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[]

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	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	2015–16 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 Pabellón de Hielo.

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 Winter 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

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 Arena Ritten.

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 Arena 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 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 on 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 on 8 October 2016.

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

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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[]

Tournament details
For the 2016–17 competition the IIHF released an anniversary logo to celebrate 20 years of the Continental Cup.
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 →