CHL – Champions Hockey League
The Champions Hockey League (CHL) season 2024-2025 will start on September 5th. From Finland, the teams participating are Tappara, Pelicans, and Ilves.
This page will provide, closer to the start of the season, the CHL match schedule, results, and information about broadcasting.
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CHL standings
There are initially 24 teams in the CHL. The top 16 will advance to the playoffs.
CHL standings
| # | Team | GP | 3p | 2p | 1p | 0p | G | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farjestads BKFAR | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-10 | 17 |
| 2 | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-10 | 14 |
| 3 | HC LausanneLHC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-9 | 14 |
| 4 | Ocelari TrinecTRI | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24-16 | 12 |
| 5 | HC Fribourg-GotteronFRG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23-16 | 12 |
| 6 | Skelleftea AIKSKE | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-15 | 12 |
| 7 | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22-15 | 11 |
| 8 | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20-13 | 11 |
| 9 | Pelicans LahtiPEL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24-18 | 11 |
| 10 | Sheffield SteelersSST | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18-13 | 11 |
| 11 | Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17-13 | 10 |
| 12 | Vaxjo LakersVLA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-12 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta PragueSPP | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-15 | 10 |
| 14 | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21-19 | 10 |
| 15 | Straubing TigersSTR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14-14 | 9 |
| 16 | Tappara TampereTAP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20-16 | 8 |
| 17 | HC PardubicePAR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20-13 | 8 |
| 18 | Aksam Unia OswiecimOSW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18-23 | 8 |
| 19 | Ilves TampereILV | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17-21 | 7 |
| 20 | KAC KlagenfurtKAC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14-24 | 5 |
| 21 | Storhamar HockeySTH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 5 |
| 22 | Rouen DragonsROU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12-33 | 1 |
| 23 | Fehervar AV19FEH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-27 | 0 |
| 24 | SoenderjyskE IshockeySON | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-33 | 0 |
Playoffs
CHL playoff schedule
CHL results
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16.10.2024 | KAC KlagenfurtKAC – ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 1-5 |
| 16.10.2024 | Sheffield SteelersSST – HC PardubicePAR | 3-2 so. |
| 16.10.2024 | Eisbaren BerlinBER – SoenderjyskE IshockeySON | 8-0 |
| 16.10.2024 | Pelicans LahtiPEL – Rouen DragonsROU | 10-1 |
| 16.10.2024 | Tappara TampereTAP – HC LausanneLHC | 0-2 |
| 16.10.2024 | Ocelari TrinecTRI – Aksam Unia OswiecimOSW | 7-3 |
| 15.10.2024 | Red Bull SalzburgRBS – Sparta PragueSPP | 1-2 |
| 15.10.2024 | HC Fribourg-GotteronFRG – Straubing TigersSTR | 3-2 ot. |
| 15.10.2024 | Farjestads BKFAR – Storhamar HockeySTH | 3-1 |
| 15.10.2024 | Skelleftea AIKSKE – Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 3-2 ot. |
CHL scoring leaders
CHL scoring leaders
| # | Player | Team | P (G + A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven AndrighettoS. Andrighetto | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 22 (10 + 12) |
| 2 | Oskar SteenO. Steen | Farjestads BKFAR | 18 (6 + 12) |
| 3 | Denis MalginD. Malgin | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 17 (6 + 11) |
| 4 | Leo PfoderlL. Pfoderl | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 15 (5 + 10) |
| 5 | Michael SpacekM. Spacek | Sparta PragueSPP | 14 (7 + 7) |
| 6 | Ziga JeglicZ. Jeglic | Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 13 (3 + 10) |
| 6 | Michael LindqvistM. Lindqvist | Farjestads BKFAR | 13 (– + 11) |
| 8 | Jan UrbasJ. Urbas | Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 12 (7 + 5) |
| 8 | Libor HudacekL. Hudacek | Ocelari TrinecTRI | 12 (4 + 8) |
| 8 | Jesper FrodenJ. Froden | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 12 (– + 10) |
| 8 | Sakari ManninenS. Manninen | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 12 (– + 10) |
| 8 | Peter SchneiderP. Schneider | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 12 (5 + 7) |
| 13 | Juho LammikkoJ. Lammikko | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 11 (5 + 6) |
| 13 | Kristian TanusK. Tanus | Tappara TampereTAP | 11 (4 + 7) |
| 15 | Marcus SorensenM. Sorensen | HC Fribourg-GotteronFRG | 10 (3 + 7) |
| 15 | Mikko LehtonenM. Lehtonen | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 10 (– + 8) |
| 15 | Marko DanoM. Dano | Ocelari TrinecTRI | 10 (– + 8) |
| 15 | Joel KellmanJ. Kellman | Farjestads BKFAR | 10 (3 + 7) |
| 15 | Rudolfs BalcersR. Balcers | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 10 (5 + 5) |
| 15 | Blaine ByronB. Byron | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 10 (6 + 4) |
| 15 | Viktor LodinV. Lodin | Farjestads BKFAR | 10 (3 + 7) |
| 22 | Magnus NygrenM. Nygren | Farjestads BKFAR | 9 (– + 7) |
| 22 | Ryan MurphyR. Murphy | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 9 (3 + 6) |
| 22 | Lucas WallmarkL. Wallmark | HC Fribourg-GotteronFRG | 9 (– + 8) |
| 22 | Kai WissmannK. Wissmann | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 9 (– + 8) |
| 22 | Vincent PraplanV. Praplan | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 9 (5 + 4) |
| 22 | Filip ChlapikF. Chlapik | Sparta PragueSPP | 9 (– + 7) |
| 22 | David TomasekD. Tomasek | Farjestads BKFAR | 9 (5 + 4) |
| 22 | Marian StudenicM. Studenic | Farjestads BKFAR | 9 (3 + 6) |
| 22 | Frederik TiffelsF. Tiffels | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 9 (3 + 6) |
| 22 | Axel BergkvistA. Bergkvist | Farjestads BKFAR | 9 (5 + 4) |
| 32 | Sami VatanenS. Vatanen | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 8 (– + 7) |
| 32 | Hampus OlssonH. Olsson | Aksam Unia OswiecimOSW | 8 (4 + 4) |
| 32 | Troy BourkeT. Bourke | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 8 (– + 6) |
| 32 | Ty RonningT. Ronning | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 8 (4 + 4) |
| 32 | Joachim BlichfeldJ. Blichfeld | Vaxjo LakersVLA | 8 (3 + 5) |
| 32 | Simon Le CoultreS. Le Coultre | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 8 (– + 6) |
| 38 | Jani LajunenJ. Lajunen | Sparta PragueSPP | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Michal RepikM. Repik | Sparta PragueSPP | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Dennis RasmussenD. Rasmussen | Vaxjo LakersVLA | 7 (3 + 4) |
| 38 | Zach BoychukZ. Boychuk | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Killian MottetK. Mottet | HC Fribourg-GotteronFRG | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Alessio BertaggiaA. Bertaggia | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 7 (6 + –) |
| 38 | Tomas HykaT. Hyka | Sparta PragueSPP | 7 (3 + 4) |
| 38 | Nicholas PetersenN. Petersen | KAC KlagenfurtKAC | 7 (– + 6) |
| 38 | Max GortzM. Gortz | Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Andreas JohnsonA. Johnson | Skelleftea AIKSKE | 7 (6 + –) |
| 38 | Josh JoorisJ. Jooris | Geneve-Servette HCGEN | 7 (6 + –) |
| 38 | Derek GrantD. Grant | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Phillip BruggisserP. Bruggisser | Fischtown PinguinsFIS | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Antti SuomelaA. Suomela | HC LausanneLHC | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Damien RiatD. Riat | HC LausanneLHC | 7 (3 + 4) |
| 38 | Dennis RobertsonD. Robertson | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Benjamin NissnerB. Nissner | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 7 (– + 7) |
| 38 | Gabriel FontaineG. Fontaine | Eisbaren BerlinBER | 7 (3 + 4) |
| 38 | Daniel KurovskyD. Kurovsky | Ocelari TrinecTRI | 7 (6 + –) |
| 38 | Wyatt KalynukW. Kalynuk | Pelicans LahtiPEL | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Daniel GazdaD. Gazda | Ilves TampereILV | 7 (3 + 4) |
| 38 | Marcus WestfaltM. Westfalt | Farjestads BKFAR | 7 (4 + –) |
| 38 | Santtu KinnunenS. Kinnunen | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 7 (– + 5) |
| 38 | Lucas ThalerL. Thaler | Red Bull SalzburgRBS | 7 (6 + –) |
| 38 | Vinzenz RohrerV. Rohrer | ZSC Lions ZurichLIO | 7 (4 + –) |
CHL information package
CHL is the Champions Hockey League, where the unofficial championship of European club teams is contested. CHL was launched in the 2008-09 season, replacing the previously held European Champions Cup.
The league began to be developed in earnest from the 2014-15 season onwards. At that time, the league replaced the previously held European Trophy, which was played solely as a tournament. The league is owned by the founding clubs together with the top leagues from six countries and the IIHF. In practice, CHL operates on a very similar principle to the UEFA Champions League in football.
In the 2023-24 season, there were 24 teams in the CHL. The championship was won by Genève-Servette HC.
How CHL is played in the 2024-25 season
In the 2024-25 season, there will initially be 24 teams in the CHL. There will no longer be group stages; instead, the top 16 teams from the overall standings of the CHL regular season will advance to the first round of the playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, the regular season’s first-placed team will face the 16th-placed team, the second-placed team will face the 15th-placed team, and so on. The matchups will meet each other once at home and once away. The teams will advance based on aggregate goals after two matches.
Only the final will be played as a single match in the playoffs.
CHL regular season game days
1st matches September 5-6.
2nd matches September 7-8.
3rd matches September 12-13.
4th matches September 14-15.
5th matches October 8-9.
6th matches October 15-16.
Finnish teams in CHL 2024-25
Three teams from Finland will participate: Tappara, Pelicans, and Ilves.
Source: CHL
CHL broadcasting
The broadcasting rights for the Champions Hockey League (CHL) in Finland are owned by NENT Group, which is the parent company of Viaplay and V sport.
All CHL matches will be broadcast live on Viaplay and V sport channels.
The price of the Viaplay Total package is currently €44.99/month, and the price of the V premium package varies depending on the service provider, with the highest price being €44.95/month.
Viaplay’s CHL team for the 2024-25 season
In Viaplay’s CHL broadcasts, the commentators will be Antti Mäkinen, Nuutti Vihtilä, Jussi Eskola, Tero Kainulainen, and Niki Juusela. The studio will be hosted by Iiro Harjula and Tuomas Meling, with experts Risto Dufva, Mikko Lehtonen, and Esa Pirnes.
Frequently asked questions – FAQ
CHL is the Champions Hockey League, where the unofficial championship of European club teams is contested. CHL was launched in the 2008-09 season, replacing the previously held European Champions Cup. In the 2014-15 season, CHL replaced the previously tournament-held European Trophy.
In the 2024-25 season, the Champions Hockey League (CHL) matches will be available for streaming on Viaplay and V sport channels. You can read more about it here.
In the 2024-25 CHL season, three Finnish teams will participate: Tappara, Pelicans, and Ilves.
JYP celebrated the Champions Hockey League victory in the 2017-18 season. Tappara won the CHL in the 2022-23 season.
CHL final 2023-24
Genève-Servette HC-Skellefteå AIK 3-2 (3-1, 0-0, 0-1)
5:30: 1-0 Eliot Berthon (Arnaud Jacquemet, Josh Jooris)
11:35: 1-1 Martins Dzierkals (Pär Lindholm, Zeb Forsfjäll)
17:37: 2-1 Sakari Manninen (Teemu Hartikainen, Valtteri Filppula)
18:36: 3-1 Daniel Winnik (Tim Berni, Vincent Praplan)
48:09: 3-2 Anton Heikkinen (Oscar Lindberg, Oskar Nilsson)
For Genève-Servette HC, the CHL championship was the first. The team featured five Finns: goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, defenseman Sami Vatanen, and forwards Valtteri Filppula, Teemu Hartikainen, and Sakari Manninen.
Sami Vatanen was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the CHL season.
History of CHL
The most successful club in the Champions Hockey League is the Swedish team Frölunda, which has won the CHL championship four times (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020). Additionally, Frölunda has lost in the final once in 2015.
The first CHL championship was won in 2009 by the Swiss team Zürich Lions, which defeated KHL team Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the final.
Among Finnish clubs, JYP and Tappara have won the Champions Hockey League. JYP’s championship came in 2018 when they defeated the Swedish Växjö Lakers in the final. Tappara, on the other hand, defeated the Swedish Luleå HF in the final in 2023.
Finnish clubs that have reached the finals include Kärpät and Tappara. Kärpät reached the final in the 2015-16 season but lost to Frölunda HC. Tappara experienced a final loss in the 2021-22 season against Rögle BK.
Sweden has been the most successful country in the CHL. Swedish clubs have won the CHL five times, and they have also secured silver four times.
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |  Genève-Servette HC |  Skellefteå AIK |
| 2022-23 |  Tappara | Luleå HF |
| 2021-22 | Rögle BK | Tappara |
| 2020-21 | Not played | |
| 2019-20 | Frölunda HC | Mountfield HK |
| 2018-19 | Frölunda HC | EHC München |
| 2017-18 | JYP | Växjö Lakers |
| 2016-17 | Frölunda HC | HC Sparta Praha |
| 2015-16 | Frölunda HC | Kärpät |
| 2014-15 | Luleå HF | Frölunda HC |
| 2008-09 | ZSC Lions | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |