The Continental Cup 2008–09 was the 12th edition of the

IIHF Continental Cup The Continental Cup is a second-level ice hockey tournament for European clubs (behind Champions Hockey League), begun in 1997 after the discontinuing of the European Cup. It was intended for teams from countries without representatives in the E ...

. The season started on September 19, 2008, and finished on January 18, 2009. The tournament was won by

MHC Martin HK Martin is a professional ice hockey team playing in the second highest league (Slovak 1. Liga) in Slovakia. History The club was established in 1932 as Slávia Martin. Later the name was changed to Sokol, ŠK, ZŤS, Hutník, Martimex ZŤS, Mar ...

, who led the final group. The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.

Preliminary round

Group A

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)

Group A standings

First Group Stage

Group B

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, Lithuania)

Group B standings

Group C

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)

Group C standings

HK Liepājas Metalurgs HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B (MHL B). The club was di ...

, Keramin Minsk, HDK Stavbar Maribor,

Gornyak Rudny Hockey Club Gornyak ( kk, Горняк хоккей клубы, ''Gornák Rýdnyı'') is a professional ice hockey team that plays in the Pro Hokei Ligasy, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. They were founded in 1958, when Kazakhstan was p ...

, HC Bolzano,

Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and ren ...

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Second Group Stage

Group D

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, Latvia)

Group D standings

Group E

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)

Group E standings

Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years aft ...

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Final stage

Final Group

( Rouen,

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)

Final Group standings

References

Official IIHF tournament page
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