2014–15 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2014–15 Continental Cup was the 18th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on 26 September 2014. The Super Final was played in Bremerhaven, Germany on 9–11 January 2015. The tournament was won by Neman Grodno, who led the final group. They also qualified for the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.[1]

2014–2015 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates26 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
Teams16
Arena(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Neman Grodno (1st title)
Runner-up  Fischtown Pinguins
Third place  Ducs d'Angers
Fourth place Yertis Pavlodar
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored256 (7.11 per match)
Attendance36,862 (1,024 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Andrei Korshunov
(8 points)

Qualified teams
Team Qualification
Enter in the third round
Ritten Sport 2013–14 Elite A winners
Herning Blue Fox 2013–14 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Yertis Pavlodar 2013–14 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Neman Grodno 2013–14 Belarusian Extraleague winners
Ducs d'Angers 2013–14 Ligue Magnus runners-up
Kompanion-Naftogaz[a] 2013–14 Ukrainian Hockey Championship winners
Enter in the second round
Fischtown Pinguins 2013–14 DEL2 winners
Belfast Giants 2013–14 Elite League winners
Tilburg Trappers 2013–14 Eredivisie winners
Sanok 2013–14 Polska Liga Hokejowa winners
Corona 2010 Braşov 2013–14 Romanian Hockey League winners
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 2013–14 OB I bajnokság winners
Prizma Riga 2013–14 Latvian Hockey League winners
Enter in the first round
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Puigcerdà 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo runners-up
Beostar 2013–14 Serbian Hockey League runners-up
Izmir BB GSK 2013–14 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners

First group stage

First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014.

Group A

(Sofia, Bulgaria)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Beostar 20:2 Izmir BB GSK
CSKA Sofia 3:2 Puigcerdà
Puigcerdà 5:1 Beostar
Izmir BB GSK 3:19 CSKA Sofia
Izmir BB GSK 1:20 Puigcerdà
CSKA Sofia 10:2 Beostar

Group A standings
Rank Team Points
1 CSKA Sofia 9
2 Puigcerdà 6
3 Beostar 3
4 Izmir BB GSK 0
  • Winner CSKA Sofia promoted for next round Group B.

Second group stage

Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014.

Group B

(Bremerhaven, Germany)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Tilburg Trappers 1:4 Belfast Giants
CSKA Sofia 2:6 Fischtown Pinguins
Belfast Giants 6:2 CSKA Sofia
Fischtown Pinguins 4:0 Tilburg Trappers
CSKA Sofia 4:5 Tilburg Trappers
Belfast Giants 2:4 Fischtown Pinguins

Group B standings
Rank Team Points
1 Fischtown Pinguins 9
2 Belfast Giants 6
3 Tilburg Trappers 3
4 CSKA Sofia 0

Group C

(Brașov, Romania)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 2:6 Sanok
Corona 2010 Braşov 3:2 Prizma Riga
Sanok 2:3 Prizma Riga
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 2:3 Corona 2010 Braşov
Prizma Riga 2:5 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Corona 2010 Braşov 3:4 Sanok

Group C standings
Rank Team Points
1 Sanok 6
2 Corona 2010 Braşov 6
3 Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák 3
4 Prizma Riga 3
  • Winner Sanok promoted for next round Group E.

Third group stage

Third round games was played on 21–23 November 2014. The top-two ranked teams of each third round group promoted for the Super final.

Group D

(Ritten, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Yertis Pavlodar 3:2 Fischtown Pinguins
Ritten Sport 5:1 Herning Blue Fox
Herning Blue Fox 1:4 Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins 2:1 (SO) Ritten Sport
Ritten Sport 0:4 Yertis Pavlodar
Fischtown Pinguins 2:1 Herning Blue Fox

Group D standings
Rank Team Points
1 Yertis Pavlodar 9
2 Fischtown Pinguins 5
3 Ritten Sport 4
4 Herning Blue Fox 0

Group E

(Angers, France)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Belfast Giants 1:0 Neman Grodno
Sanok 0:4 Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno 2:0 Sanok
Ducs d'Angers 2:1 Belfast Giants
Sanok 3:5 Belfast Giants
Ducs d'Angers 3:4 Neman Grodno

Group E standings
Rank Team Points
1 Ducs d'Angers 6
2 Neman Grodno 6
3 Belfast Giants 6
4 Sanok 0

Super final

Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015.

Final group

(Bremerhaven, Germany)

Team #1 Score Team #2
Ducs d'Angers 0:5 Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins 5:4 Yertis Pavlodar
Yertis Pavlodar 2:4 Ducs d'Angers
Neman Grodno 6:2 Fischtown Pinguins
Yertis Pavlodar 3:4 (SO) Neman Grodno
Fischtown Pinguins 3:2 (SO) Ducs d'Angers

Final standings
Rank Team Points
1 Neman Grodno 8
2 Fischtown Pinguins 5
3 Ducs d'Angers 4
4 Yertis Pavlodar 1

References
  1. "Neman wins Continental Cup: Belarusians to play in Champions Hockey League". IIHF. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "2015 IIHF Continental Cup". IIHF. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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