The 2022–23 Continental Cup was the 25th 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 ...

, Europe's second-tier

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club competition organised by

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. The season began on 23 September 2022 and the final tournament was played from 13 to 15 January 2023.

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won the tournament for the first time thus becoming the fifth Slovak team in history to win the trophy. For the first time since the 2014–15 season, the IIHF Continental Cup winners did not get a wild card spot for the next season of the

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due to the reduction in the number of teams participating in the latter beginning from the 2023–24 season.

Qualified teams

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First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in

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, Bulgaria, from 23 to 25 September 2022. ''All times are local (

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Group B

The Group B tournament was played in

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, Turkey, from 23 to 25 September 2022. ''All times are local (

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Second round

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in

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, France, from 14 to 16 October 2022. ''All times are local (

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Group D

The Group D tournament was played in

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, from 14 to 16 October 2022. ''All times are local (

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Third round

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in

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, Great Britain, from 18 to 20 November 2022. ''All times are local (

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Group F

The Group F tournament was played in

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, Slovakia, from 18 to 20 November 2022. ''All times are local (

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Final round

The final tournament was played in

, France, from 13 to 15 January 2023. ''All times are local (

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:IIHF Continental Cup 2022-23 IIHF Continental Cup 2022–23 in European ice hockey

Qualified teams

First round

Group A

Group B

Second round

Group C

Group D

Ranking of second-placed teams

Third round

Group E

Group F

Final round

See also

References