Before the draw to determine the groups of the 2014/2015 Champions Hockey League, the 44 teams have been ranked and placed in four baskets of 11 teams each.
Press Release
The first stage of the 2014/2015 Champions Hockey League consists of 44 teams divided into 11 groups of four. To determine which teams will play in which groups, a draw will take place on May 21st in Minsk.
For the complete draw procedure, click here.
The 44 teams have been ranked and placed into four baskets of 11 teams each. Following the draw, each group will consist of one team from each basket. The following criteria was used to rank the teams:
Champions of the six founding leagues,
Regular season winners of the six founding leagues,
Remaining A- and B-license teams according to placing within their leagues,
Wild card teams, according to placing within their leagues.
Where teams finished in the same place in their respective leagues, they are ranked according to the IIHF World Ranking of the leagues.
Basket No. 1, Teams 1 – 11
1. Skellefteå AIK
2. Kärpät Oulu
3. PSG Zlín
4. ZSC Lions Zurich
5. ERC Ingolstadt
6. Südtirol Bolzano
7. Sparta Prague
8. Hamburg Freezers
9. Red Bull Salzburg
10. Frölunda Gothenburg
11. Tappara Tampere
Basket No. 2, Teams 12 – 22
12. Oceláři Třinec
13. Fribourg-Gottéron
14. Krefeld Pinguine
15. Färjestad Karlstad
16. Kloten Flyers
17. Köln Haie
18. Växjö Lakers
19. Lukko Rauma
20. Villach SV
21. Linköping HC
22. SaiPa Lappeenranta
Basket No. 3, Teams 23 – 33
23. Genève Servette
24. Vienna Capitals
25. Adler Mannheim
26. JYP Jyväskylä
27. Luleå Hockey
28. HC Pardubice
29. Vítkovice Ostrava
30. Eisbären Berlin
31. IFK Helsinki
32. Bílí Tygři Liberec
33. SC Bern
Basket No. 4, Teams 34 – 44
34. HV 71 Jönköping
35. EV Zug
36. TPS Turku
37. KalPa Kuopio
38. Djurgården Stockholm
39. Stavanger Oilers
40. HC Košice
41. Briancon Diables Rouge
42. Sonderjyske Vojens
43. Vålerenga Oslo
44. Nottingham Panthers