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2024–25 Champions Hockey League

The 2024–25 Champions Hockey League was the 10th season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 24 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. Apart from the reigning champion, the six founding leagues were represented by three teams each, while five "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each.

Team allocation
A total of 24 teams from different European first-tier leagues were scheduled to participate in the league. Besides the title holders Genève-Servette HC, 18 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and the United Kingdom. The qualification criteria for national leagues was based on the following rules: • CHL champions • National league champions (play-off winners) • Regular season winners • Regular season runners-up • Regular season third-placed team Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom were distinct from the national champions, who were determined in play-offs following the regular season. Teams ==Round and draw dates==
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows. ==Regular season==
Regular season
In the regular season the 24 teams were combined into one table. Each team played home and away against six different opponents once. The best sixteen teams qualified to the round of 16. The draw of the regular season took place on 22 May 2024 in Prague, Czechia. Grid League table Regular season tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings): • Greater number of wins in regulation time (3 point wins); • Greater number of wins in total (regulation time wins + overtime and shootout wins); • Better goal difference; • More goals scored; • More away goals scored; • The higher position in the CHL Draw pot allocation. Results ==Playoffs==
Playoffs
Format In the playoffs, pairings will be formed based on the positions of the teams in the regular season as follows: the team finished 1st in the regular season faced the team finished 16th, the team finished 2nd faced the team finished 15th, and so on. There will be no play-off draw or any reseedings for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. The first leg is hosted by the team with the lower seed with the second leg being played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances. The final will be played on the home ice of the team with the higher accumulative ranking across the entire campaign, including play-off games. Bracket Round of 16 The first legs were played on 12 and 13 November with return legs played on 19 and 20 November 2024. (1) Färjestad BK vs. (16) Tappara ---- (2) ZSC Lions vs. (15) Straubing Tigers ---- (3) Lausanne HC vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC ---- (4) Oceláři Třinec vs. (13) Sparta Praha ---- (5) HC Fribourg-Gottéron vs. (12) Växjö Lakers ---- (6) Skellefteå AIK vs. (11) Fischtown Pinguins ---- (7) Eisbären Berlin vs. (10) Sheffield Steelers ---- (8) Red Bull Salzburg vs. (9) Pelicans ---- Quarter-finals First legs were played on 3 and 4 December with return legs played on 17 December 2024. (1) Färjestad BK vs. (8) Red Bull Salzburg ---- (2) ZSC Lions vs. (7) Eisbären Berlin ---- (11) Fischtown Pinguins vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC ---- (12) Växjö Lakers vs. (13) Sparta Praha ---- Semi-finals First legs were played on 14 and 15 January with return legs played on 21 January 2025. (1) Färjestad BK vs. (13) Sparta Praha ---- (2) ZSC Lions vs. (14) Genève-Servette HC ---- Final ==Statistics==
Statistics
Scoring leaders The following players lead the league in points. Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes. ==Awards==
Awards
Team of the Regular Season The Team of the Regular Season was announced on 30 October 2024. MVP LGT MVP Award nominees were announced on 16-18 January 2025. LGT MVP Award winner was announced on 18 February 2025. ; Winner ; Nominees Team of the Season The Team of the Season was announced on 7 March 2025. ==References==
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