Referees for 2nd leg of Quarters, qualification procedure for Semis
The officials entering the ice before a CHL game. by TPS Turku/CHL via Getty Images
Here is a list of the men in stripes who will officiate Tuesday's second-leg games in the Champions Hockey League Quarter-Finals, as well as the procedure that will be used to determine which teams advance to the Semi-Finals in January.
Press Release
As was the case in the first leg, and will continue to be throughout the CHL playoffs, both linesmen are from the country of the home team, while both referees are from neutral countries.
| QUARTER-FINALS – 2nd leg | ||||||||||||
| Tuesday 08/12/2015 | ||||||||||||
| Home | Away | Face Off (CET) | Referee 1 | Country | Referee 2 | Linesman 1 | Linesman 2 | |||||
| FIN | Kärpät Oulu | Espoo Blues | FIN | 17:30 | Wiegand, Marc | SUI | Stricker, Danny | SUI | Neva Henri | FIN | Sormunen Hannu | FIN |
| FIN | Lukko Rauma | TPS Turku | FIN | 17:30 | Björk, Tobias | SWE | Sjöberg, Patrik | SWE | Suominen Sakari | FIN | Hägerström Markus | FIN |
| SWE | Skellefteå AIK | HC Davos | SUI | 19:00 | Anisimov, Alexey | RUS | Salonen Anssi | FIN | Yletyienen, Emil | SWE | Käck, Johannes | SWE |
| SWE | Frölunda Gothenburg | Luleå Hockey | SWE | 20:00 | Sidorenko, Maxim | BLR | Kurmann, Danny | SUI | Pihlblad, Henrik | SWE | Haster, Tobias | SWE |
From each of Tuesday's games a winner must be produced, so read below for the procedure of determining the four semi-finalists:
- The aggregate score after two games determines the winner (total goals). Visit our GAMECENTER for Game 1 results.
- This consequently means that there can be no overtime or penalty shootout (Game-Winning Shots) after the first game, even if that game ends in a tie. This of course also means that, if there is a win for either team in the first game, there will be no overtime or penalty shootout after the second game if it ends in a tie.
- Overtime and possibly a shootout can only occur after the second game if the aggregate score is tied after the second game (120 minutes in total). FOR CLARITY: Football’s “away-goal-rule” does not apply here.
- Overtime periods in the round of 32, eighth-finals, quarter-finals and semi-finals are 10 minutes, sudden-death. In the one-game final it is a 20-minute sudden-death period.
- Ranking (home-ice advantage in the second game of the eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) is determined by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the record in the completed playoff stage. Therefore, home-ice advantage in the semi-finals will be determined the by the clubs’ records in the group stage plus the six completed playoff games. Home-ice advantage in the final will be determined the by the clubs’ total records in all previous 12 games.
- As in all penalty shootouts so far in the CHL, we will continue using five shooters. More shooters will be used if the teams are tied, continuing until one team has more goals after each team has taken an equal number of shots. Fewer shooters will be used if one team gains a lead that cannot be equalled in the remaining available shots.