There will be eleven groups with one team from every basket. However, there won't be two teams from the same country in the same group in the preliminary round.
The draw will take place on May 21 in Minsk during the IIHF World Championship and will be broadcasted live on the website of the Champions Hockey League.
Here are the four baskets (ordered according to the ranking):
Basket 1:
1. Skellefteå AIK, 2. Kärpät Oulu, 3. PSG Zlin, 4. ZSC Lions Zurich, 5. ERC Ingolstadt, 6. Südtirol Bolzano, 7. Sparta Prague, 8. Hamburg Freezers, 9. Red Bull Salzburg, 10. Frölunda Gothenburg, 11. Tappara Tampere
Basket 2:
12. Ocelari Trinec, 13. Fribourg-Gottéron, 14. Krefeld Pinguine, 15. Färjestad Karlstad, 16. Kloten Flyers, 17. Köln Haie, 18. Växjö Lakers, 19. Lukko Rauma, 20. Villach SV, 21. Linköping HC, 22. SaiPa Lappeenranta
Basket 3:
23. Geneva Servette, 24. Vienna Capitals, 25. Adler Mannheim, 26. JYP Jyväskylä, 27. Luleå Hockey, 28. HC Pardubice, 29. Vitkovice Ostrava, 30. Eisbären Berlin, 31. IFK Helsingfors, 32. Bili Tygri Liberec, 33. SC Bern
Basket 4:
34. HV 71 Jönköping, 35. EV Zug, 36. TPS Turku, 37. KalPa Kuopio, 38. Djurgården Stockholm, 39. Stavanger Oilers, 40. HC Kosice, 41. Briancon Diables Rouge, 42. Sonderjyske Vojens, 43. Vålerenga Oslo, 44. Nottingham Panthers
