2016–17 Champions Hockey League
# 2016–17 Champions Hockey League

The 2016–17 Champions Hockey League was the third season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The season started on 16 August 2016 with the group stage and ended with the final game on 7 February 2017 with Frölunda defeating HC Sparta Praha, 4–3 in overtime.

## Team allocation

A total of 48 teams from different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2016–17 Champions Hockey League.

### Team license

The teams were selected based on different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.

* A license: The 26 founding teams got an A license, if they played in the first-tier league of their respective domestic league system in the 2016–17 season.
* B license: 12 teams – the regular-season winner and the play-off champion in the 2014–15 season – from each of the founding leagues (the Austrian EBEL, the Czech Extraliga, the Finnish Liiga, the German DEL, the Swedish SHL and the Swiss NLA) received a B licence to the tournament. If those teams had already received an A license, other teams from the league take the B license spots. The order the B licenses were handed out is:
* National champion
* Regular season winner
* Runner-up, regular season
* Play-off finalist
* Best placed semifinal loser
* Worst placed semifinal loser
* C license: There were 10 wild cards. The champions from Norway, Slovakia, Belarus, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom and Poland got wild cards. From Norway and Slovakia a second team, the regular season winner, also got a wild card. One wild card license was assigned to the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup winner Dragons de Rouen.

### Teams

| Team | City/Area | League | Qualification | License |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Austrian Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Austrian Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec | Liberec | Czech Extraliga | founding club | A |
| Dynamo Pardubice | Pardubice | Czech Extraliga | founding club | A |
| HC Sparta Praha | Prague | Czech Extraliga | founding club | A |
| Vítkovice Steel | Ostrava | Czech Extraliga | founding club | A |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Liiga | founding club | A |
| JYP | Jyväskylä | Liiga | founding club | A |
| KalPa | Kuopio | Liiga | founding club | A |
| Kärpät | Oulu | Liiga | founding club | A |
| Tappara | Tampere | Liiga | founding club | A |
| TPS | Turku | Liiga | founding club | A |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | founding club | A |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | founding club | A |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | founding club | A |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | founding club | A |
| SC Bern | Bern | National League A | founding club | A |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | Fribourg | National League A | founding club | A |
| ZSC Lions | Zürich | National League A | founding club | A |
| EV Zug | Zug | National League A | founding club | A |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Frölunda HC | Gothenburg | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Linköpings HC | Linköping | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Luleå HF | Luleå | Swedish Hockey League | founding club | A |
| Orli Znojmo | Znojmo | Austrian Hockey League | regular season runner-up | B |
| Black Wings Linz | Linz | Austrian Hockey League | play-off semi-finalist | B |
| HC Plzeň | Plzeň | Czech Extraliga | play-off semi-finalist | B |
| BK Mladá Boleslav | Mladá Boleslav | Czech Extraliga | play-off semi-finalist | B |
| SaiPa | Lappeenranta | Liiga | regular season 5th | B |
| Lukko | Rauma | Liiga | regular season 6th | B |
| Red Bull München | München | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | play-off champion | B |
| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Deutsche Eishockey Liga | play-off finalist | B |
| HC Davos | Davos | National League A | regular season runner-up | B |
| HC Lugano | Lugano | National League A | play-off finalist | B |
| Skellefteå AIK | Skellefteå | Swedish Hockey League | regular season winner | B |
| Växjö Lakers | Växjö | Swedish Hockey League | play-off semi-finalist | B |
| Dragons de Rouen | Rouen | Ligue Magnus | Continental Cup winner | C |
| Stavanger Oilers | Stavanger | GET-ligaen | play-off champion | C |
| Lørenskog IK | Lørenskog | GET-ligaen | regular season runner-up | C |
| HK Nitra | Nitra | Tipsport Liga | play-off champion | C |
| HC Košice | Košice | Tipsport Liga | regular season winner | C |
| Esbjerg Energy | Esbjerg | Metal Ligaen | play-off champion | C |
| Rapaces de Gap | Gap | Ligue Magnus | regular season winner ‡ | C |
| Yunost Minsk | Minsk | Belarusian Extraleague | play-off champion | C |
| Sheffield Steelers | Sheffield | Elite Ice Hockey League | regular season champion | C |
| ComArch Cracovia | Kraków | Polska Hokej Liga | play-off champion | C |

Notes:

* ‡ – Ligue Magnus champion Dragons de Rouen had already qualified via Continental Cup.

## Group stage

The format remained the same as in the previous season. The group stage began on 16 August and finished on 11 September 2016. The 48 teams were divided into 16 groups of three teams each. Each team played a double round-robin in their group, facing each team at home and on the road, giving 4 games per team. The 16 group winners and the 16 runners-up qualified for the playoffs.

### Group stage draw

The 16 groups were determined by a draw taking place on 3 May 2016 in Zürich, Switzerland. The 48 teams had been ranked and placed into three pots of 16 teams each. Following the draw, each group consisted of one team from each pot. The seedings were as follows:

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| - | - | - |
| Frölunda HC Tappara Bílí Tygři Liberec SC Bern Red Bull München Red Bull Salzburg Skellefteå AIK HIFK HC Sparta Praha ZSC Lions Luleå HF Kärpät HC Plzeň HC Davos Växjö Lakers JYP | BK Mladá Boleslav HC Lugano Linköpings HC SaiPa Vítkovice Steel EV Zug Färjestad BK Lukko Dynamo Pardubice Fribourg-Gottéron Djurgårdens IF TPS HV71 KalPa HK Nitra HC Košice | Eisbären Berlin Orli Znojmo Grizzlys Wolfsburg Vienna Capitals ERC Ingolstadt Black Wings Linz Adler Mannheim Krefeld Pinguine Stavanger Oilers Esbjerg Energy Yunost Minsk Dragons de Rouen Sheffield Steelers ComArch Cracovia Lørenskog IK Rapaces de Gap |

### Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for an overtime win or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime loss or shootout loss, 0 points for a loss in regular time). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings:

* higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
* higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* higher number of wins in regular time in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* higher number of goals scored in one match in the group matches played among the teams in question;
* if, after having applied criteria 1 to 5, teams still had an equal ranking in a two-way tie, criteria 1 to 5 were reapplied against the third team in the group. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 7 to 10 applied;
* higher number of wins in overtime;
* higher number of goals scored in shootout (if both matches ended in shootout);
* if two teams still remained tied and they met in their group's final game, they played a shootout to determine which team is ranked higher;
* higher pre-draw rankings.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FHC | WOL | DYN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frölunda HC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–3 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–2 | — | 6–0 |
| 3 | Dynamo Pardubice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 5 | | 3–2 (SO) | 6–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DIF | HCD | ROU |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | HC Davos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs | 3–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 3 | Dragons de Rouen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 | | 3–4 (OT) | 2–3 (OT) | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HCL | TAP | MAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HC Lugano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 1–3 | 4–3 (OT) |
| 2 | Tappara | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Adler Mannheim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | | 2–3 | 4–1 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZSC | LUK | ING |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ZSC Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Lukko | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–3 (SO) | — | 1–3 |
| 3 | ERC Ingolstadt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | | 1–4 | 1–6 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KAR | VIT | KRE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kärpät | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 1–0 (OT) | 5–3 |
| 2 | Vítkovice Steel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–4 | — | 5–3 |
| 3 | Krefeld Pinguine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FRI | RBM | ZNO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Red Bull München | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs | 3–1 | — | 7–0 |
| 3 | Orli Znojmo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | | 1–3 | 3–4 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVZ | HIFK | ESB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | EV Zug | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–1 | 3–2 (SO) |
| 2 | HIFK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–4 | — | 7–0 |
| 3 | Esbjerg Energy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | | 3–8 | 5–4 (OT) | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPS | LIB | LIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TPS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–2 (SO) | — | 4–3 (OT) |
| 3 | Lørenskog IK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 | | 0–6 | 1–2 | — |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAI | BER | LHF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SaiPa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 6–3 | 3–2 (SO) |
| 2 | Eisbären Berlin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–4 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Luleå HF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 | | 2–4 | 2–5 | — |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NIT | PLZ | OIL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HK Nitra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | HC Plzeň | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–4 | — | 6–4 |
| 3 | Stavanger Oilers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | — |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LHC | JYP | GAP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Linköpings HC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 12 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–3 | 6–1 |
| 2 | JYP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–4 | — | 4–0 |
| 3 | Rapaces de Gap | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VLH | YUN | MLB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Växjö Lakers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–0 | 7–3 |
| 2 | Yunost Minsk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | Advance to Playoffs | 4–3 (OT) | — | 4–3 |
| 3 | BK Mladá Boleslav | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 | | 3–2 (SO) | 3–2 | — |

### Group M

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCB | KOS | BWL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | SC Bern | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | HC Košice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 | Advance to Playoffs | 3–6 | — | 2–3 |
| 3 | Black Wings Linz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | | 1–3 | 3–4 | — |

### Group N

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SKE | KAL | VIC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 4–0 | 2–5 |
| 2 | KalPa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Vienna Capitals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | | 3–2 (OT) | 1–3 | — |

### Group O

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FBK | SPA | CRA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Färjestad BK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 10 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 2–3 (OT) | 7–0 |
| 2 | HC Sparta Praha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs | 1–2 | — | 5–4 |
| 3 | ComArch Cracovia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 | | 1–5 | 2–7 | — |

### Group P

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HV71 | RBS | SHE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HV71 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 1–2 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs | 2–5 | — | 8–1 |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | | 2–5 | 5–2 | — |

## Playoffs

In the playoffs, the teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-match final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.

The mechanism of the draw for playoffs was as follows:

* The entire playoff was drawn on 12 September 2016 and determined the sixteen pairings for the Round of 32. Also at the draw, all matches up to the final were set in the bracket.
* In the draw for the Round of 32, the 16 group winners were seeded, and the 16 runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teamswere drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could be drawn against each other, but teams from the same league or country could be paired in any round.

### Playoff teams

| Group | Winners (Seeded in round of 32 draw) | Runners-up (Unseeded in round of 32 draw) |
| - | - | - |
| A | Frölunda HC | EHC Wolfsburg |
| B | Djurgårdens IF | HC Davos |
| C | HC Lugano | Tappara |
| D | ZSC Lions | Lukko |
| E | Kärpät | Vítkovice Steel |
| F | Fribourg-Gottéron | Red Bull München |
| G | EV Zug | HIFK |
| H | TPS | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| I | SaiPa | Eisbären Berlin |
| J | HK Nitra | HC Plzeň |
| K | Linköpings HC | JYP |
| L | Växjö Lakers | Yunost Minsk |
| M | SC Bern | HC Košice |
| N | Skellefteå AIK | KalPa |
| O | Färjestad BK | HC Sparta Praha |
| P | HV71 | EC Red Bull Salzburg |

### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Färjestad BK | 1 | 2 | 3 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vítkovice Steel | 7 | 5 | 12 | Vítkovice Steel | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HK Nitra | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Vítkovice Steel | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| KalPa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Fribourg-Gottéron | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 0 | 2 | 2 | KalPa | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HC Košice | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Frölunda HC | 5 | 4 | 9 | | |
| Yunost Minsk | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Frölunda HC | 2 | 5 | 7 | Eisbären Berlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eisbären Berlin | 4 | 2 | 6 | Frölunda HC | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| EV Zug | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Frölunda HC | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | |
| HC Davos | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | Linköpings HC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Linköpings HC | 7 | 2 | 9 | Linköpings HC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HIFK (SO) | 1 | 4 | 5(2) | HIFK | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPS | 1 | 4 | 5(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Frölunda HC | 4 |
| EHC Wolfsburg | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | HC Sparta Praha | 3 |
| ZSC Lions | 4 | 5 | 9 | HC Lugano | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HC Plzeň | 1 | 3 | 4 | ZSC Lions | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HC Lugano | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | ZSC Lions | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tappara | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Växjö Lakers | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| SaiPa | 2 | 4 | 6 | SaiPa | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Red Bull München | 1 | 3 | 4 | Växjö Lakers | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Växjö Lakers | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Växjö Lakers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| HC Sparta Praha (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | HC Sparta Praha | 2 | 4 | 6 | | |
| Kärpät | 1 | 0 | 1 | HC Sparta Praha | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lukko | 0 | 3 | 3 | HV71 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| HV71 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | SC Bern | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| JYP | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | HC Sparta Praha | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Skellefteå AIK | 0 | 4 | 4 | SC Bern | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 3 | 4 | JYP | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Bern | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Note:

* The teams listed on top of each tie play first match at home and the bottom team plays second match at home.
* The order of the legs (what team starts at home) in the future rounds may be changed as the team with best record should have second match at home.

### Round of 32

The draw for the entire playoff (round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 12 September 2016. The first legs were played on 4 October, and the second legs on 11 October 2016. The seeded teams (group winners) played the last match at home.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec | 4–3 | Färjestad BK | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Vítkovice Steel | 12–0 | HK Nitra | 7–0 | 5–0 |
| KalPa | 3–2 | Djurgårdens IF | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| HC Košice | 2–5 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Yunost Minsk | 3–7 | Frölunda HC | 3–2 | 0–5 |
| Eisbären Berlin | 6–1 | EV Zug | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| HC Davos | 7–9 | Linköpings HC | 4–7 | 3–2 |
| TPS | 5–6 | HIFK | 1–1 | 4–5 (SO) |
| EHC Wolfsburg | 3–9 | ZSC Lions | 1–4 | 2–5 |
| HC Lugano | 7–4 | HC Plzeň | 4–1 | 3–3 |
| Tappara | 2–6 | SaiPa | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Red Bull München | 4–5 | Växjö Lakers | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| HC Sparta Praha | 2–1 | Kärpät | 1–1 | 1–0 (OT) |
| HV71 | 6–3 | Lukko | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| JYP | 6–4 | Skellefteå AIK | 4–0 | 2–4 |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | 4–7 | SC Bern | 1–4 | 3–3 |

### Round of 16

The first legs were played on 1 November, and the second legs were played on 8 and 9 November 2016.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec | 2–3 | Vítkovice Steel | 1–0 | 1–3 (OT) |
| KalPa | 3–4 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 1–1 | 2–3 (OT) |
| Eisbären Berlin | 2–10 | Frölunda HC | 1–6 | 1–4 |
| Linköpings HC | 2–1 | HIFK | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| HC Lugano | 5–6 | ZSC Lions | 3–2 | 2–4 (OT) |
| SaiPa | 5–6 | Växjö Lakers | 3–2 | 2–4 (OT) |
| HC Sparta Praha | 7–4 | HV71 | 2–4 | 5–0 |
| SC Bern | 6–5 | JYP | 3–2 | 3–3 |

### Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 6 December, and the second legs were played on 13 December 2016.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Vítkovice Steel | 4–8 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 2–5 | 2–3 |
| Frölunda HC | 9–2 | Linköpings HC | 4–0 | 5–2 |
| ZSC Lions | 2–3 | Växjö Lakers | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| SC Bern | 2–5 | HC Sparta Praha | 1–1 | 1–4 |

### Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 10 January, and the second legs were played on 17 January 2017.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Frölunda HC | 9–1 | Fribourg-Gottéron | 5–1 | 4–0 |
| Växjö Lakers | 1–6 | HC Sparta Praha | 1–2 | 0–4 |

### Final

The final was played on 7 February 2017.

