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2022–23 Champions Hockey League

The 2022–23 Champions Hockey League was the eighth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament is competed by 32 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues will be represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" will be to be represented by one team each.

2022–23 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2022 – 18 February 2023[1]
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Finland Tappara (1st title)
Runner-up Sweden Luleå HF
Tournament statistics
Games played125
Attendance355,153 (2,841 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Ryan Lasch[2] (22 points)
MVPFinland Christian Heljanko[3]

Finnish team Tappara won their first Champions Hockey League title, defeating Swedish team Luleå HF 3–2 in the final. This made Tappara the second Finnish side to win the title.[4] The title holders Rögle BK were defeated by Tappara in the quarterfinals with the total score 7–4.[5]

American right winger Ryan Lasch from Swedish team Frölunda HC became the top scorer for the fifth time, scoring 22 points.[2]

Team allocation edit

A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues will participate in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions and wild card invitee Olimpija Ljubljana, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will participate. Belarusian teams were not invited to participate due to the current political situation in Belarus while a Ukrainian team HC Donbass was forced to withdraw from the competition due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and was replaced with the Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana.[6][7]

The qualification criteria for national leagues is based on the following rules:[8]

  1. CHL champions
  2. National league champions (play-off winners)
  3. Regular season winners
  4. Regular season runners-up
  5. Regular season third-placed team
  6. Regular season fourth-placed team
  7. Regular season fifth-placed team

Note: the national league champions of the United Kingdom are determined following the regular season.[9]

Teams edit

On 12 January 2022 it was decided that the 2021–22 season would not be accounted for in the league ranking and the status at the end of the 2019–20 season was taken into consideration to allocate places for the season.[10]

Team City/Area League Qualification Participation Previous best
  Rögle BK Ängelholm Swedish Hockey League 2022 CHL winners 2nd Champion
  Färjestad BK Karlstad Swedish Hockey League Play-off winners 5th Round of 16
  Luleå HF Luleå Swedish Hockey League Regular season runners-up 5th Champion
  Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå Swedish Hockey League Regular season third 7th Semi-finals
  Frölunda HC Gothenburg Swedish Hockey League Regular season fourth 8th Champion
  EV Zug Zug National League Play-off winners 8th Quarter-finals
  HC Fribourg-Gottéron Fribourg National League Regular season runners-up 5th Semi-finals
  ZSC Lions Zürich National League Regular season third 7th Quarter-finals
  SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil National League Regular season fourth 1st First appearance
  HC Davos Davos National League Regular season fifth 4th Semi-finals
  Eisbären Berlin Berlin Deutsche Eishockey Liga Play-off winners 6th Round of 16
  Red Bull München Munich Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season runners-up 7th Final
  Grizzlys Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season third 3rd Round of 32
  Straubing Tigers Straubing Deutsche Eishockey Liga Regular season fourth 1st First appearance
  Tappara Tampere Liiga Play-off winners 8th Final
  Jukurit Mikkeli Liiga Regular season runners-up 1st First appearance
  Ilves Tampere Liiga Regular season third 1st First appearance
  TPS Turku Liiga Regular season fourth 7th Quarter-finals
  Oceláři Třinec Třinec Czech Extraliga Play-off winners 7th Semi-finals
  Mountfield HK Hradec Králové Czech Extraliga Regular season winners 4th Final
  Sparta Praha Prague Czech Extraliga Regular season third 5th Final
  Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg ICE Hockey League Play-off winners 7th Semi-finals
  Villach SV Villach ICE Hockey League Regular season runners-up 2nd Group stage
  Fehérvár AV19 Székesfehérvár ICE Hockey League Regular season third 1st First appearance
  Belfast Giants Belfast Elite Ice Hockey League Regular season champions 2nd Group stage
  Brûleurs de Loups Grenoble Ligue Magnus Play-off winners 3rd Group stage
  Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Tipos Extraliga Play-off winners 2nd Group stage
  Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Fjordkraftligaen Play-off winners 5th Round of 32
  GKS Katowice Katowice Polska Hokej Liga Play-off winners 1st First appearance
  Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Metal Ligaen Play-off winners 2nd Group stage
  MKS Cracovia Kraków Polska Hokej Liga Continental Cup winner 3rd Group stage
  Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenian Ice Hockey League Wild card[7][11] 1st First appearance

Round and draw dates edit

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1][12]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Group stage Matchday 1 25 May 2022[12] 1–2 September 2022
Matchday 2 3–4 September 2022
Matchday 3 8–9 September 2022
Matchday 4 10–11 September 2022
Matchday 5 4–5 October 2022
Matchday 6 11–12 October 2022
Playoff Round of 16 13 October 2022[13] 15–16 November 2022 22–23 November 2022
Quarter-finals 6–7 December 2022 13 December 2022
Semi-finals 10–11 January 2023 17–18 January 2023
Final 18 February 2023

Group stage edit

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Teams in the 2022–23 Champions Hockey League
  Black: Group A;   Purple: Group B;   Blue: Group C;   Red: Group D;   Orange: Group E;   Green: Group F;   White: Group G;   Yellow: Group H.

For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team will play home and away against every other team for a total of six games. The best two teams will qualify to the round of 16.

The draw of the group stage took place on 25 May 2022 in Tampere, Finland.[12][14]

Pots edit

The participating teams were seeded into Pots 1 to 4 according to their achievements in their national leagues and their respective league’s standing in the CHL league ranking.[15] The reigning CHL champions Rögle BK were the top seeded team and therefore given a place in pot 1. In the top pot there were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL. The 16 remaining teams from the founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included the playoff champions from the seven challenge leagues and MKS Cracovia, winners of 2021–22 IIHF Continental Cup.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Rögle BK
  Färjestad BK
  EV Zug
  Eisbären Berlin
  Tappara
  Oceláři Třinec
  Red Bull Salzburg
  Luleå HF

  HC Fribourg-Gottéron
  Red Bull München
  Jukurit
  Mountfield HK
  Villach SV
  Skellefteå AIK
  ZSC Lions
  Grizzlys Wolfsburg

  Ilves
  Sparta Praha
  Fehérvár AV19
  Frölunda HC
  SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
  Straubing Tigers
  TPS
  HC Davos

  Belfast Giants
  Brûleurs de Loups
  Slovan Bratislava
  Stavanger Oilers
  GKS Katowice
  Aalborg Pirates
  Olimpija Ljubljana
  MKS Cracovia

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LHF JUK AAL SPA
1   Luleå HF 6 5 1 0 0 22 11 +11 17 Advance to Playoffs — 4–3 2–1 (OT) 5–2
2   Jukurit 6 4 0 0 2 22 15 +7 12 2–5 — 5–3 3–0
3   Aalborg Pirates 6 1 0 1 4 10 21 −11 4 1–3 0–3 — 2–6
4   Sparta Praha 6 1 0 0 5 15 22 −7 3 2–3 3–6 2–3 —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVZ WOB TPS OLI
1   EV Zug 6 5 1 0 0 27 9 +18 17 Advance to Playoffs — 4–3 (OT) 6–1 5–2
2   Grizzlys Wolfsburg 6 4 0 1 1 25 16 +9 13 2–5 — 5–4 7–2
3   TPS 6 2 0 0 4 13 23 −10 6 0–4 1–4 — 3–2
4   Olimpija Ljubljana 6 0 0 0 6 9 26 −17 0 1–3 0–4 2–4 —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAP RBM RAP SLV
1   Tappara 6 4 1 1 0 20 9 +11 15 Advance to Playoffs — 4–0 2–3 (OT) 2–0
2   Red Bull München 6 3 1 1 1 21 15 +6 12 3–4 (SO) — 5–4 (OT) 5–1
3   SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 6 2 1 1 2 19 19 0 9 1–3 1–4 — 4–1
4   Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 0 6 9 26 −17 0 2–5 1–4 4–6 —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBK ZSC FEH KAT
1   Rögle BK 6 5 1 0 0 26 12 +14 17 Advance to Playoffs — 3–2 (OT) 7–1 5–1
2   ZSC Lions 6 3 0 2 1 23 12 +11 11 3–4 — 5–1 5–1
3   Fehérvár AV19 6 2 0 0 4 9 23 −14 6 1–2 1–7 — 1–0
4   GKS Katowice 6 0 1 0 5 10 21 −11 2 4–5 2–1 (OT) 2–4 —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRI RBS OIL ILV
1   HC Fribourg-Gottéron 6 4 1 0 1 12 5 +7 14 Advance to Playoffs — 3–2 (SO) 0–1 3–2
2   Red Bull Salzburg 6 0 3 2 1 12 12 0 8[a] 0–1 — 3–2 (OT) 2–3 (OT)
3   Stavanger Oilers 6 2 0 2 2 10 15 −5 8[a] 0–3 2–3 (SO) — 4–2
4   Ilves 6 1 1 1 3 12 14 −2 6 0–2 1–2 (OT) 4–1 —
Source: Champions Hockey League
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Red Bull Salzburg 4, Stavanger Oilers 2

Group F edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STR FBK CRA VSV
1   Straubing Tigers 6 5 0 0 1 24 11 +13 15 Advance to Playoffs — 5–2 3–2 8–0
2   Färjestad BK 6 4 0 0 2 25 12 +13 12 6–1 — 5–1 7–0
3   MKS Cracovia 6 2 0 0 4 13 23 −10 6 0–4 4–3 — 4–2
4   Villach SV 6 1 0 0 5 10 26 −16 3 1–3 1–2 6–2 —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group G edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MHK FHC BER GRE
1   Mountfield HK 6 5 0 0 1 29 17 +12 15[a] Advance to Playoffs — 5–3 8–2 3–2
2   Frölunda HC 6 5 0 0 1 34 16 +18 15[a] 4–2 — 7–1 7–4
3   Eisbären Berlin 6 2 0 0 4 21 29 −8 6 3–7 2–3 — 5–2
4   Brûleurs de Loups 6 0 0 0 6 15 37 −22 0 3–4 2–10 2–8 —
Source: Champions Hockey League
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The higher number of goals in one of the head-to-head matches: Mountfield HK 5, Frölunda HC 4

Group H edit

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SKE HCD TRI BEL
1   Skellefteå AIK 6 4 1 0 1 23 14 +9 14 Advance to Playoffs — 2–3 3–2 (OT) 4–1
2   HC Davos 6 4 0 0 2 23 15 +8 12 2–5 — 4–0 5–1
3   Oceláři Třinec 6 2 0 2 2 16 18 −2 8 4–5 4–3 — 4–0
4   Belfast Giants 6 0 1 0 5 10 25 −15 2 2–4 3–6 3–2 (OT) —
Source: Champions Hockey League

Group stage tie-breaking criteria edit

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime, 1 point for a loss in overtime, 0 points for a loss in regulation time). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see 8.4.4. Tie breaking formula group stage standings):[16][17]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. The higher number of goals in one of the matches among the tied teams;
  5. The most goals in the two game winning shot series;
  6. If more than two teams are tied, head-to-head criteria 1, 2 and 3 are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  7. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying head-to-head criteria 1, 2 and 3, a subset of teams are still tied, goal difference and goals scored then the results between each of the three teams and the closest best-ranked team outside the subset was applied; best-ranked team outside the sub-group was applied;
  8. The higher position in the 2021–22 Champions Hockey League club ranking;
  9. Goal difference in all group matches;
  10. Goals scored in all group matches;
  11. Regulation time wins in all group matches;
  12. Overtime wins in all group matches;
  13. Overtime losses in all group matches.

Playoffs edit

Qualified teams edit

The knockout phase involves the 16 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Group Winners
(seeded in round of 16 draw) 		Runners-up
(unseeded in round of 16 draw)
A   Luleå HF   Jukurit
B   EV Zug   Grizzlys Wolfsburg
C   Tappara   Red Bull München
D   Rögle BK   ZSC Lions
E   HC Fribourg-Gottéron   Red Bull Salzburg
F   Straubing Tigers   Färjestad BK
G   Mountfield HK   Frölunda HC
H   Skellefteå AIK   HC Davos

Format edit

In each round except the final, the teams play two games and the aggregate score decides which team advances. As a rule, the first leg is hosted by the team who has the inferior record in the tournament with the second leg being played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime follows. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the shoot out competition advances.

The final will be played on the home ice of the team who has the better record in the tournament.

Bracket edit

The eight group winners and the eight second-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. The teams were divided into two seeding groups and group winners were randomly drawn against runners-up. Teams who had faced each other in the group stage could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
  Färjestad BK 4 2 6
  Mountfield HK (OT) 3 4 7
  Mountfield HK 2 1 3
  EV Zug (OT) 2 2 4
  Red Bull München 1 1 2
  EV Zug 5 5 10
  EV Zug 0 2 2
  Tappara 2 3 5
  Red Bull Salzburg 3 1 4
  Rögle BK 1 5 6
  Rögle BK 3 1 4
  Tappara 2 5 7
  HC Davos 0 2 2
  Tappara 1 2 3
  Tappara 3
  Luleå HF 2
  Jukurit (OT) 1 2 3
  HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1 1 2
  Jukurit 1 1 2
  Luleå HF 5 3 8
  Grizzlys Wolfsburg 2 1 3
  Luleå HF 3 2 5
  Luleå HF (SO) 2 4 6
  Frölunda HC 2 3 5
  Skellefteå AIK 5 4 9
  ZSC Lions 4 1 5
  Skellefteå AIK 1 2 3
  Frölunda HC (SO) 0 4 4
  Frölunda HC 4 3 7
  Straubing Tigers 0 2 2

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the entire playoff was held on 13 October 2022 in Zürich.[13][18] The first legs were played on 15 and 16 November with return legs played on 22 and 23 November 2022.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Färjestad BK   6–7 (OT)   Mountfield HK 4–3 2–4
Red Bull München   2–10   EV Zug 1–5 1–5
Red Bull Salzburg   4–6   Rögle BK 3–1 1–5
HC Davos   2–3   Tappara 0–1 2–2
Jukurit   3–2 (OT)   HC Fribourg-Gottéron 1–1 2–1
Grizzlys Wolfsburg   3–5   Luleå HF 2–3 1–2
Skellefteå AIK   9–5[A]   ZSC Lions 5–4 4–1
Frölunda HC   7–2   Straubing Tigers 4–0 3–2
  • ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    • First Leg edit

    15 November 2022
    18:00 CET    		Grizzlys Wolfsburg  2–3
    (1–2, 0–0, 1–1)    		  Luleå HFEis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg
    Attendance: 1,812
    Game reference
    Dustin StrahlmeierGoaliesMatteus WardReferees:
    Jan Hribik
    Michał Baca
    Linesmen:
    Kai Jürgens
    Wayne Gerth
    0–13:38 – (PP) Shinnimin (Connolly, Tyrväinen)
    0–27:46 – Komarek (Fröberg, Engsund)
    Archibald (Schinko, Pfohl) – 17:181–2
    1–347:23 – Honka (Komarov, Connolly)
    Beaudin (Mingoia, Murray) – 52:552–3
    12 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots36
    15 November 2022
    18:00 CET    		Jukurit  1–1
    (1–0, 0–1, 0–0)    		  HC Fribourg-GottéronIkioma Arena, Mikkeli
    Attendance: 2,331
    Game reference
    Frans TuohimaaGoaliesConnor HughesReferees:
    Mikael Nord
    Christian Bo Persson
    Linesmen:
    Onni Hautamaki
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Aaltonen – 11:381–0
    1–123:16 – Gunderson (Kuokkanen, Sprunger)
    4 minPenalties6 min
    13Shots26
    15 November 2022
    18:05 CET    		Frölunda HC  4–0
    (0–0, 3–0, 1–0)    		  Straubing TigersFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
    Attendance: 1,781
    Game reference
    Lars JohanssonGoaliesFlorian Manuel BuglReferees:
    Lassi Heikkinen
    Roy Stian Hansen
    Linesmen:
    Anders Nyqvist
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Lundqvist (Carlsson, Johansson) – 26:391–0
    Rosseli Olsen – 31:412–0
    Lundqvist (Lasch, Friberg) (PP) – 39:553–0
    Nilsson (Lindbohm, Lasu) – 56:574–0
    6 minPenalties18 min
    42Shots22
    15 November 2022
    18:05 CET    		Färjestad BK  4–3
    (1–1, 2–2, 1–0)    		  Mountfield HKLöfbergs Arena, Karlstad
    Attendance: 1,637
    Game reference
    Matthew TomkinsGoaliesJan RůžičkaReferees:
    Daniel Stricker
    Martin Christensen
    Linesmen:
    Peter Almerstedt
    Gustav Jonsson
    Nygård (Åslund, Elie) – 2:291–0
    1–13:43 – McCormack
    1–224:44 – Štohanzl (Doležal, Pilař)
    1–330:15 – Doležal (Smoleňák)
    Nilsson, (Ejdsell, Lindqvist) – 30:362–3
    Elie (Åslund, Berglund) – 33:113–3
    Nyström (Lindqvist, Johansson) (PP) – 44:174–3
    8 minPenalties6 min
    28Shots34
    15 November 2022
    19:30 CET    		Red Bull München  1–5
    (0–3, 0–2, 1–0)    		  EV ZugOlympia Eishalle, Munich
    Attendance: 4,283
    Game reference
    Danny aus den Birken (pulled at 27:24) Daniel AllavenaGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
    Jakub Šindel
    Andrew Dalton
    Linesmen:
    Joshua Römer
    Tobias Schwenk
    0–16:45 – (PP) Senteler (O'Neill, Martschini)
    0–27:10 – Simion (Kreis, Kovář)
    0–313:06 – Cehlárik (O'Neill)
    0–422:16 – Senteler (Zehnder, Herzog)
    0–527:24 – Cehlárik (O'Neill, Djoos)
    Varejcka (Boyle, Schütz) – 44:331–5
    6 minPenalties6 min
    22Shots29
    15 November 2022
    19:45 CET    		HC Davos  0–1
    (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)    		  TapparaEisstadion Davos, Davos
    Attendance: 1,389
    Game reference
    Gilles SennGoaliesChristian HeljankoReferees:
    Marcus Linde
    Andrea Moschen
    Linesmen:
    David Obwegeser
    Dario Fuchs
    0–132:15 – (SH) Puhakka (Rauhala)
    2 minPenalties4 min
    23Shots25
    15 November 2022
    20:20 CET    		Red Bull Salzburg  3–1
    (0–0, 1–1, 2–0)    		  Rögle BKEisarena Salzburg, Salzburg
    Attendance: 2,745
    Game reference
    Atte TolvanenGoaliesCalle ClangReferees:
    Marian Rohatsch
    Gregor Rezek
    Linesmen:
    David Nothegger
    Elias Seewald
    Robertson (Meyer, Wukovits) – 28:571–0
    1–138:42 – (PP) Larsson (Lyrenäs, Rosdahl)
    Huber ( Meyer, Genoway) (PP) – 44:552–1
    Nissner (Schneider) – 58:183–1
    8 minPenalties6 min
    28Shots26
    16 November 2022
    19:05 CET    		Skellefteå AIK  5–4
    (2–2, 1–2, 2–0)    		  ZSC LionsSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 2,712
    Game reference
    Linus SöderströmGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
    Mikko Kaukokari
    Tomáš Hronský
    Linesmen:
    Emil Yletyinen
    Tobias Nordlander
    0–15:49 – (SH) Schappi
    Lindström (Nilsson, Lindholm) (PP) – 6:131–1
    Sandberg (Pudas, Hugg) (PP) – 12:072–1
    2–213:53 (PP) – Riedi (Hollenstein, Andrighetto)
    2–329:43 – (SH) Texier
    Sandberg (Lindström, Olsson) – 32:493–3
    3–436:40 – (PP) Hollenstein (Andrighetto, Azevedo)
    Lindholm (Lindholm, Lindström) (PP) – 44:424–4
    Lindström (Sandberg, Lindholm) – 48:035–4
    14 minPenalties41 min
    28Shots29

    Second Leg edit

    22 November 2022
    17:30 CET    		Mountfield HK  4–2 (OT)
    (2–0, 1–1, 0–1)
    (OT 1–0)    		  Färjestad BKČPP Arena, Hradec Králové
    Attendance: 3,111
    Game reference
    Henri KiviahoGoaliesMatthew TomkinsReferees:
    Ladislav Smetana
    Marek Žák
    Linesmen:
    Josef Špůr
    Daniel Hynek
    Klíma (Piegl) – 4:131–0
    Cingel (Lev, Okuliar) (PP) – 7:432–0
    Pilař (Klíma, Jank) – 28:063–0
    3–136:23 – Lawner (Lindqvist)
    3–253:37 – (PP) Lindqvist (Nilsson)
    Cingel (Blain, Jergl) – 67:064–2
    6 minPenalties6 min
    48Shots32
    Mountfield HK won 7–6 on aggregate in Overtime.
    22 November 2022
    18:00 CET    		Tappara  2–2
    (0–0, 0–1, 2–1)    		  HC Davos Nokia Arena, Tampere
    Attendance: 5,117
    Game reference
    Christian HeljankoGoaliesSandro AeschlimannReferees:
    Gordon Schukies
    Trpimir Piragić
    Linesmen:
    Tommi Niittylä
    Joni Pekkala
    0–138:27 – Corvi (Stránský, Nordström)
    Kemiläinen (Matushkin, Lehterä) – 44:251–1
    Luoto (Rönni, Seppälä), – 44:492–1
    2–248:47 – (SH) Corvi
    6 minPenalties10 min
    23Shots38
    Tappara won 3–2 on aggregate.
    22 November 2022
    18:05 CET    		Luleå HF  2–1
    (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)    		  Grizzlys WolfsburgCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
    Attendance: 2,780
    Game reference
    Matteus WardGoaliesDustin StrahlmeierReferees:
    Joonas Kova
    Lukas Kohlmüller
    Linesmen:
    Emil Yletyinen
    Daniel Persson
    0–130:56 – Morley (Rakhshani, Zajac)
    Komarek (Gustafsson, Tyrväinen) (PP) – 47:071–1
    Engsund (SHENG) – 59:592–1
    8 minPenalties6 min
    34Shots21
    Luleå HF won 5–3 on aggregate.
    22 November 2022
    18:05 CET    		Rögle BK  5–1
    (1–0, 3–1, 1–0)    		  Red Bull SalzburgCatena Arena, Ängelholm
    Attendance: 3,443
    Game reference
    Christoffer RifalkGoaliesAtte TolvanenReferees:
    Kristian Vikman
    Mark Lemelin
    Linesmen:
    Rickard Nilsson
    Andréas Svensson
    Larsson (Lyrenäs, Kasper) – 2:271–0
    Tambellini (Engström) (PP) – 20:192–0
    Tärnström (Sjödin, Lesund) – 24:343–0
    Kasper (Zaar, Larsson) (PP) – 28:574–0
    4–138:43 – (PP) Raffl Schneider, Heinrich)
    Larsson (Lyrenäs, Kapla) (PP) – 43:125–1
    8 minPenalties12 min
    33Shots25
    Rögle BK won 6–4 on aggregate.
    22 November 2022
    19:30 CET    		Straubing Tigers  2–3
    (1–1, 1–1, 0–1)    		Frölunda HC  Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing
    Attendance: 4,480
    Game reference
    Hunter MiskaGoaliesFrederik DichowReferees:
    Daniel Pražák
    Jakub Šindel
    Linesmen:
    Andreas Hofer
    Marius Wölzmüller
    0–113:34 – Lasch (Lasu, Lindbohm)
    Manning (Akeson, Scheid) – 15:331–1
    Brandt (Leier, Connolly) (PP 5 on 3) – 28:022–1
    2–237:12 – Carlsson (Grönlund, Lasch)
    2–356:22 – (ENG) Dichow
    33 minPenalties33 min
    19Shots26
    Frölunda HC won 7–2 on aggregate.
    22 November 2022
    19:45 CET    		HC Fribourg-Gottéron  1–2 (OT)
    (0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
    (OT 0–1)    		  JukuritBCF Arena, Fribourg
    Attendance: 4,321
    Game reference
    Referees:
    Linus Öhlund
    Milan Zrnić
    Linesmen:
    Thomas Wolf
    David Obwegeser
    0–123:42 – Puistola (Mäkinen)
    Marchon (Walser, Jecker) – 27:591–1
    1–261:59 – Immonen (Puistola, Tuohimaa)
    2 minPenalties8 min
    34Shots22
    Jukurit won 3–2 on aggregate in Overtime.
    22 November 2022
    19:45 CET    		ZSC Lions  1–4
    (0–0, 1–3, 0–1)    		  Skellefteå AIKSwiss Life Arena, Altstetten
    Attendance: 4,015
    Game reference
    Šimon HrubecGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Robin Šír
    Antonín Jeřábek
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Dominik Altmann
    0–123:47 – (PP) Sandberg (Lindholm, Lindström)
    0–225:48 – Wingerli (Lindholm, Lindholm)
    Baltisberger (Wallmark, Texier) (PP) – 30:281–2
    1–337:12 – (PP) Lindholm Lindholm, Lindström)
    1–458:43 – (ENG) Hugg (Lundberg)
    10 minPenalties8 min
    27Shots16
    Skellefteå AIK won 9–5 on aggregate.
    23 November 2022
    19:45 CET    		EV Zug  5–1
    (1–1, 3–0, 1–0)    		  Red Bull MünchenBossard Arena, Zug
    Attendance: 4,497
    Game reference
    Leonardo GenoniGoaliesMathias NiederbergerReferees:
    Tobias Björk
    Peter Stano
    Linesmen:
    David Obwegeser
    Dario Fuchs
    Hofmann (Kovář, Kreis) – 0:491–0
    1–111:56 – Smith (Eder
    Allenspach – 23:502–1
    Herzog (Djoos, Genoni) – 29:543–1
    Kreis (Cehlárik, O'Neill (PP) – 33:054–1
    Zehnder (Herzog, Leuenberger) (PP) – 46:025–1
    8 minPenalties35 min
    32Shots19
    EV Zug won 10–2 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals edit

    First legs were played on 6 and 7 December with return legs played on 13 December 2022.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Mountfield HK   3–4 (OT)   EV Zug 2–2 1–2
    Rögle BK   4–7   Tappara 3–2 1–5
    Luleå HF   8–2   Jukurit 5–1 3–1
    Skellefteå AIK   3–4 (SO)   Frölunda HC 1–0 2–4

    First Leg edit

    6 December 2022
    18:05 CET    		Rögle BK  3–2
    (2–0, 1–0, 0–2)    		  TapparaCatena Arena, Ängelholm
    Attendance: 3,268
    Game reference
    Calle ClangGoaliesChristian HeljankoReferees:
    Lasse Kopitz
    Sean MacFarlane
    Linesmen:
    Andréas Svensson
    Anders Nyqvist
    Pettersson (Sjödin, Tärnström) – 2:271–0
    Sandin (SH) – 7:412–0
    Lyrenäs (Tambellini) – 29:193–0
    3–148:22 – Ojamäki
    3–252:39 – Kemiläinen (Matushkin, Ojamäki)
    10 minPenalties12 min
    21Shots31
    6 December 2022
    19:05 CET    		Luleå HF  5–1
    (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)    		  JukuritCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
    Attendance: 1,404
    Game reference
    Matteus WardGoaliesFrans TuohimaaReferees:
    Cedric Borga
    Ladislav Smetana
    Linesmen:
    Rasmus Strömberg
    Daniel Persson
    Shinnimin (Andersson, Sellgren) – 2:081–0
    Shinnimin (Mattsson, Pyrochta) – 22:472–0
    Berglund (Emanuelsson) – 45:463–0
    Brännström (Kempe) – 51:054–0
    Andersson (Honka, Komarov) (PP 5 On 3) – 56:365–0
    5–158:38 – Jurmo (Immonen)
    4 minPenalties56 min
    33Shots15
    6 December 2022
    19:05 CET    		Skellefteå AIK  1–0
    ( 1-0, 0-0, 0-0)    		  Frölunda HCSkellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå
    Attendance: 2,108
    Game reference
    Linus SöderströmGoaliesLars JohanssonReferees:
    Lassi Heikkinen
    Joonas Kova
    Linesmen:
    Tobias Nordlander
    Emil Yletyinen
    Wingerli (SH) - 17:211-0
    4 minPenalties6 min
    24Shots20
    7 December 2022
    17:30 CET    		Mountfield HK  2–2
    (0-1, 0-0, 2-1)    		  EV ZugČPP Arena, Hradec Králové
    Attendance: 3,012
    Game reference
    Henri KiviahoGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
    Sirko Hunnius
    Manuel Nikolić
    Linesmen:
    Jiří Ondráček
    Jiří Svoboda
    0–110:39 - Martschini (Cehlárik, Geisser)
    Cingel (Lev, Jank) - 55:081–1
    Zachar (Okuliar, Pavlík) - 56:552–1
    2–258:41 - Djoos (Leuenberger)
    4 minPenalties6 min
    22Shots16

    Second Leg edit

    13 December 2022
    17:35 CET    		Tappara  5–1
    (0–0, 2–1, 3–0)    		  Rögle BK Nokia Arena, Tampere
    Attendance: 4,584
    Game reference
    Christian HeljankoGoaliesChristoffer RifalkReferees:
    Michael Tscherrig
    Marian Rohatsch
    Linesmen:
    Tommi Niittylä
    Lauri Nikulainen
    Lehterä (Tanus, Ojamäki) – 21:511–0
    Savinainen (Tanus, Matushkin) – 37:152–0
    2–138:20 – Edström (Sandin, Ferguson)
    Ojamäki (Savinainen, Tanus) (PP) – 53:193–1
    Ojamäki (Tuulola, Virta) (ENG) – 58:554–1
    Savinainen (Kuusela, Kemiläinen) (ENG) – 59:335–1
    4 minPenalties4 min
    33Shots28
    Tappara won 7–4 on Aggregate.
    13 December 2022
    18:05 CET    		Jukurit  1–3
    (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)    		  Luleå HFIkioma Arena, Mikkeli
    Attendance: 1,223
    Game reference
    Markus RuusuGoaliesMatteus WardReferees:
    André Schrader
    Miroslav Stolc
    Linesmen:
    Onni Hautamaki
    Hannu Sormunen
    0–14:00 – Komarek (Emanuelsson, Tyrväinen)
    0–217:43 – Shinnimin (Nikupeteri)
    Piitulainen (Puistola, Häkkilä) (PP) – 30:091–2
    1–348:52 – Tyrväinen (Engsund, Emanuelsson)
    4 minPenalties6 min
    16Shots35
    Luleå won 8–2 on Aggregate.
    13 December 2022
    19:05 CET    		Frölunda HC  4–2 (2–0 SO)
    (0–0, 2–1, 1–1) (0–0) (SO 1–0)    		  Skellefteå AIKFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
    Attendance: 2,953
    Game reference
    Lars JohanssonGoaliesLinus SöderströmReferees:
    Mark Lemelin
    Anssi Salonen
    Linesmen:
    Gustav Jonsson
    Rickard Nilsson
    Borgman (Lasch, Friberg) (PP) – 27:071–0
    1–128:59 – (PP) Wingerli (Lindholm, Lindström)
    Nilsson (Borgman, Lasch) (PP) – 30:572–1
    2–241:04 – Forsfjäll (Jonsson, Hugg)
    Johansson (Eriksson, Greco) – 48:203–2
    Lasch (SOG) – 70:004–2
    Nilsson  
    Lasch  
    Friberg  
    Carlsson      		Shootout  Robertsson
      Sandin-Pellika
      Lindström
      Möller
    8 minPenalties12 min
    37Shots31
    Frölunda HC won 4–3 on Aggregate after winning 2–0 in the shootout.
    13 December 2022
    19:45 CET    		EV Zug  2–1 (OT)
    (0-0, 1-1, 0-0)
    (OT 1–0)    		Mountfield HK  Bossard Arena, Zug
    Attendance: 3,953
    Game reference
    Leonardo GenoniGoaliesHenri KiviahoReferees:
    Mikael Nord
    Mikael Sjöqvist
    Linesmen:
    Eric Cattaneo
    Dario Fuchs
    Abdelkader (Suri, Schlumpf) - 23:421-0
    1-127:46 - Jergl (Perret, Rosandić)
    O'Neill (Simion, Kreis) - 63:492-1
    10 minPenalties8 min
    32Shots29
    EV Zug won 4–3 in Overtime on Aggregate.

    Semi-finals edit

    First legs were played on 10 January with return legs played on 17 January 2023.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Tappara   5–2   EV Zug 2–0 3–2
    Frölunda HC   5–6 (SO)   Luleå HF 2–2 3–4

    First Leg edit

    10 January 2023
    17:30 CET    		Tappara  2–0
    (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)    		  EV ZugNokia Arena, Tampere
    Attendance: 5,516
    Game reference
    Christian HeljankoGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
    Mikael Holm
    Linus Öhlund
    Linesmen:
    Niko Jusi
    Tommi Niittylä
    Seppälä (Davidsson, Puhakka) – 1:121–0
    Ojamäki (Lehterä, Kemiläinen) (PP) – 32:202–0
    6 minPenalties12 min
    26Shots21
    10 January 2023
    18:05 CET    		Frölunda HC  2–2
    (1–0, 0–2, 1–0)    		  Luleå HFFrölundaborg, Gothenburg
    Attendance: 4,162
    Game reference
    Lars JohanssonGoaliesMatteus WardReferees:
    Andre Schrader
    Marian Rohatsch
    Linesmen:
    Ludvig Lundgren
    Anders Nyqvist
    Borgman (Mursak) – 7:491–0
    1–126:22 – (PP) Shinnimin (Tyrväinen, Connolly)
    1–235:16 – Rask (Nikupeteri, Berglund)
    Friberg (Borgman, Grönlund) – 57:162–2
    8 minPenalties12 min
    26Shots21

    Second Leg edit

    17 January 2023
    18:05 CET    		Luleå HF  4–3 (3–2 SO)
    (0–0, 3–2, 0–1) (0–0) (SO 1–0)    		  Frölunda HCCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
    Attendance: 4,045
    Game reference
    Matteus WardGoaliesLars JohanssonReferees:
    Miroslav Stolc
    Mark Lemelin
    Linesmen:
    Gustav Jonsson
    Rickard Nilsson
    Gustafsson (Tyrväinen (PP) – 20:301–0
    1–127:33 – Johansson (Lasu, Hasa)
    1–230:10 Lundqvist (Carlsson, Nilsson)
    Sellgren (Fröberg) – 32:212–2
    Brännström (Honka, Tyrväinen) – 39:193–2
    3–342:52 – Lindbohm
    Shinnimin (SOG) – 70:004–3
    Tyrväinen  
    Connolly  
    Komarek  
    Brännström  
    Kempe  
    Connolly  
    Brännström  
    Shinnimin      		Shootout  Friberg
      Lasch
      Nilsson
      Carlsson
      Innala
      Friberg
      Lasch
      Greco
    31 minPenalties37 min
    8Shots4
    Luleå HF won 6–5 on aggregate after winning 3–2 in the shootout.
    17 January 2023
    20:15 CET    		EV Zug  2–3
    (1–0, 0–1, 1–2)    		  TapparaBossard Arena, Zug
    Attendance: 5,531
    Game reference
    Christian HeljankoGoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
    Tobias Björk
    Mikael Nord
    Linesmen:
    Dominik Altmann
    David Obwegeser
    Suri (Abdelkader) – 15:231–0
    1–135:18 – Virta (Ojamäki, Matushkin)
    Herzog (Kovář, Simion) (PP) – 40:382–1
    2–257:50 – (ENG) Puhakka (Lehterä
    2–358:39 – (ENG) Lehterä (Puhakka)
    0 minPenalties8 min
    40Shots21
    Tappara won 5–2 on aggregate.

    Final edit

    18 February 2023
    16:20 (UTC+1)    		Luleå HF  2–3
    (0–2, 0–0, 2–1)    		  TapparaCoop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå[19]
    Attendance: 6,150
    Game reference
    Matteus WardGoaliesChristian HeljankoReferees:
      Miroslav Štolc
      André Schrader
    Linesmen:
      Eric Cattaneo
      Marius Wölzmüller
    0–101:42 – Tanus (Matushkin, Levtchi) (PP)
    0–207:06 – Ojamäki (Thomas, Ikonen)
    0–341:00 – Lehterä (Tanus, Savinainen)
    Gustafsson (Fröberg, Connolly) (PP) – 52:041–3
    Tyrväinen (Shinnimin, Connolly) – 57:502–3
    10 minPenalties20 min
    36Shots20

    Statistics edit

    Scoring leaders edit

    The following players are leading the league in points.[20]

    Player Team GP G A PTS PIM +/– GWG PPG SHG SOG S%
      Ryan Lasch   Frölunda HC 11 7 15 22 4 +8 1 0 0 27 25.93%
      Brian O'Neill   EV Zug 12 6 11 17 8 +12 3 1 0 23 26.09%
      Juhani Tyrväinen   Luleå HF 11 5 9 14 +4 9 1 1 0 20 25.00%
      Niko Ojamäki   Tappara 13 8 5 13 2 +10 2 3 0 35 22.86%
      Rickard Hugg   Skellefteå AIK 9 7 5 12 2 +7 0 0 0 17 41.18%
      Max Friberg   Frölunda HC 12 5 7 12 2 +3 1 3 1 30 16.67%
      Jori Lehterä   Tappara 13 3 9 12 6 +5 2 0 1 20 15.00%
      Zach Boychuk   Eisbären Berlin 6 8 3 11 6 +4 0 1 0 17 47.06%
      Enzo Corvi   HC Davos 8 5 6 11 6 +5 1 0 1 14 35.71%
      Max Lindholm   Skellefteå AIK 10 2 9 11 4 +1 0 1 0 17 11.76%

    Leading goaltenders edit

    The following goaltenders are leading the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.[21]

    Player Team GP W L SV GA SV% GAA SO MIN
      Connor Hughes   HC Fribourg-Gottéron 6 2 2 115 4 96.64% 0.80 2 300
      Christian Heljanko   Tappara 12 9 2 312 16 95.12% 1.33 4 724
      Dustin Strahlmeier   Grizzlys Wolfsburg 5 2 3 165 11 93.75% 2.22 0 297
      Henrik Holm   Stavanger Oilers 6 2 4 189 13 93.56% 2.14 1 364
      Linus Söderström   Skellefteå AIK 4 3 1 105 8 92.92% 1.92 1 250

    Awards edit

    MVP edit

    The winner of the LGT MVP Award was announced on 18 February 2023.[3]

    Player Team
      Christian Heljanko   Tappara

    Team of the Season edit

    The Team of the Season was announced on 23 February 2023.[22]

    Position Player Team
    Goaltender   Christian Heljanko   Tappara
    Defenceman   Julius Honka   Luleå HF
    Defenceman   Valtteri Kemiläinen   Tappara
    Forward   Brian O'Neill   EV Zug
    Forward   Juhani Tyrväinen   Tappara
    Forward   Ryan Lasch   Frölunda HC

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