2020–2021 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates16 October 2020 – 10 January 2021
Teams20

The 2020–21 Continental Cup would have been the 24th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season was scheduled to begin on 16 October 2020 and the final tournament was scheduled to be played from 8 to 10 January 2021.[1]

The IIHF Council cancelled the tournament during the video conference meeting on August 24, 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Format

Due to the delayed start of the hockey season in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was about to have different format, consisting of the qualifying round, group stage and final round. In the qualifying round, 8 qualified teams are divided into two groups. The top two teams of each group advance to the group stage. In the group stage, 16 qualified teams and 4 teams that proceeded from the qualifying round are divided into four groups. The winners of each group advance to the final round.[1]

Qualified teams

Team Qualification
Enter in the group stage
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2019–20 Belarusian Extraleague regular season third place
Denmark Frederikshavn White Hawks 2019–20 Danish Cup winners
France Gothiques d'Amiens 2019–20 Coupe de France winners
United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 2019–20 EIHL season second place
Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar (withdrew from the competition, was replaced by Altai Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk[3]) 2019–20 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship regular season runners-up
Poland Unia Oświęcim 2019–20 Polska Hokej Liga regular season runners-up
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC (withdrew from the competition[4]) 2019–20 OB I bajnokság champions
Italy Asiago Hockey 2019–20 IHL - Elite champions
Latvia Olimp/Venta 2019–20 Latvian Hockey Higher League champions
Romania Csíkszereda 2019–20 Romanian Hockey League champions
Slovenia Olimpija 2019–20 Slovenian Ice Hockey League champions
Kremenchuk 2019–20 Ukrainian Hockey League champions
Enter in the qualifying round
Lithuania Kaunas Hockey 2019–20 Lithuania Hockey League regular season winners (abandoned)
Spain FC Barcelona 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo regular season winners
Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar 2019–20 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Israel HC Bat Yam 2019–20 Israeli Hockey League champions
Serbia Crvena Zvezda 2019–20 Serbian Hockey League champions
Croatia KHL Mladost 2019–20 Croatian Ice Hockey League champions
Turkey Buz Beykoz SK 2019–20 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League champions
Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia 2019–20 Bulgarian Hockey League champions

Qualifying round

Group A

The Group A tournament was scheduled to be played in Akureyri, Iceland, from 16 to 18 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lithuania Kaunas Hockey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group stage
2 Spain FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Israel HC Bat Yam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Group B

The Group A tournament was scheduled to be played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 16 to 18 October 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Crvena Zvezda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group stage
2 Croatia KHL Mladost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Turkey Buz Beykoz SK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bulgaria Irbis-Skate Sofia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Group stage

Group C

The Group C tournament was scheduled to be played in Amiens, France, from 13 to 15 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kazakhstan Yertis Pavlodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final round
2 France Gothiques d'Amiens (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group B 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Group D

The Group D tournament was scheduled to be played in Asiago, Italy, from 13 to 15 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final round
2 Italy Asiago Hockey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ukraine TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group A 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Group E

The Group E tournament was scheduled to be played in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 13 to 15 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final round
2 Latvia Olimp/Venta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Slovenia Olimpija (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group B 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Group F

The Group F tournament was scheduled to be played in Frederikshavn, Denmark, from 13 to 15 November 2020.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Unia Oświęcim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final round
2 Denmark Frederikshavn White Hawks (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Romania Csíkszereda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group A 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host

Final round

Continental Cup final tournament was scheduled to be played from 8 to 10 January 2021.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Group C 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions Hockey League
2 Group D 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Group E 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Group F 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Continental Cup expands with new format". IIHF. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "IIHF cancels Continental Cup". IIHF. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ertis Pavlodar withdrew from Continental Cup". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ferencvarosi-Telekom withdraws from the Continental Cup". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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