Vitkovice – Ingolstadt 5:1 (end) | Třinec – Bern 7:0 (end) | Tappara – Stavanger 7:3 (end)
Kuopio – Sparta 4:5 (2:3 after SO) | Köln – Košice 2:1 (end) | Vienna – Färjestad 4:1 (end)
Krefeld – Skellefteå 1:2 (end) | Curych – Vålerenga 4:1 (end) | Genève – Frölunda 4:3 (end)
Briançon – Villach 1:2 (end) | Zug – SaiPa 1:2 (end) | Liberec – Kärpät 3:4 (end)
SønderjyskE – IFK Helsinki 4:5 (0:2 after SO) | Djurgården – Fribourg 5:4 (after OT) | Växjö – Mannheim 6:1 (end)
final
Briançon Diables Rouges
1:2 (1:0, 0:0, 0:2)
Villach SV
Thursday 21.08.2014, 19:45 • Champions League
     
    After an almost perfectly balanced hockey game, Villach scored their 2nd goal with less 3 minutes left in the game. The rematch should be intense and will be anyone's game. (22:06:55)
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:15
    Time out for Briançon with less than a minute left in the game.
     
    57:27
    Goal for Villach SV!
    Scorer is BROOK MCBRIDE and Villach now has the advantage 2-1 over Briançon. Assisted by Mark Santorelli and Francois Fortier.
     
    56:12
    The score is tied up with less than 4 minutes in the 3rd period.
     
    53:44
    Devin is out on a miner penalty.
     
    51:27
    Goal for Villach SV!
    The game is tied, Briançon lose his advantage. Scorer is JOHN LAMMERS who scored from the left side. Assisted by Geoff Waugh and Eric Hunter.
     
    51:27
    Nice shot on goal by Fortier, but deflected.
     
    48:25
    A minor penalty against Villach's Waugh, once again Jensen was stopped in movement, this time the penalty call was for a cross check.
     
    46:57
    Briançon just gained penalty shot as Jensen was interfered with on a breakaway.
     
    45:10
    2 minutes of penalty for Briançon.
     
    45:10
    The clock has stopped as there's fighting going on behind the Villach goal.
     
    44:56
    Things are heating up in front of the Briançon cage, and Fortier takes a fall.
     
    43:44
    Villach takes possession of the puck despite the PP.
     
    41:36
    Briançon wins another two minutes of power play!
     
    41:36
    A Highsticking call just made on Villach, Bacher.
     
    41:25
    Briançon is keeping possession of the puck during this power play.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The second period was a high intensity game with less penalties than the first period, and lots of defensive action.
     
    As a result, at the start of the third period Briançon will be on a power play!
     
    At 29 seconds left in the 2nd period there was a 2 minute penalty called against McBride for hooking.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:31
    Clock stopped and the puck comes into play in front of Villach's goal.
     
    38:20
    A nice effort by Waugh with a self pass, but no chance to get a shot off.
     
    37:37
    Icing called on Villach.
     
    35:35
    Briançon scored the second goal, but it was refused by arbitres.
     
    33:15
    2 consecutive shots on goal by Bernier.
     
    32:38
    Icing has been called against Briançon.
     
    32:18
    A charging penalty has been called on Waugh . He'll do 2 minutes int he box.
     
    30:44
    Villach is keeping possession with some nice shots by Petrik and Pretnar and Unterluggauer.
     
    27:38
    Ankerst just brought the puck down the rink, getting around several players, made a shot on goal but without result.
     
    26:21
    The clock has stopped. Both teams are going but for now without penalty or real scoring possibilty.
     
    24:39
    Shot on goal by Labrecque on a breakaway, but no result.
     
    22:31
    Shot on goal by Ankerst.
     
    20:37
    Icing called against Briançon.
     
    20:29
    Shot on goal by Bernier. Stopped by Lamoreux.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    Villach and Briançon played a fairly well balanced first period with about 9 or 10 shots each on goal. The penalties were relatively well matched in number as well, although it's Briançon who manages to score on the first power play.
     
    The first period is over. The game is back at 20:35.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:40
    Villach has taken another penalty for interference – John Lammers – and it's 4 against 4 on the ice.
     
    18:12
    Two minutes of penaly for Briançon, a hooking call for Victor Szelig.
     
    17:31
    Tarantino takes two minor penalies, and Villach one.
     
    17:11
    The penalty will be for both sides, Unterluggauer will take it for Villach and Tarantino for Briançon.
     
    17:11
    There's some fighting going on in front of the the Villach goal.
     
    16:34
    Off side against Briançon.
     
    14:22
    Penalty for Villach's Petrik for elbowing.
     
    12:23
    There's been an icing call against Briançon and we're on a time out.
     
    09:44
    Now it's Villach who's on a power play!
     
    09:44
    Shot on goal by Villach and penalty for Briançon for interference.
    The penalty is on Bernier.
     
    08:41
    The penalty was for cross checking and Briançon on a power play.
     
    08:41
    Penalty for Villach.
     
    08:15
    Nice shot on goal by Jensen, deflected by the goallpost.
     
    04:14
    Goal for Briançon!
    The great time for French team! DAVE LABRECQUE scores for Brainçon during the power play! It's 1 – 0! Assited by Damien Raux, Mathieu Gagnon.
     
    03:22
    The penalty was holding and Brinçon is on a power play.
     
    03:22
    Penalty against Villach's McBride.
     
    03:06
    The Puck has gone out of the rink.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Briançon Diables Rouges: Madolora (Bonvalot) – Szelig, Igier, Farina, Michelon, Cerkovnik, Custosse, Pritz, Chakiachvili, Gagnon – Ankerst, McDonald, Devin, di Dio Balsamo, Raux, Tarantino, Bernier, Hamon, Labrecque, Abramov, Jensen.

    Villach SV: Lamoreux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Suitz, Bacher, Brunner,Altmann, Vaugh – Gelfanov, Trummer, McBride, Leilaer, Lammers, Fortier, Nageler, Ringrose, Petrik, Alagic, Gohringer, Pewal, Platzer, Hunter.

    Referees: L. Bruggeman (GER), G. Barcelo (FRA) – Y. Furet (FRA), M. Gwilherm (FRA).
     
    Villach SV, also known as the Eagles, play in the Austrian-based EBEL. Villach has won six national championship titles, the last one in 2006.
     
    Briançon is a pretty small town in France with about 11 or 12 thousand citizens. The winters are freezing and lots of the people enjoy playing hockey outside. Thanks to that, they also come to support the local team. Ice hockey is the sport number one in Briançon.

    Last season, they won the French top tier league, la Ligue Magnus, for the very first time and now they can play in the Champions Hockey League.

    Read more info about Briançon (en.wikipedia.org)
     
    Hello everyone! It's Day One of the Champions Hockey League season and Austrian team Villach SV is in Briançon, France, to square off with les Diables Rouges on opening night. Let the best team win. It starts at 19:45, so don't be late!
     
    Welcome. This game starts at 19:45 CET.
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    Commentary by

    Magali Centogambe

    Rachael Calder

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. LaBrecque (Raux, Gagnon) – 52. Lammers (Waugh, Hunter), 58. McBride (Santorelli, Fortier)

    Briançon Diables Rouges: Madolora (Bonvalot) – Szelig, Igier, Farina, Michelon, Cerkovnik, Custosse, Pritz, Chakiachvili, Gagnon – Ankerst, McDonald, Devin, di Dio Balsamo, Raux, Tarantino, Bernier, Hamon, Labrecque, Abramov, Jensen.
    Villach SV: Lamoreux (Honeckl) – Jarrett, Unterluggauer, Pretnar, Suitz, Bacher, Brunner,Altmann, Vaugh – Gelfanov, Trummer, McBride, Leilaer, Lammers, Fortier, Nageler, Ringrose, Petrik, Alagic, Gohringer, Pewal, Platzer, Hunter.
    Referees: L. Bruggeman (GER), G. Barcelo (FRA) – Y. Furet (FRA), M. Gwilherm (FRA)