CHL 2021/22

[BostonBart22]

A reminder that the CHL draw takes place Wednesday evening at 5PM.

If I had to pick my ideal 3 opponents, I think I'd go for;
Lausanne
IFK Helsinki
Berlin

I will go with any 3 teams that can skate, just to see ice hockey again..

 

[moggy#9]

I guess that many people are picking teams they'd like to see (I'd love Berlin or Munich), but I think a better question would be what combination of opponents would give us the best chance to progress? Personally I'd fancy out chances against the French or Danes.

 

[Ger-Devils]

I guess that many people are picking teams they'd like to see (I'd love Berlin or Munich), but I think a better question would be what combination of opponents would give us the best chance to progress? Personally I'd fancy out chances against the French or Danes.

Sadly, we can’t face either nation due to pot 4 and 5

 

[Ger-Devils]

I’d love to play Berlin just for their atmosphere. I was at a game in 2016 on their Fankurve and one of the best experiences I’ve had at a game.

Happily take any German team for a change with what we’ve had previously. Austria off the cards due to Olympic qualifiers and Finland for a change would be good

 

[moggy#9]

Sadly, we can’t face either nation due to pot 4 and 5

Ah ok. I'd thought that one of the logos in pot 3 was Rouen.

 

[Ger-Devils]

Ah ok. I'd thought that one of the logos in pot 3 was Rouen.

I had a look at the logos/pots and checked them all as we were sorting all the info for fans ahead of the draw as we put the booklet together with the confirmed teams and flight options.

Obviously with covid and some airlines not operating back in March/April when we looked at them, they’ll be updated in the next few days.


Pot 1
Frolunda
Vaxjo
Zug
Berlin
Lukko Rauma
Trinec

Pot 2
Rogle
Lugano
Mannheim
Helsinki
Sparta Prague
Leksands

Pot 3
Fribourg
Munich
Turku
Boleslav
Skelleftea
Lausanne

 

[Devil94]

I had a look at the logos/pots and checked them all as we were sorting all the info for fans ahead of the draw as we put the booklet together with the confirmed teams and flight options.

Obviously with covid and some airlines not operating back in March/April when we looked at them, they’ll be updated in the next few days.


Pot 1
Frolunda
Vaxjo
Zug
Berlin
Lukko Rauma
Trinec

Pot 2
Rogle
Lugano
Mannheim
Helsinki
Sparta Prague
Leksands

Pot 3
Fribourg
Munich
Turku
Boleslav
Skelleftea
Lausanne

Some easy travel there hopefully, for players and fans. Some nice easy ones in there, but also some absolute stinkers for travel. Trinec and Skelleftea for example.

 

[moggy#9]

Some easy travel there hopefully, for players and fans. Some nice easy ones in there, but also some absolute stinkers for travel. Trinec and Skelleftea for example.

Munich is an incredible city and the arena is right in the Olympic park.

 

[Devil94]

Munich would be great, but if we do get them it will mean in pot 1 we'll get Vaxjo or Frolunda (again), or the pain in the arse to get to Trinec or Lukko Rauma

 

[Ger-Devils]

Some easy travel there hopefully, for players and fans. Some nice easy ones in there, but also some absolute stinkers for travel. Trinec and Skelleftea for example.

Ideally Berlin, Helsinki and Lausanne.

I wouldn’t say no to another trip to Prague. If we get drawn with Boleslav it’s around 45 minutes from Prague so easy enough to get to(we put buses on for Mountfield)

Some places, the routes are awful and few 1 stops but some it’s a 1 stop then have to get the train again to get there so a long old travel day

 

[Kevlar68]

I'm in Montreux 4th to 11th Sept, please be a Swiss team away on those dates

 

[BostonBart22]

Oh dear a union jack adjacent to devils team on freesports now.

 

[jenks33]

Oh dear a union jack adjacent to devils team on freesports now.

“English League” and “England” mentioned a couple of times as well

 

[rocketbob]

Finland, Germany and Switzerland it is then.

 

[nicky27]

Do people think that fans will be allowed?

 

[rocketbob]

Do people think that fans will be allowed?

I am hoping for Switzerland and Germany at least but time will tell.

 

[august04 2.0]

No hiding place with those three and great to see some new teams in Cardiff. Let’s hope we can sign players who allow us to compete at this level, as we’ve shown we can in the past.

 

[Kevlar68]

Lausanne, YES, closest team to Montreux, now all i need is the away game date to be good.

 

[moggy#9]

I'd really like trips to Germany and Switzerland in August. Otherwise the school term dates will make it impossible.

 

[Devils86]

I’d love to play Berlin just for their atmosphere. I was at a game in 2016 on their Fankurve and one of the best experiences I’ve had at a game.

Happily take any German team for a change with what we’ve had previously. Austria off the cards due to Olympic qualifiers and Finland for a change would be good

This aged well