2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup

The 2016–17 Continental Cup was the 20th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup, Europe's second-tier ice hockey club competition organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. The season started on 30 September 2016 and the final tournament was played on 13–15 January 2017.
==Qualified teams==
Team 	Qualification
Enter in the third round 	Enter in the third round
Odense Bulldogs 	2015–16 Metal Cup winners
Beibarys Atyrau 	2015–16 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship winners
Ritten Sport 	2015–16 Serie A winners
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 	2015–16 Belarusian Extraliga runners-up
Ducs d'Angers 	2015–16 Ligue Magnus runners-up
HC Donbass 	2015–16 Ukrainian Extra League winners
Enter in the second round	Enter in the second round
HK Liepāja 	2015–16 Latvian Hockey Higher League winners
Acroni Jesenice 	2015–16 Slovenian Ice Hockey League runners-up
DVTK Jegesmedvék 	2015–16 MOL Liga winners
CH Jaca 	2015–16 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo winners
Nottingham Panthers 	2015–16 Elite League Play-Off winners
GKS Tychy 	2015–16 Polska Hokej Liga runners-up
Dunărea Galați 	2015–16 Romanian Hockey League winners
Enter in the first round 	Enter in the first round
Partizan Belgrade 	2015–16 Serbian Hockey League winners
HC Bat Yam 	2015–16 Israeli Hockey League winners
Irbis-Skate Sofia 	2015–16 Bulgarian Hockey League winners
Zeytinburnu Belediyespor 	2015–16 Turkish Ice Hockey Super League winners
==First round==
===Group A===
The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria from 30 September – 2 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Sports Palace. Zeytinburnu Belediyespor won the tournament, the first time for a Turkish team, and advanced to Group B in the Second round.
All times are local. (EEST – UTC+3) 
==Second round==
===Group B===
The Group B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Pabellón de Hielo.
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2) 
===Group C===
The Group C tournament was played in Tychy, Poland from 21–23 October 2016 with all games held at the Winter Stadium.
All times are local. (CEST – UTC+2) 
==Third round==
===Group D===
The Group D tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Odense Isstadion.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1) 
===Group E===
The Group E tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 18–20 November 2016 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1) 
==Final round==
Continental Cup Final tournament was played in Ritten, Italy from 13–15 January 2017 with all games held at the Arena Ritten.
All times are local. (CET – UTC+1) 
==See also==
* 2016–17 Champions Hockey League
==References==
==External links==
* Official IIHF tournament page
Category:IIHF Continental Cup
Category:2016–17 in European ice hockey