CHL playoff draw (end)
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CHL playoff draw

Monday 12.09.2016, 12:00 • Champions Hockey League draw
     
    Now the schedule is reminded to the spectators. The play-off-spirit rises! (12:28:22)
     
    Now the panel discusses a little about the play-offs and some guesses are thrown about the possible winner.
     
    The draw is over! Very many interesting pairings and even some teams from same countries battling against each other.
     
    Sixteenth pair is Kärpät versus Sparta.
     
    Fifteenth pair is Frölunda versus Yunost.
     
    Fourteenth pair is Växjö versus Red Bull Münich.
     
    Thirteenth is Fribourg versus Kosice.
     
    Twelth HV71 versus Lukko.
     
    Eleventh is Zug versus Eisbären.
     
    Tenth would be SaiPa versus Eisbären. Isn't possible so SaiPa gets Tappara.
     
    Ninth Djurgården versus KalPa.
     
    Eight Skellefteå versus JYP.
     
    Seventh Linköping versus Davos.
     
    Sixth pair is Plzen versus Lugano.
     
    Fifth would be Nitra versus Plzen but it is not possible so Nitra gets a new draw and Vitkovice.
     
    Fourth Bern versus Red Bull Salzburg.
     
    Third TPS versus HIFK.
     
    Second Zürich versus Wolfsburg.
     
    First comes up Swedish Färjestad versus Liberec.
     
    Now mr Jager also joins the draw.
     
    Now mr Alex Jager explains the rules for the draw.
     
    HIFK's head coach Antti Törmänen is the second person assisting in the draw.
     
    CHL CEO Martin Baumann is just explaining a little bit about next season's competition, which will see the number of teams go down to 32.
     
    Guests for the draw: first, mr Martin Baumann, CHL's president.
     
    Here we go!
     
    
    The draw begins!
     
    Five minute warning!
     
    So we are just 20 minutes away from today's draw for the next round. Remember, teams from Pot 1 (Group winners) will be drawn against those from Pot 2 (Runners up).

    The group winners have home-ice advantage for the return leg, however that is subject t change with arena availability.
     
    Pot 1 – Frolunda Gothenburg, Djurgarden Stockholm, HC Lugano, ZSC Lions Zurich, Karpat Oulu, Fribourg-Gotteron, EV Zug, TPS Turku, SaiPa Lappeenranta, HK Nitra, Linkoping HC, Vaxjo Lakers, SC Bern, Skelleftea AIK, Farjestad Karlstad, HV71 Jonkoping.

    Pot 2 – Grizzlys Wolfsburg, HC Davos, Tappara Tampere, Lukko Rauma, Vitkovice Ostrava, Red Bull Munich, IFK Helsinki, Bili Tygri Liberec, Eisbaren Berlin, HC Pilsen, JYP Jyvaskyla, Yunost Minsk, HC Kosice, KalPa Kuopio, Sparta Prague, Red Bull Salzburg.
    Commentary by

    Leo Runsas

    Luke Fisher

    CZ@eurovision_luke