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]

All times are CET (UTC+1).[3]

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:

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 Sweden Frölunda HC Winners 15 +22
I Austria Red Bull Salzburg Winners 15 +15
K Finland Lukko Winners 15 +14
J Sweden Skellefteå AIK Winners 15 +12
B Austria Vienna Capitals Winners 15 +7
F Sweden Linköping HC Winners 14 +10
D Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron Winners 14 +8
H Finland SaiPa Winners 14 +7
A Finland Oulun Kärpät Winners 13 +5
G Czech Republic Sparta Prague Winners 12 +6
E Finland Tappara Winners 11 +5
K Sweden Luleå Hockey Runners-up 15 +26
C Switzerland Genève-Servette Runners-up 15 +13
J Finland HIFK Runners-up 14 +16
I Finland JYP Runners-up 13 +4
F Finland TPS Runners-up 12 +9

Bracket

  Eighth-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
 Finland JYP 5 2 7(2)  
 Sweden Skellefteå AIK (SO) 4 3 7(3)  
   Sweden Linköping HC 1 4 5(0)  
   Sweden Skellefteå AIK (SO) 2 3 5(1)  
 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 2 3
 Sweden Linköping HC 2 2 4  
   Sweden Skellefteå AIK 2 2 4  
   Sweden Luleå Hockey 2 3 5  
 Finland TPS 1 4 5  
 Finland Lukko 5 3 8  
   Finland Lukko 2 1 3
   Sweden Luleå Hockey 5 2 7  
 Sweden Luleå Hockey (SO) 2 7 9(2)
 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 4 5 9(0)  
   Sweden Luleå Hockey 4
   Sweden Frölunda HC 2
 Switzerland Genève-Servette 2 2 4(0)  
 Finland SaiPa (SO) 0 4 4(3)  
   Finland SaiPa 0 2 2
   Finland Oulun Kärpät 2 3 5  
 Finland Oulun Kärpät 3 3 6
 Austria Vienna Capitals 1 2 3  
   Sweden Frölunda HC (OT) 4 2 6
   Finland Oulun Kärpät 2 3 5  
 Finland Tappara 1 2 3  
 Sweden Frölunda HC 5 4 9  
   Finland HIFK 2 3 5
   Sweden Frölunda HC 1 5 6  
 Switzerland Fribourg-Gottéron 2 1 3
 Finland HIFK 2 3 5  

Note:

  1. 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 Finland 7–7 (2–3 SO) Sweden Skellefteå AIK 5–4 2–3 (OT)
Genève-Servette Switzerland 4–4 (0–3 SO) Finland SaiPa 2–0 2–4 (OT)
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–4 Sweden Linköping HC 1–2 2–2
Oulun Kärpät Finland 6–3 Austria Vienna Capitals 3–1 3–2
TPS Finland 5–8 Finland Lukko 1–5 4–3
Tappara Finland 3–9 Sweden Frölunda HC 1–5 2–4
Luleå Hockey Sweden 9–9 (2–0 SO) Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–4 7–5 (OT)
Fribourg-Gottéron Switzerland 3–5[A] Finland HIFK 2–2 1–3
Notes
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw, since HIFK home ice was unavailable on 4 November.[6]

First leg

4 November 2014
17:30		JYP Finland4–5
Sweden Skellefteå AIKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
4 November 2014
17:30		Oulun Kärpät Finland3–1
Austria Vienna CapitalsOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
4 November 2014
17:30		TPS Finland1–5
Finland LukkoHK Areena, Turku
4 November 2014
17:30		Tappara Finland1–5
Sweden Frölunda HCHakametsa, Tampere
4 November 2014
18:00		Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–2
Sweden Linköping HCTipsport Arena, Prague
4 November 2014
19:45		Genève-Servette Switzerland2–0
Finland SaiPaPatinoire des Vernets, Geneva
4 November 2014
19:45		Fribourg-Gottéron Switzerland2–2
Finland HIFKBCF Arena, Fribourg
4 November 2014
20:05		Luleå Hockey Sweden2–4
Austria Red Bull SalzburgCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå

Second leg

11 November 2014
17:30		SaiPa Finland4–2 (3–0 SO)
Switzerland Genève-ServetteKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
4–4 on aggregate. SaiPa won 3–0 on penalties.
11 November 2014
17:30		Lukko Finland3–4
Finland TPSKivikylän Areena, Rauma
Lukko won 8–5 on aggregate.
11 November 2014
17:30		HIFK Finland3–1
Switzerland Fribourg-GottéronHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
HIFK won 5–3 on aggregate.
11 November 2014
19:00		Skellefteå AIK Sweden3–2 (3–2 SO)
Finland JYPSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
7–7 on aggregate. Skellefteå AIK won 3–2 on penalties.
11 November 2014
19:00		Linköping HC Sweden2–2
Czech Republic Sparta PragueSaab Arena, Linköping
Linköping HC won 4–3 on aggregate.
11 November 2014
19:30		Vienna Capitals Austria2–3
Finland Oulun KärpätAlbert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna
Oulun Kärpät won 6–3 on aggregate.
11 November 2014
19:30		Red Bull Salzburg Austria5–7 (0–2 SO)
Sweden Luleå HockeyEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
9–9 on aggregate. Luleå Hockey won 2–0 on penalties.
11 November 2014
20:05		Frölunda HC Sweden4–2
Finland TapparaScandinavium, 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 Sweden 5–5 (0–1 SO) Sweden Skellefteå AIK 1–2 4–3 (OT)
Lukko Finland 3–7 Sweden Luleå Hockey 2–5 1–2
SaiPa Finland 2–5 Finland Oulun Kärpät 0–2 2–3
HIFK Finland 5–6 Sweden Frölunda HC 2–1 3–5

First leg

2 December 2014
17:30		Lukko Finland2–5
Sweden Luleå HockeyKivikylän Areena, Rauma
2 December 2014
17:30		SaiPa Finland0–2
Finland Oulun KärpätKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
2 December 2014
17:30		HIFK Finland2–1
Sweden Frölunda HCHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
2 December 2014
20:05		Linköping HC Sweden1–2
Sweden Skellefteå AIKSaab Arena, Linköping

Second leg

9 December 2014
17:30		Oulun Kärpät Finland3–2
Finland SaiPaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Oulun Kärpät won 5–2 on aggregate.
9 December 2014
18:30		Luleå Hockey Sweden2–1
Finland LukkoCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
Luleå Hockey won 7–3 on aggregate.
9 December 2014
19:00		Frölunda HC Sweden5–3
Finland HIFKFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Frölunda HC won 6–5 on aggregate.
9 December 2014
20:05		Skellefteå AIK Sweden3–4 (1–0 SO)
Sweden Linköping HCSkellefteå 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 Sweden 4–5 Sweden Luleå Hockey 2–2 2–3
Frölunda HC Sweden 6–5 Finland Oulun Kärpät 4–2 2–3 (OT)

First leg

13 January 2015
19:00		Skellefteå AIK Sweden2–2
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)		Sweden Luleå HockeySkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
Attendance: 3,304
13 January 2015
19:00		Frölunda HC Sweden4–2
(1–1, 3–0, 0–1)		Finland Oulun KärpätFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,584

Second leg

20 January 2015
17:30		Oulun Kärpät Finland3–2 (OT)
Sweden Frölunda HCOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Frölunda HC won 6–5 on aggregate.
20 January 2015
19:00		Luleå Hockey Sweden3–2
Sweden Skellefteå AIKCoop 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 Sweden4–2
(0–2,0–0,4–0)		Sweden Frölunda HCCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The CHL playing format". championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Champions Hockey League Playoff Draw set for 10 October at MTV Studios in Helsinki". 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Schedule". Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Determining the Final 16: Tie-breaking and ranking". championshockeyleague.net. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Champions Hockey League playoff races intensify with Game Day 5 Tuesday & Wednesday". 22 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "1/8-final schedule! All games on 4 & 11 Nov". 14 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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