The 2014–15 Continental Cup was the 18th 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 26 September 2014. The Super Final was played in
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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.
Qualified teams
* ''
Kompanion-Naftogaz
Hockey Club Kryzhynka-Kompanion ''( uk, Хокейний клуб Крижинка-Компаньйон, russian: Хокейний клуб Льдинка-Компаньон)'' is an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They play in the Ukrainian Hock ...
withdrew its participation and was replaced by the
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cham ...
as the second-ranked team of the second round with the best record.''
First group stage
First round games was played on 26–28 September 2014.
Group A
(
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
)
Group A standings
* ''Winner
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
promoted for next round Group B.''
Second group stage
Second round games was played on 17–19 October 2014.
Group B
(
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
)
Group B standings
* ''Winner
Fischtown Pinguins
The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as REV Bremerhaven, are a professional ice hockey team based in Bremerhaven, Germany. From 2004 to 2016 the team played at the second level of ice hockey in Germany, until the 2012–13 season the 2nd Bundesliga ...
promoted for next round Group D.''
* ''Due to the withdrawal of the
Kompanion-Naftogaz
Hockey Club Kryzhynka-Kompanion ''( uk, Хокейний клуб Крижинка-Компаньйон, russian: Хокейний клуб Льдинка-Компаньон)'' is an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They play in the Ukrainian Hock ...
,
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cham ...
as the higher ranked second placed team from the second round advances to the next round Group E.''
Group C
(
Brașov
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County.
According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
)
Group C standings
* ''Winner
Sanok
Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, rue, Санок, ''Sanok'', ua, Cянік, ''Sianik'', la, Sanocum, yi, סאניק, ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern ...
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
Ritten (; it, Renon ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Territory
The community is named after the high plateau, elevation , the Ritten or the Renon, on which most of the villages are located. The plateau forms t ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
)
Group D standings
* ''
Yertis Pavlodar
Yertis Pavlodar Hockey Club ( kk, Ertis Pavlodar Hokkeı Klýby, «Ертіс» Павлодар хоккей клубы), commonly referred to as Irtysh Pavlodar, is a professional ice hockey team based in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. They were founded ...
and
Fischtown Pinguins
The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as REV Bremerhaven, are a professional ice hockey team based in Bremerhaven, Germany. From 2004 to 2016 the team played at the second level of ice hockey in Germany, until the 2012–13 season the 2nd Bundesliga ...
promoted for the final round.''
Group E
(
Angers
Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the prov ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)
* ''
Kompanion-Naftogaz
Hockey Club Kryzhynka-Kompanion ''( uk, Хокейний клуб Крижинка-Компаньйон, russian: Хокейний клуб Льдинка-Компаньон)'' is an ice hockey team in Kyiv, Ukraine. They play in the Ukrainian Hock ...
withdrew its participation and was replaced by the
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cham ...
as the second ranked team of the second round with the best record.''
Group E standings
* ''
Ducs d'Angers
The Association des Sports de Glisse d'Angers is a French professional ice hockey team based in Angers playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Les Ducs d'Angers". The team's mascot is an eagle-owl, or grand duc (literally ...
and
Neman Grodno promoted for the final round.''
Super final
Super final was played on 9–11 January 2015.
Final group
(
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
)
Final standings
* ''
Neman Grodno wins the 2015 IIHF Continental Cup to become the qualifier for next season's
Champions Hockey League
The Champions Hockey League is a European first-level ice hockey tournament. Launched in the 2014–15 season by 26 clubs, 6 leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the tournament features top teams across Europe.
Backgrou ...
.''
References
External links
Official IIHF tournament page
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IIHF Continental Cup
2014–15 in European ice hockey