CHL - Round of 32 Draw

Round of 32 – 4 & 11 October
1. Farjestad Karlstad vs Bili Tygri Liberec
2. HK Nitra vs Vitkovice Ostrava
3. Djurgarden Stockholm vs KalPa Kuopio
4. Fribourg-Gotteron vs HC Kosice
5. Frolunda Gothenburg vs Yunost Minsk
6. EV Zug vs Eisbaren Berlin
7. Linkoping HC vs HC Davos
8. TPS Turku vs IFK Helsinki
9. ZSC Lions Zurich vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg
10. HC Lugano vs HC Pilsen
11. SaiPa Lappeenranta vs Tappara Tampere
12. Vaxjo Lakers vs Red Bull Munich
13. Karpat Oulu vs Sparta Prague
14. HV71 Jonkoping vs Lukko Rauma
15. Skelleftea AIK vs JYP Jyvaskyla
16. SC Bern vs Red Bull Salzburg


Group runners-up (teams on the right) will play at home in the first leg, group winners (teams on the left) will play at home in the second leg, unless arena availability makes a change necessary.
There will be no more draws for the rest of the CHL season – each team's position in the bracket will determine the match-ups in the Round of 16 and beyond.


Reaction to the Draw

IFK Helsinki vs. TPS Turku

"We've got a tough opponent but so does everyone else too in this stage. The good thing with a Finnish team is that the trip isn't long, so you can depart at the same day and play," said IFK head coach Antti Tormanen. "Of course, this is a new season and a new team and we haven't played against TPS before this, so in a way this is the first game of the season against them. Of course we want to win the CHL, but we must focus only on the next opponent."

Karpat Oulu vs Sparta Prague

"We got a tough opponent, a high-class team both in the Czech Republic and in Europe, Sparta Prague. Last season we had an amazing series against them, and I believe that Sparta will interest people in Oulu," commented Karpat GM Juha Junno. "Every team wants to do well in the CHL. This is no exhibition league, every team wants to make it to the Final and last season it was close for us. Now we're trying of course to go as far as possible. These tough games are the best thing. These develop the team. We take these well and our team likes these. It doesn't matter that the CHL runs at the same time with Liiga. It brings good variation."

Djurgarden Stockholm vs. KalPa Kuopio

Kappa GM Toni Saksman was thrilld that his team has made it this far, saying, "It’s fantastic that we got into Round of 32 and Djurgarden is our opponent. It’s going to be a rematch between Finland and Sweden, so it’s going to be important for us. We are happy to travel to Stockholm, as it’s quite convenient and a short trip also for the team, considering all the other (Liiga) games on our schedule around that time."

HV71 Jonkoping vs. Lukko Rauma

"We've played against a Swedish team in the playoffs two times now. Last year we beat Djurgarden and the year before that we lost to Lulea, so we have experience with Swedish teams and we have played well against them," said Lukko GM Timo Rajala. "Our goal is to improve from last year. In the first year we were in the top eight and last year we finished in the top four. Now we want to get to the Final."