Nottingham Panthers are one of the 14 teams hoping to win the IIHF Continental Cup trophy in 2025/26.
The Panthers qualified as winners of the Elite League’s Playoffs last season, and won the competition in 2017 – at the time, the first EIHL team to do so.
17-19 October will see the first round take place. The group winners will advance to the Semi-Finals in in November where the Panthers will be one of the teams joining them.
In total, 14 clubs are taking part in this year’s 28th edition of the Continental Cup. Eight of them will contest that first round: HK Mogo (LAT), BJA (HUN), Gyergyoi HK (ROU), HC Kremenchuk (UKR), Hockey Punks (LTU), KHL Sisak (CRO), Crvena Zvezda (SRB) and Narva (EST).
Entering at the second stage will be GKS Katowice (POL), Nottingham Panthers (GBR), Herning Blue Fox (DEN), Ducs D’Angers (FRA), Torpedo Ust-Kaminogorsk (KAZ), and SC Cortina (ITA).
Groups and venues for round one will be allocated soon.
Photo: James Assinder
