, 1–1)

Nottingham Panthers

Odense Isstadion




2 min	Penalties	12 min
27	Shots	20

19 November 2016
19:00

Odense Bulldogs

2 – 1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

HC Donbass

Odense Isstadion




10 min	Penalties	14 min
23	Shots	31

20 November 2016
12:00

Nottingham Panthers

1 – 3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)

HC Donbass

Odense Isstadion




12 min	Penalties	8 min
25	Shots	37

20 November 2016
16:00

Ducs d'Angers

2 – 3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)

Odense Bulldogs

Odense Isstadion




12 min	Penalties	10 min
27	Shots	38

Group E[]

The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the .

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ritten Sport	3	3	0	10	6	+4	9	Advance to Final round
2	Beibarys Atyrau	3	2	1	10	6	+4	6	Advance to Final round
3	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3
4	GKS Tychy	3	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

18 November 2016
16:00

Beibarys Atyrau

4 – 1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Arena Ritten




4 min	Penalties	2 min
23	Shots	32

18 November 2016
20:00

Ritten Sport

4 – 3
(0–0, 1–0, 3–3)

GKS Tychy

Arena Ritten




2 min	Penalties	16 min
31	Shots	30

19 November 2016
15:00

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

2 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

GKS Tychy

Arena Ritten




8 min	Penalties	4 min
16	Shots	28

19 November 2016
19:00

Ritten Sport

3 – 2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Beibarys Atyrau

Arena Ritten




6 min	Penalties	0 min
23	Shots	33

20 November 2016
15:00

GKS Tychy

2 – 4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Beibarys Atyrau

Arena Ritten




0 min	Penalties	18 min
29	Shots	37

20 November 2016
19:00

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

1 – 3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)

Ritten Sport

Arena Ritten




8 min	Penalties	12 min
34	Shots	28

Final round[]

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 13–15 January 2017 with all games held at the .^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nottingham Panthers	3	2	1	0	0	9	3	+6	8	Qualification to Champions Hockey League
2	Beibarys Atyrau	3	0	1	2	0	7	8	−1	4
3	Odense Bulldogs	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Ritten Sport	3	0	1	0	2	5	10	−5	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2017. Source: IIHF.com

All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

13 January 2017
16:00

Nottingham Panthers

2 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Odense Bulldogs

Arena Ritten




4 min	Penalties	6 min
32	Shots	29

13 January 2017
20:00

Beibarys Atyrau

2 – 3 SO
(1–2, 0–0, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Ritten Sport

Arena Ritten




10 min	Penalties	10 min
31	Shots	27

14 January 2017
15:00

Nottingham Panthers

3 – 2 SO
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Beibarys Atyrau

Arena Ritten




12 min	Penalties	12 min
34	Shots	33

14 January 2017
19:00

Ritten Sport

1 – 4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Odense Bulldogs

Arena Ritten




30 min	Penalties	12 min
37	Shots	27

15 January 2017
15:00

Odense Bulldogs

2 – 3 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Beibarys Atyrau

Arena Ritten

Game reference

15 January 2017
19:00

Ritten Sport

1 – 4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Nottingham Panthers

Arena Ritten

Game reference

References[]

^ "20th Continental Cup set". IIHF. 25 June 2016.
^ "Turkish delight". International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ "Ritten to host final". IIHF. 6 December 2016.

External links[]

Official IIHF tournament page

[1] "20th Continental Cup set". IIHF. 25 June 2016.

[TURKISHWINGROUPA-2] "Turkish delight". International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[3] "Ritten to host final". IIHF. 6 December 2016.

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2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup

Contents

Qualified teams[]

First round[]

Group A[]

Second round[]

Group B[]

Group C[]

Third round[]

Group D[]

Group E[]

Final round[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]