The 2017–18 Continental Cup was the 21st edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 29 September 2017 and the final tournament was played on 12–14 January 2018.
Qualified teams
TeamQualificationEnter in the third round Rungsted Ishockey2016–17 Metal Cup winners Nomad Astana2016–17 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners Ritten Sport2016–17 Alps Hockey League winners Yunost Minsk2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up Brûleurs de Loups2016–17 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up Sheffield Steelers2016–17 Elite League play-off winnersEnter in the second round HC Donbass2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League winners Kurbads Riga2016–17 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners DVTK Jegesmedvék2016–17 MOL Liga season winners Txuri Urdin2016–17 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners GKS Tychy2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up Corona Brașov2016–17 Romanian Hockey League winners Narva PSK2016–17 Meistriliiga winnersEnter in the first round Crvena Zvezda2016–17 Serbian Hockey League runners-up Esja Reykjavik2016–17 Icelandic Hockey League winners Irbis-Skate Sofia2016–17 Bulgarian Hockey League winners Zeytinburnu Belediyespor2016–17 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners
First round
Group A The Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 September to 1 October 2017 with all games were held at the Pionir Ice Hall.
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)
Second round
Group B The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Kurbads Ledus Halle.
All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
Group C The Group C tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink.
All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)
Third round
Group D The Group D tournament was played in Rungsted, Denmark, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Saxo Bank Arena.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
Group E The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Arena Ritten.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)
Final round Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 12 to 14 January 2018 with all games were held at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.
All times are local. (FET – UTC+3)
See also
2017–18 Champions Hockey League
References
External links Official IIHF tournament page