 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) |
Runners-up  |  Beibarys Atyrau |
Third place  |  Odense Bulldogs |
| Fourth place |  Ritten Sport |
The2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of theIIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised byInternational Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was played on 13–15 January 2017.[1]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Enter in the third round | |
| Odense Bulldogs | 2015–16Metal 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 | 2015–16 Ligue Magnus 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 | 2015–16Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up |
 DVTK Jegesmedvék | 2015–16 MOL Liga winners |
 CH Jaca | 2015–16Liga 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 | 2015–16Romanian Hockey League winners |
| Enter in the first round | |
 Partizan Belgrade | 2015–16Serbian Hockey League winners |
 HC Bat Yam | 2015–16Israeli Hockey League winners |
 Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2015–16Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
 Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2015–16Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |
The Group A tournament was played inSofia, Bulgaria from 30 September – 2 October 2016 with all games held at theWinter 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 | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 9 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Partizan Belgrade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | HC Bat Yam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 0 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 31 | ||
The Group B tournament was played inJaca, Spain from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at thePabellón de Hielo.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 | HK Liepāja | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | CH Jaca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 0 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 min | Penalties | 51 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 37 | ||
The Group C tournament was played inTychy, Poland from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at theWinter Stadium.
| 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 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 49 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 22 October 2016 18:00 | GKS Tychy | 1 – 2OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Acroni Jesenice | Winter Stadium |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 23 October 2016 14:30 | Acroni Jesenice | 3 – 2SO (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Dunărea Galați | Winter Stadium |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||
| 39 | Shots | 17 | ||
The Group D tournament was played inOdense, Denmark from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at theOdense Isstadion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Odense Bulldogs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | HC Donbass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 38 | ||
The Group E tournament was played inRitten, Italy from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at theArena Ritten.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritten Sport | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Beibarys Atyrau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 28 | ||
Continental Cup Final tournament was played inRitten, Italy from 13–15 January 2017 with all games held at theArena Ritten.[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 toChampions 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 |
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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 13 January 2017 20:00 | Beibarys Atyrau | 2 – 3SO (1–2, 0–0, 1–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ritten Sport | Arena Ritten |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 14 January 2017 15:00 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 – 2SO (1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Beibarys Atyrau | Arena Ritten |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 15 January 2017 15:00 | Odense Bulldogs | 2 – 3OT (1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Beibarys Atyrau | Arena Ritten |
| Game reference |
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| 15 January 2017 19:00 | Ritten Sport | 1 – 4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Nottingham Panthers | Arena Ritten |
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