2014–15 Champions Hockey League
The Champions Hockey League 2014/15 is the first start of the competition, which is the highest competition for European club teams in hockey.
The competition will start in August 2014 and ends in February 2015.
Participant
At the CHL 2014/15 take part in 40 clubs. Eligible countries are the 26 clubs that are involved in the CHL Society ( A licenses ) insofar as they play in one of the leagues involved, the main round winners and champions of the leagues involved ( B licenses, up to 12 clubs ) and at least three other clubs with a so-called wildcard (C license). If there are multiple qualifications for example, if a team with A license is also the main round winner or champion, another team from the same country can move up as long as at least the semi-final or second place was achieved in the main round.
- Germany Adler Mannheim (A)
- Germany Berlin Polar Bears (A)
- Germany ERC Ingolstadt (A)
- Germany Krefeld Penguins ( A)
- Germany Hamburg Freezers (B, main round winner DEL)
- Germany Kölner Haie and Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (B, finalist DEL)
- Italy HC Bolzano ( B, Main Round Second EBEL )
- Switzerland SC Bern ( A)
- Switzerland Fribourg- Gottéron (A)
- Switzerland ZSC Lions Zurich (A)
- Switzerland EV train (A)
- Kloten Flyers Switzerland (B, semifinalist of the NLA )
- Switzerland Genève -Servette HC (B, semifinalist of the NLA )
- Finland Helsingfors IFK Helsinki ( A)
- JYP Jyväskylä Finland (A)
- Finland Kalevan Pallo Kuopio ( A)
- Finland Oulu Kärpät (A)
- Finland Tappara Tampere (A)
- Finland TPS Turku ( A)
- Finland Saimaan Pallo (B, semifinalist of Liiga)
- Finland Rauman Lukko (B, semifinalist of Liiga)
- Sweden Frölunda HC Gothenburg ( A)
- Sweden HV71 Jonkoping ( A)
- Sweden Linköpings HC ( A)
- Sweden Luleå HF ( A)
- Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad (A)
- Sweden ( Stockholm Djurgårdens IF, A, only if the club in the SHL rises )
- Sweden Skellefteå AIK (B, main round winner of the SHL)
- Sweden Växjö Lakers Hockey ( B, semifinalist of the SHL)
- Czech Republic Liberec White Tigers (A)
- Czech Republic HC Pardubice (A)
- Czech Republic HC Sparta Prague ( A)
- Czech Republic HC Vitkovice Steel Ostrava (A)
- Czech Republic HC Ocelari Třinec (B, main round of the Second Extraliga)
- PSG Zlin Czech Republic or HC Kometa Brno (B, semi-finalists Extraliga)
- Europe wildcard (C )
- Europe wildcard (C )