# 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2017–18 Continental Cup was the 21st edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 29 September 2017 and the final tournament was played on 12–14 January 2018.

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification |
| Enter in the third round ||
| Rungsted Ishockey | 2016–17 Metal Cup winners |
| Nomad Astana | 2016–17 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners |
| Ritten Sport | 2016–17 Alps Hockey League winners |
| Yunost Minsk | 2016–17 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up |
| Brûleurs de Loups | 2016–17 Ligue Magnus regular season runners-up |
| Sheffield Steelers | 2016–17 Elite League play-off winners |
| Enter in the second round ||
| HC Donbass | 2016–17 Ukrainian Hockey League winners |
| Kurbads Riga | 2016–17 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners |
| DVTK Jegesmedvék | 2016–17 MOL Liga season winners |
| Txuri Urdin | 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners |
| GKS Tychy | 2016–17 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up |
| Corona Brașov | 2016–17 Romanian Hockey League winners |
| Narva PSK | 2016–17 Meistriliiga winners |
| Enter in the first round ||
| Crvena Zvezda | 2016–17 Serbian Hockey League runners-up |
| Esja Reykjavik | 2016–17 Icelandic Hockey League winners |
| Irbis-Skate Sofia | 2016–17 Bulgarian Hockey League winners |
| Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 2016–17 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners |

## First round
### Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 September to 1 October 2017 with all games were held at the Pionir Ice Hall.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 8 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Zeytinburnu Belediyespor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Irbis-Skate Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Esja Reykjavik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | |
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2)

## Second round
### Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Kurbads Ledus Halle.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kurbads Riga (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 | GKS Tychy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 | HC Donbass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Narva PSK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | |
All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)

### Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 20 to 22 October 2017 with all games were held at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Third round |
| 2 | Corona Brașov (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Txuri Urdin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | |
All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3)

## Third round
### Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Rungsted, Denmark, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Saxo Bank Arena.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yunost Minsk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | Advance to Final round |
| 3 | Kurbads Riga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rungsted Ishockey (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 | |
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

### Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy, from 17 to 19 November 2017 with all games were held at the Arena Ritten.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nomad Astana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Ritten Sport (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 3 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Brûleurs de Loups | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1)

## Final round

Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Minsk, Belarus, from 12 to 14 January 2018 with all games were held at the Čyžoŭka-Arena.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yunost Minsk (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to Champions Hockey League |
| 2 | Nomad Astana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ritten Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
All times are local. (FET – UTC+3)