NEWS: Clan can qualify for the Continental Cup
NEXT HOME GAME: It’s Glasgow v Dundee THIS FRIDAY when the Stars are the visitors to Braehead Arena (7:30pm face-off). The game will also see the return of Stefan Meyer as we unveil his Wall of Fame banner.
Tickets are available online HERE, by calling the tickets hotline on 0844 499 1700 or direct at the Braehead Arena box office (Thursday 12 noon to 9pm, Friday 12 noon to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm).
The Elite Ice Hockey League has today confirmed that if the Clan finish the season in 3rd place, we could qualify for next season’s Continental Cup.
The Nottingham Panthers became the first British team to win the Continental Cup back in the 2016/17 season.
Prior to the season, the criteria for qualifying for European tournaments was agreed. The additional criteria is highlighted below:
League Winners: Champions Hockey League
Playoff Winners: Continental Cup
Next open spot if not taken by one of the teams above – Challenge Cup Winners
Next open spot if not taken by one of the teams above – League Runners Up
Next open spot in not taken by one of the teams above – League Third Placed
As the Belfast Giants (via the Continental Cup) and Cardiff Devils (by finishing no lower than second*) have already earned places in the Champions Hockey League, and the league runners-up can now only be the Devils or Giants, the next criteria to be added is that a European place would be awarded to the team finishing third in the regular season.
This means that if either the Devils or Giants go on to also win the playoff title, the Continental Cup place would be awarded to the team ending the regular season in third. Should neither of these teams in the playoffs, the playoff winners receive a place in the Continental Cup as previously stated.
Belfast Giants were awarded a place in this season’s Continental Cup place as they had won the Challenge Cup – and because Cardiff had won the league and the playoffs.
*As the Belfast Giants had already received a CHL place from the Continental Cup, the CHL awarded the EIHL League Winners’ place to the runners-up.
