Semi-Finals set! Final Four face off in January

After the quarter-finals the semi-final match-ups are now set. Kärpät Oulu will face Frölunda Gothenburg and Luleå Hockey will take on Skellefteå AIK. Read below for details.

Press Release

Semi-finals:

Kärpät Oulu (FIN) vs. Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE)
Luleå Hockey (SWE) vs. Skellefteå AIK (SWE)

Kärpät Oulu (FIN), Luleå Hockey (SWE), Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) and Skellefteå AIK (SWE) have qualified for Champions Hockey League semi-finals to be played on 13 & 20 January 2015.

Quarter-final results, 9 December:

Skellefteå AIK (SWE) – Linköping HC (SWE) 4-4 OT/SO (6-5 aggr.)
Luleå Hockey (SWE) – Lukko Rauma (FIN) 2-1 (7-3 aggr.)
Kärpät Oulu (FIN) – SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN) 3-2 (5-2 aggr.)
Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) – IFK Helsinki (FIN) 5-3 (6-5 aggr.)

First Semi-Final Bracket

Luleå Hockey (SWE) 24pts 48:18 +30 vs. Skellefteå AIK (SWE) 21pts 32:20 +12
Luleå has home-ice advantage in Game 2 on 20 January. Skellefteå plays at home in Game 1 on 13 January.

Second Semi-Final Bracket

Kärpät Oulu (FIN) 25pts 28:17 +11 vs. Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) 24pts 50:21 +29
Kärpät has home-ice advantage in Game 2 on 20 January. Frölunda plays at home in Game 1 on 13 January.

The aggregate score after two games determines which team will advance to the one-game Final. Overtime and shootout can only happen following the return game if the aggregate score, after two games, is tied. Overtime will be 10 minutes, followed by a shootout if there is no goal scored during the OT period. Teams will play 4-on-4 in OT.

Click here for the CHL Playoff bracket, the results in the playoffs so far and the road to the one-game final on 3 February, in the venue of the finalist with the best accumulated Group Stage and playoff record.

Remaining playoff dates:

Semi-Final: 13 & 20 January, 2015
Final: 3 February, 2015 (at home of the team with the best Group Stage + Playoff record of the two finalists)