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2025–26 IIHF Continental Cup

2025–2026 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates14 October 2025 – 17 January 2026
Teams14
Final positions
Champions United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers (2nd title)
Runners-up Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Third place Denmark Herning Blue Fox
Fourth placePoland GKS Katowice
Tournament statistics
Games played27

The 2025–26 Continental Cup was the 28th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition began on 14 October 2025 and the final tournament was played from 14 to 17 January 2026.

Qualified teams

Team[1] Qualification
Enter in the Final
Denmark Herning Blue Fox 2024–25 Metal Ligaen runners-up
United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers Host, 2024-25 EIHL Playoff Champions
Kazakhstan HC Torpedo 2024–25 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship runners-up
Poland GKS Katowice 2024–25 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
France Angers Ducs 2024–25 Coupe de France champions
Italy SG Cortina 2024-25 IHL – Elite champions
Enter in the first round
Ukraine HC Kremenchuk 2024–25 Ukrainian Hockey Championship champions
Romania ACS Gyergyoi HK 2024–25 Romanian Hockey League champions
Hungary Budapest JAHC 2024–25 OB I bajnokság champions
Estonia Narva PSK 2024–25 Meistriliiga runners-up
Iceland Skautafelag Akureyar 2024–25 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Lithuania Hockey Punks 2024–25 Lithuania Hockey League champions
Serbia SKHL Crvena zvezda 2024–25 Serbian Hockey League champions
Latvia HK Mogo 2024–25 Latvian Hockey League champions

First round

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 17 to 19 October 2025.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Latvia HK Mogo 3 3 0 0 0 32 4 +28 9 Second round
2 Lithuania Hockey Punks (H) 3 2 0 0 1 15 18 −3 6
3 Iceland Skautafélag Akureyrar 3 0 1 0 2 8 17 −9 2
4 Estonia Narva PSK 3 0 0 1 2 10 26 −16 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

17 October 2025
16:00		Narva PSK Estonia1–13
(0–5, 1–4, 0–4)		Latvia HK MogoPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 50
Game reference
12 minPenalties2 min
8Shots64
17 October 2025
20:00		Hockey Punks Lithuania6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)		Iceland Skautafélag AkureyrarPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 250
Game reference
22 minPenalties8 min
35Shots25
18 October 2025
14:00		HK Mogo Latvia7–2
(3–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Iceland Skautafélag AkureyrarPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 40
Game reference
20 minPenalties12 min
46Shots13
18 October 2025
18:00		Hockey Punks Lithuania8–5
(3–0, 2–4, 3–1)		Estonia Narva PSKPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 220
Game reference
16 minPenalties18 min
41Shots22
19 October 2025
14:00		Skautafélag Akureyrar Iceland5–4 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 2–3)
(OT: 1–0)		Estonia Narva PSKPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 45
Game reference
33 minPenalties8 min
40Shots35
19 October 2025
18:00		HK Mogo Latvia12–1
(6–0, 1–1, 5–0)		Lithuania Hockey PunksPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 203
Game reference
10 minPenalties14 min
30Shots22

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Remetea, Romania, from 17 to 19 October 2025.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Romania ACS Gyergyoi HK (H) 3 3 0 0 0 28 1 +27 9 Second round
2 Ukraine HC Kremenchuk 3 2 0 0 1 15 13 +2 6
3 Hungary Budapest JAHC 3 1 0 0 2 12 10 +2 3
4 Serbia SKHL Crvena zvezda 3 0 0 0 3 3 34 −31 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

All times are local (UTC+3).

17 October 2025
15:00		HC Kremenchuk Ukraine3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		Hungary Budapest JAHCRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 374
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots40
17 October 2025
19:00		ACS Gyergyoi HK Romania13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)		Serbia SKHL Crvena zvezdaRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 1,358
Game reference
4 minPenalties16 min
73Shots9
18 October 2025
15:00		SKHL Crvena zvezda Serbia0–12
(0–4, 0–4, 0–4)		Ukraine HC KremenchukRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 246
Game reference
14 minPenalties37 min
43Shots74
18 October 2025
19:00		Budapest JAHC Hungary1–4
(0–0, 1–3, 0–1)		Romania ACS Gyergyoi HKRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 1,687
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
14Shots31
19 October 2025
15:00		Budapest JAHC Hungary9–3
(3–1, 2–1, 4–1)		Serbia SKHL Crvena zvezdaRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 137
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
77Shots23
19 October 2025
19:00		ACS Gyergyoi HK Romania11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)		Ukraine HC KremenchukRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 1,342
Game reference
39 minPenalties43 min
50Shots21

Second round

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Angers, France, from 14 to 16 November 2025.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 France Angers Ducs (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 9 +3 6[a] Final round
2 Latvia HK Mogo 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6[a]
3 Italy SG Cortina 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6[a]
4 Romania ACS Gyergyoi HK 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Angers Ducs 3 Pts, +1 GD; HK Mogo 3 Pts, +1 GD; SG Cortina 3 Pts, –2 GD. HK Mogo 4–6 Angers Ducs.

All times are local (UTC+1).

14 November 2025
16:30		SG Cortina Italy5–3
(3–1, 0–1, 2–1)		Romania ACS Gyergyoi HKAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 388
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
19Shots30
14 November 2025
20:30		HK Mogo Latvia4–6
(0–2, 3–1, 1–3)		France Angers DucsAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 2,817
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
26Shots30
15 November 2025
16:30		SG Cortina Italy0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		Latvia HK MogoAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,209
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
26Shots22
15 November 2025
20:30		Angers Ducs France3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)		Romania ACS Gyergyoi HKAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 3,254
Game reference
2 minPenalties4 min
13Shots32
16 November 2025
14:30		ACS Gyergyoi HK Romania2–6
(1–2, 1–4, 0–0)		Latvia HK MogoAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,117
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
38Shots27
16 November 2025
18:30		Angers Ducs France3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)		Italy SG CortinaAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 2,846
Game reference
10 minPenalties4 min
31Shots25

Final round

The final tournament was played in Nottingham, Great Britain, from 14 to 17 January 2026.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers (H) 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Final
2 Poland GKS Katowice 2 0 1 0 1 3 6 −3 2 Third place game
3 Latvia HK Mogo 2 0 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1 Fifth place game
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
14 January 2026
19:00		HK Mogo Latvia0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		United Kingdom Nottingham PanthersMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,695
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
20Shots35
15 January 2026
19:00		GKS Katowice Poland3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Latvia HK MogoMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,698
Game reference
16 minPenalties4 min
29Shots38
16 January 2026
19:00		Nottingham Panthers United Kingdom4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		Poland GKS KatowiceMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 6,162
Game reference
2 minPenalties0 min
37Shots24

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 2 1 0 1 0 8 5 +3 4 Final
2 Denmark Herning Blue Fox 2 1 0 0 1 6 7 −1 3 Third place game
3 France Angers Ducs 2 0 1 0 1 4 6 −2 2 Fifth place game
Source: IIHF
14 January 2026
14:30		Angers Ducs France1–4
(0–0, 1–3, 0–1)		Denmark Herning Blue FoxMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,381
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
22Shots30
15 January 2026
14:30		Herning Blue Fox Denmark2–6
(1–1, 1–3, 0–2)		Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,273
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
43Shots23
16 January 2026
14:30		Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)		France Angers DucsMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,445
Game reference
10 minPenalties62 min
35Shots42

Fifth place game

17 January 2026
11:00		Angers Ducs France3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)		Latvia HK MogoMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,124
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots28

Third place game

17 January 2026
15:00		Herning Blue Fox Denmark3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Poland GKS KatowiceMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,182
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
45Shots22

Final

17 January 2026
19:00		Nottingham Panthers United Kingdom4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)		Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 6,371
Game reference
Kevin CarrGoaliesVladislav PestovReferees:
Finland Joonas Kova
Slovenia Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Hungary Norbert Muzsic
Latvia Dāvis Rozītis
Spencer (Volcan, Doherty) (EA) – 17:491–0
Lemos (Volcan, Henbrant) – 34:252–0
Zech (PS) – 35:343–0
3–158:29 – Rifel (Khoroshev, Borovikov)
3–259:04 – Rakhmanov (Khoroshev, Musorov) (EA)
Garát (Alfaro) (EN) – 59:484–2
6 minPenalties6 min
42Shots21

References

  1. ^ "IIHF - IIHF Continental Cup 2025 - 2026". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
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