Salzburg's ice hockey adventure: shock opponent in the CHL draw!

Salzburg's ice hockey adventure: shock opponent in the CHL draw!

Salzburg, Österreich - On May 21, 2025, the draw for the coming season of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) took place. In this exciting phase of the preparations, the opponents of Red Bull Salzburg and the Klagenfurt Athletics Sport Club (KAC) were announced. Both Austrian teams are part of the Win2day Ice Hockey League and will meet some well -known opponents in the regular season of the Chl. Salzburg as a master of ICE belongs to the Lost pot B and got two teams from pots A, C and D.

Red Bull Salzburg will meet the following teams this season:

• home games:
  • Eisbären Berlin
  • penguins Bremerhaven
  • GKS Tychy (pol)
• away games:
  • Kalpa kuopio (fin)
  • ilves tampere (fin)
  • Odense Bulldogs (den)

Similar challenges for the KAC

The KAC has a comparable opponent field. The Klagenfurters will also have to measure themselves against top -class teams. The division of home and away games looks as follows:

• home games:
  • Eisbären Berlin
  • GKS Tychy
  • Sparta Prague (CZE)
• away games:
  • Kalpa kuopio (fin)
  • Brynas if (SWE)
  • Odense Bulldogs (den)

• home games:
  • cometo brno
  • ERC Ingolstadt
  • Mountfield HK
• away games:
  • lulea hockey (SWE)
  • Lukko Rauma (fin)
  • Frolunda Gothenburg (SWE)

preparations for the season

The regular season of the CHL starts on August 28, 2025. A total of 24 of the best European teams are fighting for the playoffs, 16 of which will qualify. The format promises exciting games and exciting duels between the best teams in the continent.

In a current Chl game, the Red Bulls recently had a 3-1 win against Färjestad BK. Salzburg dominated the game over long distances. After 40 minutes, the Red Bulls led through hits from Ryan Murphy, Nash Nienhuis and Scott Kosmachuk. Goalkeeper Atte Tolvanen delivered a convincing performance and kept the zero.

The number of spectators in the stadium was 2,281. The next big appearance of the Red Bulls is on December 13th against Moser Medical Graz99ers, while the second leg against Färjestad BK will take place on December 17th in Karlstad. Further information on the Champions Hockey League can be found on the official website that can be visited here (https://www.championshockeyleague.com/).