Draw completed - Group composition of CHL is now set

The draw, which took place at twelve pm CET today, divided the 44 participating teams into eleven groups, each consisting of four teams. The Swiss teams have been sorted into group B, C, D, E, H and I respectively.

The tournament will start on August 21 and end with the final on February 3, 2015. The exact schedule will be published next week. Following are the groups for the preliminary round:

Group A:
1. Kärpät Oulu (FIN), 2. Kölner Haie (GER), 3. Bili Tygri Liberec (CZE), 4. HC Kosice (SVK)

Group B:
1. ZSC Lions (SUI), 2. Färjestad Karlstad (SWE), 3. Vienna Capitals (AUT), 4. Vålerenga Oslo (NOR)

Group C:
1. Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE), 2. Villach SV (AUT), 3. Genève-Servette HC (SUI), 4. Briancon Diables Rouge (FRA)

Group D:
1. PSG Zlin (CZE), 2. HC Fribourg-Gottéron (SUI), 3. Eisbären Berlin (GER), 4. Djurgården Stockholm (SWE)

Group E:
1. Tappara Tampere (FIN), 2. Ocelari Trinec (CZE), 3. SC Bern (SUI), 4. Stavanger Oilers (NOR)

Group F:
1. Südtirol Bolzano (ITA), 2. Linköping HC (SWE), 3. HC Pardubice (CZE), 4. TPS Turku (FIN)

Group G:
1. Sparta Prague (CZE), 2. Växjö Lakers (SWE), 3. Adler Mannheim (GER), 4. KalPa Kuopio (FIN)

Group H:
1. ERC Ingolstadt (GER), 2. SaiPa Lappeenranta (FIN), 3. Vitkovice Ostrava (CZE), 4. EV Zug (SUI)

Group I:
1. Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), 2. Kloten Flyers (SUI), 3. JYP Jyväskylä (FIN), 4. HV 71 Jönköping (SWE)

Group J:
1. Skellefteå AIK (SWE), 2. Krefeld Pinguine (GER), 3. IFK Helsingfors (FIN), 4. Sonderjyske Vojens (DNK)

Group K:
1. Hamburg Freezers (GER), 2. Lukko Rauma (FIN), 3. Luleå Hockey (SWE), 4. Nottingham Panthers (GBR)