Belfast Giants: Champions Hockey League wild card for Giants next season
The team have accepted a wild card entry to Europe’s top club competition after finishing runners-up at the Continental Cup staged in Belfast.
The draw for the group stages is in May with the opening game in August.
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The decision to award the Giants a place via the Continental Cup means the Elite Ice Hockey League is granted an additional second place in the 2019/20 CHL. Should Belfast win the league title, the CHL place will go to the league runners-up.
“Belfast only missed the qualification at the Continental Cup by one shot in a penalty shoot-out in the decisive game and showed they are as competitive as Arlan,” stated CHL Chief Executive Officer Martin Baumann.
A total of 32 teams will participate across 125 games in next season’s competition.