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 	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	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 	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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All times are local. (FET – UTC+3) 
==See also==
* 2017–18 Champions Hockey League
==References==
==External links==
* Official IIHF tournament page
Category:IIHF Continental Cup
Category:2017–18 in European ice hockey