Overview

• The Champions Hockey League group stage draw placed 24 teams from 11 nations into six competitive pools, with games starting on August 28, 2025.
• Eisbären Berlin will face record four-time champions Frölunda Göteborg and other European heavyweights, including Lukko Rauma and EC Red Bull Salzburg.
• Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven's group includes defending champion ZSC Lions Zürich, as well as Lulea Hockey and Lukko Rauma.
• ERC Ingolstadt's opponents feature Finnish champions KalPa Kuopio, debutant Odense Bulldogs, and Swiss contenders Lausanne HC and EV Zug.
• The group stage runs through mid-October, with the top 16 teams advancing to a knockout phase in November, culminating in a single-match final on March 3, 2026.