The 2021/22 Playoff Draw is done!
CHL CEO Martin Baumann and Martin Gerber, former Swiss national team player and Stanley Cup winner with experience from the Swiss National League, the SHL and the KHL, were stars of the show as they drew up the Round of 16 matchups.
These pairings set up the 2021/22 Road to the Final, as teams can now see the route they will have to take to become European Trophy winners.
Round of 16 Matchups:
Sparta Prague (CZE) vs. Skellefteå AIK (SWE)
Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) vs. Adler Mannheim (GER)
Lukko Rauma (FIN) vs. HC Bolzano (ITA)
Rögle Ängelholm (SWE) vs. ZSC Lions Zurich (SUI)
Tappara Tampere (FIN) vs. Växjö Lakers (SWE)
Fribourg-Gottéron (SUI) vs. Red Bull Munich (GER)
KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) vs. Leksands IF (SWE)
Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) vs. Rouen Dragons (FRA)
All matchups will be played in two games, with the first games at the homes of the group runners-up (teams on the right) and the second games at the homes of the group winners (teams on the left), except where arena and broadcasting obligations necessitate a switch.
The first legs of the Round of 16 matchups will all be played on 16/17 November and the second legs on 23/24 November.
The schedule will be confirmed next week.