Almost hockey time! Pre-season starts 31 July
Czech CHL clubs Třinec and Liberec will meet on July 31 to open Třinec's new arena. by Marian Ježowicz
The start of the Champions Hockey League schedule is four months away but, of course, all of the clubs will be in action well before that, getting ready for the games that count. Here for you is the schedule of pre-season games involving Champions League clubs, starting on 31 July.
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The schedule below is incomplete and subject to change, as some teams have not yet released their pre-season schedules. Also note that some of the start times have not yet been finalised.
| DATE | TIME | HOME | VISITOR | NOTE |
| 31/07/2014 | 17:00 | Oceláři Třinec | Bílí Tygři Liberec | |
| 31/07/2014 | 18:00 | AZ Havířov | Vítkovice Ostrava | |
| 01/08/2014 | 11:00 | Oceláři Třinec | HC Olomouc | |
| 01/08/2014 | 17:00 | HC Košice | MHC Martin | |
| 05/08/2014 | 17:00 | Oceláři Třinec | Dinamo Minsk | |
| 05/08/2014 | 17:30 | Slavia Prague | Bílí Tygři Liberec | |
| 05/08/2014 | 18:00 | JHK Czarne Jastrzebie | Vítkovice Ostrava | |
| 05/08/2014 | 18:00 | HC Pardubice | BK Mladá Boleslav | |
| 06/08/2014 | 17:00 | HC Košice | Slovan Bratislava | |
| 06/08/2014 | 17:30 | Tappara Tampere | Ilves Tampere | |
| 06/08/2014 | 17:30 | České Budějovice | Sparta Prague | |
| 06/08/2014 | 19:00 | Asplöven HC | Luleå Hockey | |
| 06/08/2014 | 21:15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Red Bull Salzburg | at Cortina, ITA |
| 06/08/2014 | Sport Vaasa | TPS Turku | ||
| 07/08/2014 | 17:00 | Vítkovice Ostrava | Kometa Brno | |
| 07/08/2014 | 17:30 | Kärpät Oulu | KalPa Kuopio | |
| 07/08/2014 | 17:30 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Espoo Blues | |
| 07/08/2014 | 18:00 | Orli Znojmo | HC Pardubice | |
| 07/08/2014 | 18:00 | PSG Zlín | Oceláři Třinec | |
| 07/08/2014 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Hradec Králové | ||
| 08/08/2014 | 17:00 | HKM Zvolen | HC Košice | |
| 08/08/2014 | 17:30 | JYP Jyväskylä | Tappara Tampere | |
| 08/08/2014 | 18:00 | Sparta Prague | Eisbären Berlin | |
| 08/08/2014 | 19:00 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Saryarka Karaganda | |
| 08/08/2014 | 19:00 | Hockey Thurgau | Kloten Flyers | |
| 08/08/2014 | 19:00 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Växjö Lakers | |
| 08/08/2014 | 19:30 | EV Zug | SCL Tigers | |
| 08/08/2014 | Luleå Hockey | Djurgården Stockholm | ||
| 09/08/2014 | 14:00 | Genève-Servette | Saryarka Karaganda | |
| 09/08/2014 | 16:00 | Fribourg-Gottéron | SKA St. Petersburg | |
| 09/08/2014 | 17:00 | Asplöven HC | Djurgården Stockholm | |
| 11/08/2014 | 18:00 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Volzhsk | |
| 12/08/2014 | 17:00 | HC Olomouc | HC Pardubice | |
| 12/08/2014 | 17:30 | TPS Turku | Jokerit Helsinki | |
| 12/08/2014 | 18:00 | Sparta Prague | Medveščak Zagreb | |
| 12/08/2014 | 18:00 | Oceláři Třinec | Vítkovice Ostrava | Steel Cup, Třinec, CZE |
| 12/08/2014 | 19:00 | Södertälje SK | Linköping | |
| 12/08/2014 | Luleå Hockey | Skellefteå AIK | ||
| 13/08/2014 | 18:00 | Severstal Cherepovets | HC Košice | Steel Cup, Třinec, CZE |
| 13/08/2014 | 18:00 | Genève-Servette | Lada Togliatti | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 13/08/2014 | 19:15 | Graz 99ers | Stavanger Oilers | |
| 13/08/2014 | 20:30 | Lausanne | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 14/08/2014 | 13:00 | Skalica | PSG Zín | Rona Cup, Trenčín,SVK |
| 14/08/2014 | 17:00 | Vítkovice Ostrava | Severstal Cherepovets | Steel Cup, Ostrava, CZE |
| 14/08/2014 | 17:30 | Espoo Blues | Tappara Tampere | |
| 14/08/2014 | 17:30 | Sparta Prague | Bílí Tygři Liberec | |
| 14/08/2014 | 18:00 | Slavia Prague | Genève-Servette | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 14/08/2014 | 19:00 | Oceláři Třinec | HC Košice | Steel Cup, Třinec, CZE |
| 14/08/2014 | 19:00 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Leksand IF | |
| 14/08/2014 | 19:00 | Växjö Lakers | Malmö Redhawks | |
| 14/08/2014 | HC Pardubice | HC Olomouc | ||
| 14/08/2014 | Kärpät Oulu | Luleå Hockey | ||
| 15/08/2014 | 13:00 | Nitra | PSG Zín | Rona Cup, Trenčín,SVK |
| 15/08/2014 | 15:00 | Ilves Tampere | SaiPa Lappeenranta | tournament at Kuopio, FIN |
| 15/08/2014 | 16:00 | EV Zug | Örebro HK | at Sursee, SUI |
| 15/08/2014 | 17:00 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Adler Mannheim | at Bad Tölz, GER |
| 15/08/2014 | 17:00 | Oceláři Třinec | Severstal Cherepovets | Steel Cup, Třinec, CZE |
| 15/08/2014 | 17:00 | Vítkovice Ostrava | HC Košice | Steel Cup, Ostrava, CZE |
| 15/08/2014 | 17:30 | Tappara Tampere | JYP Jyväskylä | |
| 15/08/2014 | 18:00 | Vienna Capitals | Stavanger Oilers | |
| 15/08/2014 | 18:30 | KalPa Kuopio | IFK Helsinki | tournament at Kuopio, FIN |
| 15/08/2014 | 19:00 | Rogle BK | Frölunda Gothenburg | |
| 15/08/2014 | 19:30 | Krefeld Pinguine | EV Duisburg | |
| 15/08/2014 | 19:30 | Starbulls Rosenheim | Villach SV | |
| 15/08/2014 | 19:45 | Fribourg-Gottéron | Slavia Prague | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 15/08/2014 | 20:00 | Eisbären Berlin | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | |
| 15/08/2014 | Iserlohn | Kölner Haie | ||
| 16/08/2014 | 14:00 | TBD | TBD | tournament at Kuopio, FIN |
| 16/08/2014 | 15:00 | EV Zug | Dusseldorf EG | at Sursee, SUI |
| 16/08/2014 | 17:00 | KalPa Kuopio | TBD | tournament at Kuopio, FIN |
| 16/08/2014 | 17:00 | TBD | TBD | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 16/08/2014 | 18:00 | Red Bull Salzburg | Stavanger Oilers | |
| 16/08/2014 | 18:30 | ERC Ingolstadt | Graz 99ers | |
| 16/08/2014 | 19:00 | Dukla Trenčín | PSG Zín | Rona Cup, Trenčín,SVK |
| 16/08/2014 | 20:00 | TBD | TBD | Hockeyades, le Sentier, SUI |
| 16/08/2014 | Färjestad Karlstad | Växjö Lakers | ||
| 17/08/2014 | 14:00 | Kölner Haie | Sommerfest | |
| 17/08/2014 | 16:00 | HV71 Jönköping | Linköping HC | |
| 17/08/2014 | 16:00 | Eislöwen Dresden | Eisbären Berlin | |
| 17/08/2014 | 17:30 | Villach SV | Starbulls Rosenheim | |
| 17/08/2014 | 18:00 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsgurg | Krefeld Pinguine | |
| 17/08/2014 | 18:30 | Heilbronner Falken | Adler Mannheim | |
| 26/08/2014 | 18:00 | PSG Zlín | HKM Zvolen | |
| 26/08/2014 | 19:00 | Örebro Hockey | Djurgården Stockholm | |
| 27/08/2014 | 18:00 | Jestřábi Prostějov | HC Pardubice | |
| 27/08/2014 | 19:00 | Linköping HC | VIK Västerås | |
| 27/08/2014 | Espoo Blues | TPS Turku | ||
| 28/08/2014 | 17:30 | KooKoo | SaiPa Lappeenranta | |
| 28/08/2014 | 18:00 | PSG Zlín | Karlovy Vary | |
| 28/08/2014 | 18:00 | Slovan Bratislava | Vítkovice Ostrava | |
| 28/08/2014 | 19:30 | ERC Ingolstadt | Adler Mannheim | |
| 28/08/2014 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Slavia Prague | ||
| 28/08/2014 | Brynäs Gävle | Djurgården Stockholm | ||
| 28/08/2014 | Luleå Hockey | Kärpät Oulu | ||
| 29/08/2014 | 17:00 | MHC Martin | HC Košice | |
| 29/08/2014 | 18:00 | Genève-Servette | EHC Bienne | |
| 29/08/2014 | 19:00 | Lugano HC | Vålerenga Oslo | tournament at Gothenberg, SWE |
| 29/08/2014 | 19:30 | Eisbären Berlin | Lausitzer Füchse | |
| 29/08/2014 | 19:30 | Kölner Haie | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | |
| 29/08/2014 | 19:30 | EV Duisburg | Krefeld Pinguine | |
| 29/08/2014 | 19:30 | EV Zug | Red Bull Munich | |
| 29/08/2014 | 20:00 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Kloten Flyers | Team Cup, Küsnacht, SUI |
| 29/08/2014 | 22:00 | Gothiques Amiens | Nottingham Panthers | Napoleon Cup, Amiens, FRA |
| 29/08/2014 | TPS Turku | Sport Vaasa | ||
| 29/08/2014 | HC Pardubice | Sparta Prague | at Chrudim, CZE | |
| 30/08/2014 | 16:00 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Vålerenga Oslo | tournament at Gothenberg, SWE |
| 30/08/2014 | 17:00 | EV Zug | Fribourg-Gottéron | |
| 30/08/2014 | 17:00 | TBD | TBD | Team Cup, Küsnacht, SUI |
| 30/08/2014 | 17:30 | ERC Ingolstadt | Vienna Capitals | |
| 30/08/2014 | 18:00 | Dragons Rouen | Nottingham Panthers | Napoleon Cup, Amiens, FRA |
| 30/08/2014 | 19:30 | Adler Mannheim | Löwen Frankfurt | |
| 30/08/2014 | 20:15 | TBD | TBD | Team Cup, Küsnacht, SUI |
| 31/08/2014 | 12:30 | Patriotes UQTR | Nottingham Panthers | Napoleon Cup, Amiens, FRA |
| 31/08/2014 | 16:00 | Krefeld Pinguine | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | |
| 31/08/2014 | 16:00 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Lugano HC | tournament at Gothenberg, SWE |
| 31/08/2014 | 16:30 | Kölner Haie | Iserlohn | |
| 02/09/2014 | TPS Turku | Espoo Blues |
NOTE 1: Champions Hockey League clubs are in bold.
NOTE 2: Champions Hockey League Game Days 1 and 2 are from 21/08 to 24/08/2014. Click here for the schedule.