Ahead of the 2021/22 season start the Champions Hockey League invites journalists to the annual pre-season media briefing with participating clubs from shareholder league countries. Due to the coronavirus pandemic the press conference will be held online on
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
The event is split in a German speaking part with focus on teams from the Swiss National League, Germany (DEL) and the ICE Hockey League (Austria & Italy) and an English speaking part with focus on teams from Sweden (SHL) and Finnland (Liiga).
Want to join us? Register here
Journalists have the opportunity to visit the official part either in German or in English, whatever their preference is.
Following the official parts team reperesentatives will be available for Q&A sessions in country specific breakout sessions where journalists can join based on their interest.
The schedule looks as follows:
| 13:30 - 14:15 approx. | Official Part - Session 1 (German) | Link |
| followed by | Q&A Breakout Sessions: CHL, AUT/ITA, GER, SUI | Link |
| 16:00 - 16:45 approx. | Official Part - Session 2 (English) | Link |
| followed by | Q&A Breakout Sessions: CHL, SWE, FIN | Link |
All times are in CEST
Please note that for the Czech teams a physical event is scheduled on 16 August in Prague, 13:00 CEST at the Hockey Hall of Fame (invitation via Czech Ice Hockey League).
The following representatives will be available at the CHL Online Press Conference:
| Session | Organisation | Name | Function |
| 1 & 2 | CHL | Martin Baumann | CEO |
| 1 & 2 | CHL | Peter Zahner | President |
| 1 | EV Zug | Dan Tangnes | Head Coach |
| 1 | HC Lugano | Hnat Domenicelli | General Manager |
| 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | Christian Dubé | Head Coach |
| 1 | Lausanne HC | John Fust | Head Coach |
| 1 | ZSC Lions Zurich | Rikard Grönborg | Head Coach |
| 1 | Eisbären Berlin | Serge Aubin | Head Coach |
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | Pavel Gross | Head Coach |
| 1 | Red Bull Munich | Don Jackson | Head Coach |
| 1 | Pinguins Bremerhaven | Thomas Popiesch | Head Coach |
| 1 | KAC Klagenfurt | Petri Matikainen | Head Coach |
| 1 | HC Bolzano | TBA | Head Coach |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Matt McIlvane | Head Coach |
| 2 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Roger Rönnberg | Head Coach |
| 2 | Växjö Lakers | Sam Hallam | Head Coach |
| 2 | Rögle Ängelholm | Cam Abbott | Head Coach |
| 2 | Leksands IF | Björn Hellkvist | Head Coach |
| 2 | Skellefteå AIK | Robert Ohlsson | Head Coach |
| 2 | Lukko Rauma | Marko Virtanen | Head Coach |
| 2 | IFK Helsinki | Ville Peltonen | Head Coach |
| 2 | TPS Turku | Jussi Ahokas | Head Coach |
| 2 | Tappara Tampere | Jussi Tapola | Head Coach |
Please register until Monday, 23 August, 15:00 CEST at the latest via online form only.
Please note that the whole event will be recorded.
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