2025–26 IIHF Continental Cup

2025–2026 IIHF Continental Cup
Tournament details
Dates14 October 2025 – 17 January 2026
Teams14
Final positions
Champions  Nottingham Panthers (2nd title)
Runners-up  Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
Third place  Herning Blue Fox
Fourth place 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
Herning Blue Fox 2024–25 Metal Ligaen runners-up
Nottingham Panthers Host, 2024-25 EIHL Playoff Champions
HC Torpedo 2024–25 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship runners-up
GKS Katowice 2024–25 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Enter in the second round
Angers Ducs 2024–25 Coupe de France champions
SG Cortina 2024-25 IHL – Elite champions
Enter in the first round
HC Kremenchuk 2024–25 Ukrainian Hockey Championship champions
ACS Gyergyoi HK 2024–25 Romanian Hockey League champions
Budapest JAHC 2024–25 OB I bajnokság champions
Narva PSK 2024–25 Meistriliiga runners-up
Skautafelag Akureyar 2024–25 Icelandic Hockey League champions
Hockey Punks 2024–25 Lithuania Hockey League champions
SKHL Crvena zvezda 2024–25 Serbian Hockey League champions
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 HK Mogo 3 3 0 0 0 32 4 +28 9 Second round
2 Hockey Punks (H) 3 2 0 0 1 15 18 −3 6
3 Skautafélag Akureyrar 3 0 1 0 2 8 17 −9 2
4 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 1–13
(0–5, 1–4, 0–4)		 HK MogoPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 50
Game reference
12 minPenalties2 min
8Shots64
17 October 2025
20:00		Hockey Punks 6–1
(2–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 Skautafélag AkureyrarPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 250
Game reference
22 minPenalties8 min
35Shots25
18 October 2025
14:00		HK Mogo 7–2
(3–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 Skautafélag AkureyrarPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 40
Game reference
20 minPenalties12 min
46Shots13
18 October 2025
18:00		Hockey Punks 8–5
(3–0, 2–4, 3–1)		 Narva PSKPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 220
Game reference
16 minPenalties18 min
41Shots22
19 October 2025
14:00		Skautafélag Akureyrar 5–4 OT
(0–1, 2–0, 2–3)
(OT: 1–0)		 Narva PSKPramogų Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 45
Game reference
33 minPenalties8 min
40Shots35
19 October 2025
18:00		HK Mogo 12–1
(6–0, 1–1, 5–0)		 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 ACS Gyergyoi HK (H) 3 3 0 0 0 28 1 +27 9 Second round
2 HC Kremenchuk 3 2 0 0 1 15 13 +2 6
3 Budapest JAHC 3 1 0 0 2 12 10 +2 3
4 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 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 Budapest JAHCRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 374
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
27Shots40
17 October 2025
19:00		ACS Gyergyoi HK 13–0
(3–0, 6–0, 4–0)		 SKHL Crvena zvezdaRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 1,358
Game reference
4 minPenalties16 min
73Shots9
18 October 2025
15:00		SKHL Crvena zvezda 0–12
(0–4, 0–4, 0–4)		 HC KremenchukRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 246
Game reference
14 minPenalties37 min
43Shots74
18 October 2025
19:00		Budapest JAHC 1–4
(0–0, 1–3, 0–1)		 ACS Gyergyoi HKRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 1,687
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
14Shots31
19 October 2025
15:00		Budapest JAHC 9–3
(3–1, 2–1, 4–1)		 SKHL Crvena zvezdaRemetea Ice Arena, Remetea
Attendance: 137
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
77Shots23
19 October 2025
19:00		ACS Gyergyoi HK 11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 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 Angers Ducs (H) 3 2 0 0 1 12 9 +3 6[a] Final round
2 HK Mogo 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6[a]
3 SG Cortina 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6[a]
4 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 5–3
(3–1, 0–1, 2–1)		 ACS Gyergyoi HKAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 388
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
19Shots30
14 November 2025
20:30		HK Mogo 4–6
(0–2, 3–1, 1–3)		 Angers DucsAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 2,817
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
26Shots30
15 November 2025
16:30		SG Cortina 0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 HK MogoAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,209
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
26Shots22
15 November 2025
20:30		Angers Ducs 3–1
(2–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 ACS Gyergyoi HKAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 3,254
Game reference
2 minPenalties4 min
13Shots32
16 November 2025
14:30		ACS Gyergyoi HK 2–6
(1–2, 1–4, 0–0)		 HK MogoAngers IceParc, Angers
Attendance: 1,117
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
38Shots27
16 November 2025
18:30		Angers Ducs 3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 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 Nottingham Panthers (H) 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Final
2 GKS Katowice 2 0 1 0 1 3 6 −3 2 Third place game
3 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 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 Nottingham PanthersMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,695
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
20Shots35
15 January 2026
19:00		GKS Katowice 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 HK MogoMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,698
Game reference
16 minPenalties4 min
29Shots38
16 January 2026
19:00		Nottingham Panthers 4–0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 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 Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 2 1 0 1 0 8 5 +3 4 Final
2 Herning Blue Fox 2 1 0 0 1 6 7 −1 3 Third place game
3 Angers Ducs 2 0 1 0 1 4 6 −2 2 Fifth place game
Source: IIHF
14 January 2026
14:30		Angers Ducs 1–4
(0–0, 1–3, 0–1)		 Herning Blue FoxMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,381
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
22Shots30
15 January 2026
14:30		Herning Blue Fox 2–6
(1–1, 1–3, 0–2)		 Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,273
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
43Shots23
16 January 2026
14:30		Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)		 Angers DucsMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 3,445
Game reference
10 minPenalties62 min
35Shots42

Fifth place game

17 January 2026
11:00		Angers Ducs 3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 HK MogoMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,124
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots28

Third place game

17 January 2026
15:00		Herning Blue Fox 3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 GKS KatowiceMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 4,182
Game reference
0 minPenalties4 min
45Shots22

Final

17 January 2026
19:00		Nottingham Panthers 4–2
(1–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 Torpedo Ust-KamenogorskMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Attendance: 6,371
Game reference
Kevin CarrGoaliesVladislav PestovReferees:
Joonas Kova
Milan Zrnič
Linesmen:
Norbert Muzsic
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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