We're another step closer to determining the European champions for the 2015-16 season. Read below for the schedule for the Champions Hockey League Round of 16.
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The Champions Hockey League Round of 16 schedule is now complete. The eight match-ups will play their first games on Tuesday, 3 November and the return games of the home-and-away series exactly one week later on 10 November. See the schedule here:
| Round of 16 - 1st Leg | ||||||
| Tuesday 3 11 2015 | ||||||
| Country | Home | Away | Country | Face Off (Local) | Face Off (CEST) | Venue |
| CZE | Sparta Prague | Karpat Oulu | FIN | 18:30 | 18:30 | O2 Arena |
| CZE | Bili Tygri Liberec | HC Davos | SUI | 18:00 | 18:00 | Home Credit Arena |
| CZE | HC Litvinov | Frolunda Gothenburg | SWE | 17:00 | 17:00 | Zimni stadion Ivana Hlinky |
| FIN | Espoo Blues | HV71 Jonkoping | SWE | 18:30 | 17:30 | Espoo Metro Areena |
| FIN | TPS Turku | Storhamar Hamar | NOR | 18:30 | 17:30 | HK Areena |
| FIN | Tappara Tampere | Lulea Hockey | SWE | 18:30 | 17:30 | Hakametsa Areena |
| GER | Eisbaren Berlin | Skelleftea AIK | SWE | 19:00 | 19:00 | Wellblechplast Arena |
| SWE | Djurgarden Stockholm | Lukko Rauma | FIN | 20:00 | 20:00 | Ericsson Globe |
| Round of 16 - 2nd Leg | ||||||
| Tuesday 10 11 2015 | ||||||
| Country | Home | Away | Country | Face Off (Local) | Face Off (CEST) | Venue |
| FIN | Karpat Oulu | Sparta Prague | CZE | 18:30 | 17:30 | Energy Arena |
| FIN | Lukko Rauma | Djurgarden Stockholm | SWE | 18:30 | 17:30 | Kivikylan Areena |
| NOR | Storhamar Hamar | TPS Turku | FIN | 19:00 | 19:00 | Hamar OL-Amfi Nordlyshallen |
| SUI | HC Davos | Bili Tygri Liberec | CZE | 19:45 | 19:45 | Vaillant Arena |
| SWE | HV71 Jonkoping | Espoo Blues | FIN | 20:00 | 20:00 | Kinnarps Arena |
| SWE | Skelleftea AIK | Eisbaren Berlin | GER | 19:00 | 19:00 | Skelleftea Kraft Arena |
| SWE | Frolunda Gothenburg | HC Litvinov | CZE | 20:00 | 20:00 | Frolundaborgs Isstadion |
| SWE | Lulea Hockey | Tappara Tampere | FIN | 19:00 | 19:00 | Coop Norrbotten Arena |
Note that the times of the three games in the Czech Republic on 3 November will be finalized shortly. The official schedule for the Round of 16 is now available here.
The Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are all two-game, total-goal series with the first game at the home of the lower-ranked team and the second game (including any overtime or shootout) at the home of the higher-ranked team.
The final will be one game, played at the home of the team with the better combined group stage and playoff record.
See the graphic at the top for each team's path to the final.
For a description on how the winners of two-game series are determined, read below:
- The aggregate score after two games determines the winner (total goals).
- This consequently means that there can be no overtime or penalty shootout (Game-Winning Shots) after the first game, even if that game ends in a tie. This of course also means that, if there is a win for either team in the first game, there will be no overtime or penalty shootout after the second game if it ends in a tie.
- Overtime and possibly a shootout can only occur after the second game if the score is tied after 60 minutes of regulation in the second game. FOR CLARITY: Football’s “away-goal-rule” does not apply here.
- Overtime periods in the Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are 10 minutes, sudden-death. In the one-game final it is a 20-minute sudden-death period.
- Ranking (home-ice advantage in the second game each home-and-away series, and home ice for the one-game final) is determined by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the records in the completed playoff stage. Therefore, home-ice advantage in the Round of 16 is determined by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the two games in the Round of 32. Home-ice advantage in the quarter-finals is determined by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the four games in the Rounds of 32 and 16. Home-ice advantage in the semi-finals is determined the by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the six games in the Rounds of 32 and 16 and quarter-finals. Home-ice advantage in the final is determined the by the clubs’ total records in all previous 12 games.
- As in all penalty shootouts so far in the CHL, we will continue using five shooters. More shooters will be used if the teams are tied, continuing until one team has more goals after each team has taken an equal number of shots. Fewer shooters will be used if one team gains a lead that cannot be equalled in the remaining available shots.