CHL 2018-19

[ashfieldpanther]

Cardiff draw Vaxjo (again), Salzburg, and Berne. Have to say it's going to be a tight group, 2 very good teams wont be going through. When you consider that we beat Berne, and Cardiff beat Vaxjo at home and only lost a close game away, Cardiff will be optimistic.

[cjones]

May 16, 2018 20:23:04 GMT ashfieldpanther said:

Cardiff draw Vaxjo (again), Salzburg, and Berne. Have to say it's going to be a tight group, 2 very good teams wont be going through. When you consider that we beat Berne, and Cardiff beat Vaxjo at home and only lost a close game away, Cardiff will be optimistic.

Love the idea of a weekend trip to Austria and Switzerland and hopefully they can arrange the fixtures that way. Again we have landed a tough group as you say. After your exploits last year and the fact 2 of these teams know UK hockey already I’m less optimistic this year of causing an upset than I was last year! Lol

Hoping we can attract 2 or 3 stellar signings to help us next year 😳

[Yotes]

Great draw. Should be 3 brilliant home games, and some nice travel opportunities too if you fancy it. Wish we were in it.

Full group draw:
Group A: ZSC Lions Zurich (SUI), Vienna Capitals (AUT), Frölunda Indians (SWE), Aalborg Pirates (DEN).

Group B: Red Bull Munich (GER), TPS Turku (FIN), Malmö Redhawks (SWE), Yunost Minsk (BLR).

Group C: HC Bolzano (ITA), Skellefteå AIK (SWE), IFK Helsinki (FIN), GKS Tychy (POL).

Group D: Kometa Brno (CZE), EIsbären Berlin (GER), EV Zug (SUI), Neman Grodno (BLR).

Group E: Djurgården Stockholm (SWE), Tappara Tampere (FIN), Oceláři Třinec (CZE), Storhamar Hamar (NOR).

Group F: Kärpät Oulu (FIN), Mountfield HK (CZE), Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (GER), Rouen Dragons (FRA).

Group G: Växjö Lakers (SWE), SC Bern (SUI), Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Cardiff Devils (GBR).

Group H: JYP Jyväskylä (FIN), HC Pilsen (CZE), HC Lugano (SUI), HC05 Banská Bystrica (SVK).

[ted logan]

What number were Cardiff seeded?

I take it higher than 32?

[Yotes]

I think they were ranked 28th, ahead of Aalborg Pirates, Rouen Dragons, GKS Tychy and Yunost Minsk. Seems like the CC Winner is always ranked last.

UK is the 10th ranked league at the moment:
www.championshockeyleague.com/en/rankings#tab_rankings=league-ranking