IIHF Continental Cup semi-final 2013-14, Asiago Ice Hockey 22-24 November

Ice Hockey: IIHF Continental Cup Semi-final 2013-14 to 22 to November 24, 2013 from Asiago

From Friday 22 a Sunday 24 November at the Asiago ice rink will be played one of the two semi-finals of the Continental Cup Ice Hockey season 2013-14.

TheHC Asiago Migross, qualified in fourth last year, will face Russian training Toros Neftekamsk –winners for two consecutive years of VHL, the second level of Russian hockey. the team of Kazakhstan Pavlodar Yertis 's and the Nottingham Panthers, a team promoted from the second round.

CONTINENTAL CUP MATCHES CALENDAR 2013-14

THIRD ROUND, 22-24 NOVEMBER 2013

Group D (Asiago, Italy): Asiago Hockey (Italy), Toros Neftekamsk (Russia), Yertis Pavlodar (Kazakhstan), Winner Group B.

Group And(Vojens, Denmark): SønderjyskE Vojens (Denmark), Neman Grodno (Belarus), Stavanger Oilers (Norway), Winner Group C.

SUPER FINAL, 10-12 JANUARY 2014

Group F (Rouen, France): Donbass Donetsk (Ukraine), Rouen Dragons (France), Winner Group D, Group E Winner

THIRD ROUND CONTINENTAL CUP 2013-14 IN DETAIL

Friday NOVEMBER 22

17.00 Nottingham Panthers vs. Toros Neftekamsk

20.30 HC Asiago vs. Yertis Pavlodar

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Yertis Pavlodar 17.00 vs Nottingham Panthers

Toros Neftekamsk 20.30 vs HC Asiago

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

17.00 Yertis Pavlodar vs. Toros Neftekamsk

20.30 HC Asiago vs. Nottingham Panthers

REGULATION

The League is divided into three phases, played during the months of September, October and November. The position of your country in the IIHF World rankings, determines at which stage the teams will come into the game. Until 2008, a team from the qualifying draw, which in addition to the three teams qualified in law, held the final round. Since then the teams qualified by right to the final round are two and two.

THE CONTINENTAL CUP HISTORY

The Continental Cup arises when the Euro Hockey League went to replace the Cup: I took part in the winning teams of the leagues that did not have representatives in the EHL.

Between 1998 and 2000, winning the Continental Cup was entered to the IIHF Super Cup, only to clash with the winner of the EHL. Until 2007-08 there took part the winning teams of the leagues that do not participate in the European Champions Cup (heir of the EHL) teams were chosen by the federations of the best six Championships, which replace the samples.

In the 2008-2009 Edition, given the performance at the same time the birth of the Champions Hockey League, took part in the European Championships winners, except those of the seven most important (Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Germany, Switzerland and Finland). The formula was repeated the following season.