HC Davos welcomed CHL newcomers the Rouen Dragons into Vaillant Arena and promtly beat them 4-1, thanks to a pair from Dario Simion. Read more in Gamecentre.

Semi-Finalists in last year's CHL, HC Davos started with a strong offensive push against newcomers the Rouen Dragons. However, thanks to solid goaltending from Dany Saborin, who stopped 36 of 40 shots overall, it was 1-1 after 20 minutes – Mark Wieser and Patrick Coulombe trading goals.

“We had a good game,” said Coulombe. “We had chances to score and we got one. On the other side, it seemed that Davos scored every time they had a chance. But they're a fast team and we have to think positive and be proud of our game.”

Davos got themselves some breathing room with a pair of goals in the second period – Dario Simion on a 3-on-2 rush and Marc Aeschlimann – and then Rouen came on in the third and Joren von Pottelberghe, who entered the game in relief midway through, had to be solid. Simion put it away with his second goal late.