Champions Hockey League
Rules - Modus - Regole
updated 02.09.2023
CHL - Group Stage (24 teams)
Dal-vom 31.8.2023 al-bis 18.10.2023
1. Spieltag-giornata: 31. August-agosto & 1. September-settembre 2023
2. Spieltag-giornata: 2. & 3. September-settembre 2023
3. Spieltag-giornata: 7. & 8. September-settembre 2023
4. Spieltag-giornata: 9. & 10. September-settembre 2023
5. Spieltag-giornata: 10. & 11. Oktober-ottobre 2023
6. Spieltag-giornata: 17. & 18. Oktober-ottobre 2023
CHL - Round of 16 (1/8 finals)
Dal-vom 14.11.2023 al-bis 22.11.2023
best of two
Spieltage-giornate di gioco:
Hinspiel-andata: 14. & 15. November-novembre 2023
Rückspiel-ritorno: 21. & 22. November-novembre 2023
Prognose - Previsione - Forecast - Playoff
| 1/4 Finale team 1 | 1/4 Finale team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mannheim (1.)  |  Rapperswil-Jona (16.)  | ||
 Vaxjo (2.)  |  Ingolstadt (15.)  | ||
 Rauma (3.)  |  Innsbruck (14.)  | ||
 Karlstad (4.)  |  Biel (13.)  | ||
 Skelleftea (5.)  |  Trinec (12.)  | ||
 Ilves (6.)  |  Pardubice (11.)  | ||
 Geneve (7.)  |  Munich (10.)  | ||
 Lahti (8.)  |  Vitkovice (9.)  | ||
| updated 18.10.2023 | |||
CHL - Quarter finals (1/4 finals)
Dal-vom 5.12.2023 al-bis 12.12.2023
best of two
Spieltage-giornate di gioco:
Hinspiel-andata: 5. & 6 Dezember-dicembre 2023
Rückspiel-ritorno: 12. Dezember-dicembre 2023
CHL - Semi finals (1/2 finals)
Dal-vom 10.1.2024 al-bis 17.1.2024
best of two
Spieltage-giornate di gioco:
Hinspiel-andata: 9. & 10. Januar-gennaio 2024
Rückspiel-ritorno: 16. & 17. Januar-gennaio 2024
CHL - Finale
one game
Spieltag-giornata di gioco:
20. Februar-febbraio 2024
CHL introduces on-ice Rule Innovations for 2023/24 Season
The Champions Hockey League will draw attention to the upcoming season with a novelty: Europe´s elite club ice hockey competition will introduce three on-ice rule innovations as a first mover.
With the aim of developing the sport of ice hockey and its future, as well as increasing the overall excitement for fans, the CHL Sport Committee has discussed a variety of potential on-ice rule innovations over the last couple of weeks and months. After the evaluation of various options, the selection was narrowed down to three innovative rule changes which will change the game, add an extra layer of excitement, but not undermine credibility.
The following three on-ice rule changes will be introduced starting with the 2023/24 Champions Hockey League season:
- Minor penalties dealt the same as major: a team which caused a minor penalty will remain shorthanded even if the opposing team score a goal
- Serving delayed penalties: a minor penalty will be served even if a goal is scored while a delayed penalty is pending
- Shorthander erases current minor penalty: if a shorthanded team score, the minor penalty against will end
«We´ve come up with three simple, but efficient changes that have high potential to add extra excitement to the game,» said CHL CEO Martin Baumann. Since the CHL is a pan-European competition which teams play in addition to their national leagues, it was important to create rules that can be implemented without significant effort regarding training and education of game officials, teams and other relevant parties. «All three changes are non-intrusive and very easy for everyone to understand,» commented Baumann.
First-mover strategy
«The process to develop rule innovations was part of an overall strategy review in which the relevant stakeholders decided that the CHL shall project its capacity for innovation from other areas to the game and consider new or different rules and implement them as a first mover»,added Baumann, «I´m very satisfied with the outcome and think we´ve managed to come up with changes that have the right balance of innovation, excitement and credibility. It will be interesting to see how they change the game.»
