The Champions Hockey League has released its schedule for the 2020/21 Round of 32, subject to the condition that the development of the coronavirus pandemic allows the season to face off on 6 and 7 October as planned.

Sparta Prague, returning to the competition after three years away, have the honour of starting the season as part of four games facing off at 18:00 CEST opening night. The 2017 Runners-Up entertain Lukko Rauma of Finland, while at the same time Skellefteå AIK host EV Zug in an early clash of two teams with previous CHL pedigree, the Frölunda Indians begin their title defence in Grodno, and Tappara Tampere host Red Bull Salzburg. Another five games take place on 6 October, while the remaining 14 teams get their campaigns underway a day later.

Here is the full schedule, with all times CEST:

Tuesday 6 October

1800 Sparta Prague vs. Lukko Rauma
1800 Skellefteå AIK vs. EV Zug
1800 Tappara Tampere vs. Red Bull Salzburg
1800 Neman Grodno vs. Frölunda Indians
1900 Eisbären Berlin vs. Luleå Hockey
1945 Genève-Servette vs. Straubing Tigers
2020 Vienna Capitals vs. HC Davos
2030 Aalborg Pitates vs. Kärpät Oulu
2030 Cardiff Devils vs. Färjestad Karlstad

Wednesday 7 October

1800 Yunost Minsk vs. Oceláři Třinec
1800 Bílí Tygři Liberec vs. GKS Tychy
1800 Ilves Tampere vs. Red Bull Munich
1800 Stavanger Oilers vs. Rögle Ängelholm
2000 Grenoble vs. Adler Mannheim
2020 HC Bolzano vs. EHC Biel-Benne
2030 SønderjyskE Vojens vs. ZSC Lions Zurich

Tuesday 13 October

1700 Oceláři Třinec vs. Yunost Minsk
1800 Fäjestad Karlstad vs. Cardiff Devils
1800 Rögle Ängelholm vs. Stavanger Oilers
1800 Luleå Hockey vs. Eisbären Berlin
1900 Straubing Tigers vs. Genève-Servette
1900 Red Bull Munich vs. Ilves Tampere
1930 GKS Tychy vs. Bílí Tygři Liberec
1945 EV Zug vs. Skellefteå AIK
1945 ZSC Lions Zurich vs. SønderjyskE Vojens
2020 Red Bull Salzburg vs. Tappara Tampere

Wednesday 14 October

1800 Lukko Rauma vs. Sparta Prague
1800 Kärpät Oulu vs. Aalborg Pirates
1800 Frölunda Indians vs. Neman Grodno
1945 EHC Biel-Bienne vs. HC Bolzano
1945 HC Davos vs. Vienna Capitals
2000 Adler Mannheim vs. Grenoble