Třinec – Tappara 1:2 (end) | Pardubice – Bolzano 1:3 (end) | SaiPa – Zug 3:0 (end)
JYP – HV71 4:3 (2:0 after SO) | Villach – Genève 0:5 (end) | Eisbären – Fribourg 0:2 (end)
Mannheim – Sparta 3:2 (after OT) | Ingolstadt – Vitkovice 4:5 (2:3 after SO) | Curych – Vienna 2:1 (after OT)
Bern – Stavanger 0:2 (end) | Kloten – Salzburg 0:2 (end) | Färjestad – Vålerenga 4:1 (end)
Luleå – Lukko 3:1 (end) | Djurgården – Berani Zlín 8:0 (end) | Nottingham – Hamburg 3:1 (end)
final
Nottingham Panthers
3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Hamburg Freezers
Tuesday 23.09.2014, 20:30 • National Ice Centre • Champions League
     
    Thank you for joining us here at championshockeyleague.net on a historic night for the Nottingham Panthers and British hockey. Good night from the National Ice Centre. (22:52:33)
     
    Man of the match for the Hamburg Freezers: Matthew Pettinger
    Man of the match for the Nottingham Panthers: Craig Kowalski.
     
    Final shots on goal: Nottingham Panthers 29 Hamburg Freezers 36. Kowalski made 35 saves for Nottingham. Sebastian Caron made 17 saves in his thirty minute spell, whilst Kotschnew conceded two goals on 11 shots.
     
    That's your lot at the National Ice Centre, and it's a massive victory for the Nottingham Panthers, who get British hockey's first victory in the Champions Hockey League. The pair of Nathan Robinson and Robert Lachowicz did the damage, whilst Craig Kowalski had an outstanding game for Nottingham. The Panthers leapfrog the Freezers into third place in Group K, with the return match in Hamburg being the final game in the round robin stage of the CHL.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:49
    Mike Berube hits the post on an 80 foot clearance from his own zone. Penalty now on the way against Hamburg. Duvie Westcott gets a roughing minor.
     
    59:30
    Penalty called against Craig Kowalski for tripping. To be served by Wild. 6 on 4 hockey
     
    59:30
    Kowalski eventually covers the puck. Penalty on the way against Nottingham.
     
    59:11
    Great save by Kowalski, the puck spills to Pettinger who puts the backhand wide on the rebound. So close.
     
    58:36
    Kotschnew has been pulled for the extra skater. 6 on 5 hockey.
     
    58:00
    Final two minutes of the third period. All Freezers at the moment.
     
    57:39
    The Panthers ice the puck.
     
    56:25
    The Freezers are back to full strength.
     
    55:52
    Robinson tries to beat Kotschnew short side, but the Freezers goalie kicks away the puck. Good possession play by the Panthers.
     
    55:00
    Good blocker save by Dmitrij Kotschnew to deny Chris Lawrence.
     
    54:25
    Time out called by Corey Neilson and the Nottingham Panthers.
     
    54:24
    Another penalty coming against the Hamburg Freezers. Kevin Clark is given a slashing penalty.
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 9. Wild (Lee, Graham), 33. Robinson (Lachowicz, Mosey), 45. Lachowicz (Robinson, Lawrence) – 13. Pettinger (Oppenheimer, Sertich)

    Nottingham Panthers: Kowalski (Green) – Berube, Landry, Schmidt, Oakford, Mosey, S.Lee, Wild – Lachowicz, Lawrence, Robinson – Graham, Benedict (C), Jacina – Parent, Boxill, Betteridge, Hook, Cownie
    Hamburg Freezers: Caron (30. Kotschnew) – Klassen, Roy, Westcott, Clark, Schmidt, Kohl – Madsen, Jakobsen, Mitchell – G.Festerling, Pettinger, Flaake – Oppenheimer (C), Kraemmer, Sertich – Pohl, Verelst, Rinke
    Referees: Boman (FIN), Hicks (GBR) – Young (GBR), Kavanagh (GBR)