Referees & TV for Game Days 1 & 2
The four referees who worked last year's CHL final in Lulea are back again this season. by Martin Rose/Getty Images
It's finally time for the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League season to start. Read below to see who will be officiating this weekend's games, and what channel will be televising the CHL in your area.
Press Release
The second season of the Champion Hockey League, Europe’s pre-eminent competition for the continent’s club supremacy, opens on Thursday. Game Days 1 and 2 run through Sunday, with 32 games to be played over four days - two from each group.
Scroll down to see which referees and linesmen have been assigned to the first two Game Days.
Television
The Champions Hockey League will be carried by the following 18 broadcasters in 17 countries. Check your local listings for which games will be shown in your area.
- CONTROL Austria 1
- Germany 1 Sport
- Teleclub Switzerland / SRG
- Belarus (NEW) BTRC
- Denmark (NEW) TV2
- Finland MTV
- Czech Republic Sport 1, 2 (new broadcaster)
- Hungary (NEW) Sport 1, 2
- Slovakia Sport 1, 2 (new broadcaster)
- Poland (NEW) TVP
- Slovenia SportTV
- Sweden SVT / Eurosport Sweden
- UK Premier Sports
- Norway Viasat
Referees & Linesmen
On-ice officials assigned to the CHL come from all 12 participating countries, as well as from Russia, Latvia, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary. See the assignments for Game Days 1 and 2 below.
| GAME DAY 1 | |||||||||||
| Thursday 20/08/2015 | |||||||||||
| Group | Home | Away | CET | Referee 1 | Referee 2 | Linesman 1 | Linesman 2 | ||||
| 7 | TPS Turku | Black Wings Linz | 17:30 | Odinš Edward, Riga | LAT | Kaukokari Mikko, Vantaa | FIN | Hägerström Markus, Turku | FIN | Suominen Sakari, Turku | FIN |
| 8 | HC Košice | Red Bull Munich | 18:30 | Piragić Tripmir, Zagreb | CRO | Kubus Jozef, Bratislava | SVK | Šefčík Peter, Senica | SVK | Výleta Roman, Bratislava | SVK |
| 2 | Djurgården Stockholm | Tappara Tampere | 19:00 | Piechaczek Daniel, Landsberg | GER | Sjöberg Patrik, Gävle | SWE | Dahmén Jimmy, Stockholm | SWE | Altberg Fredrik, Stockholm | SWE |
| 3 | Sönderjyske Vojens | Red Bull Salzburg | 19:00 | Claesson Pehr, Alvesta | SWE | Grumsen Jacob, Esbjerg | DEN | Haurum Henrik, Aarhus | DEN | Monniae Frederic, Houtvenne | DEN |
| 12 | Stavanger Oilers | Oceláři Třinec | 19:00 | Suorsa Jari, Kouvola | FIN | Hansen Roy Stian, Oslo | NOR | Bakli Gjermund, Sarpsborg | NOR | Dahl Håvar, Oslo | NOR |
| 13 | Storhamar Hamar | Sparta Prague | 19:00 | Sjöqvist Mikael, Karlstad | SWE | Hallin Robert, Oslo | NOR | Kilian Jon, Oslo | NOR | Waldejier Alexander, Porsgrunn | NOR |
| 14 | Frölunda Gothenburg | Sheffield Steelers | 19:00 | Lindqvist Petri, Kouvola | FIN | Edqvist Wolmer, Grums | SWE | Pihlblad Henrik, Gothenburg | SWE | Haster Tobias Jönköping | SWE |
| 15 | Växjö Lakers | Braehead Clan | 19:00 | Bauer Stephan, Nurnberg | GER | Holm Mikael Skärhamn | SWE | Lundgren Ludvig, Hässleholm | SWE | Wernström Emil, Stockholm | SWE |
| 10 | Krefeld Pinguine | Kärpät Oulu | 19:30 | Hejduk Oldřich, Jihlava | CZE | Schukies Gordon, Herne | GER | Seeßle Markus, Münster | GER | Berger Eugen, Detmold | GER |
| 11 | Fribourg-Gottéron | Lukko Rauma | 19:45 | Smetana Ladislav, Vienna | AUT | Mollard Ken, Môtier | SUI | Progin Marc-Henri, Vauffelin | SUI | Rohrer Michaël, Lugnorre | SUI |
| 5 | Färjestad Karlstad | HC Davos | 20:00 | Boman Antti, Pori | FIN | Persson Sören, Lidköping | SWE | Löfgren Johan, Tranås | SWE | Åhlén Örjan, Stockholm | SWE |
| 16 | Gap Rapaces | ZSC Lions Zurich | 20:00 | Zrnić Milan, Ljubljana | SLO | Bergamelli Jimmy, Le Fayet | FRA | Pointel Gabriel, Gap | FRA | Gwilherm Margry, Chambery | FRA |
| Friday 21/08/2015 | |||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Helsinki | SC Bern | 17:30 | Odinš Edward, Riga | LAT | Fonselius Stefan, Turku | FIN | Kiilunen Iikka, Vantaa | FIN | Pesonen Jani, Heinola | FIN |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | Adler Mannheim | 18:00 | Anisimov Alexey, Moscow | RUS | Nalivaiko Vladimar, Minsk | BLR | Dedioulia Ivan, Minsk | BLR | Golyak Dmitriy, Minsk | BLR |
| 4 | HK Nitra | Skellefteå AIK | 18:30 | Piragić Tripmir, Zagreb | CRO | Baluška Vladimír, Bratislava | SVK | Rovenský Tibor, Košice | SVK | Smrek Martin, Presov | SVK |
| 6 | Grenoble | HC Litvinov | 19:30 | Zrnić Milan, Ljubljana | SLO | ¨ | FRA | Caillot Thomas, Courbivoire | FRA | Peuriere Frédéric, Grenoble | FRA |
| GAME DAY 2 | |||||||||||
| Saturday 22/08/2015 | |||||||||||
| Group | Home | Away | CET | Referee 1 | Referee 2 | Linesman 1 | Linesman 2 | ||||
| 11 | Luleå Hockey | Lukko Rauma | 15:00 | Piechaczek Daniel, Landsberg | GER | Öhlund Linus, Älvsbyn | SWE | Yletyinen Emil, Rosvik | SWE | Sandström Jan, Luleå | SWE |
| 12 | KalPa Kuopio | Oceláři Třinec | 16:00 | Linde Marcus, Kungälv | SWE | Heikkinen Lassi, Vantaa | FIN | Neva Henri, Jyväskylä | FIN | Sormunen Hannu, Jyväskylä | FIN |
| 14 | JYP Jyväskylä | Sheffield Steelers | 16:00 | Nord Mikael, Arboga | SWE | Kaukokari Mikko, Vantaa | FIN | Pesonen Jani, Heinola | FIN | Österholm Daniel, Espoo | FIN |
| 16 | Eisbären Berlin | ZSC Lions Zurich | 16:00 | Rantala Aleksi, Helsinki | SWE | Brill Marcus, Bad Dürkheim | GER | Salewski Kevin, Jena | GER | Höfer Marcus, Dresden | GER |
| 2 | EV Zug | Tappara Tampere | 17:00 | Brueggemann Lars, Iserlohn | GER | Wehrli Tobias, Wil | SUI | Kovacs Balazs, Fehraltorf | SUI | Bürgi Roger, Steinen | SUI |
| 5 | HC Pardubice | HC Davos | 18:30 | Salonen Anssi Kalevi, Tampere | FIN | Fraňo Martin, Černošice | CZE | Brejcha Tomáš, Plzeň | CZE | Suchánem Libor, Plzeň | CZE |
| 3 | HV71 Jönköping | Red Bull Salzburg | 19:00 | Hřibík Jan, Pardubice | CZE | Johansson Morgan, Ljungby | SWE | Åhlén Örjan, Stockholm | SWE | Malmqvist Andreas, Åtvidaberg | SWE |
| 7 | Düsseldorfer EG | Black Wings Linz | 19:30 | Hejduk Oldřich, Jihlava | CZE | Krawinkel Markus, Neuss | GER | Kowert Andreas, Gladbeck | GER | Salewski Kevin, Jena | GER |
| 10 | Vienna Capitals | Kärpät Oulu | 19:30 | Solem Per Gustav, Trondheim | NOR | Gebei Peter, Dunaujvaros | HUN | Nemeth Marton, Budapest | HUN | Nagy Atti, Budapest | HUN |
| 15 | ERC Ingolstadt | Braehead Clan | 19:30 | Warschaw Shane, Vienna | AUT | Rohatsch Martin, Palling | GER | Gossmann Vladislav, Augsburg | GER | Kohlmüller Lukas, Erding | GER |
| 13 | Genève-Servette | Sparta Prague | 19:45 | Smetana Ladislav, Vienna | AUT | Stricker Daniel, Dubendorf | SUI | Fluri Nicolas, Sion | SUI | Tscherrig Michael, Réchy | SUI |
| Sunday 23/08/2015 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Linköping HC | SC Bern | 15:00 | Hřibík Jan, Pardubice | CZE | Sjöqvist Mikael, Karlstad | SWE | Åhlén Örjan, Stockholm | SWE | Dahmén Jimmy, Stockholm | SWE |
| 6 | Espoo Blues | HC Litvinov | 15:00 | Nord Mikael, Arboga | SWE | Metsälä Timo, Lahti | FIN | Saha Joonas, Helsinki | FIN | Österholm Daniel, Espoo | FIN |
| 4 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Skellefteå AIK | 16:15 | Salonen Anssi Kalevi, Tampere | FIN | Úlehla Petr, Pardubice | CZE | Lhotský Miroslav, Prague | CZE | Zavřel Kamil, Liberec | CZE |
| 9 | Vítkovice Ostrava | Adler Mannheim | 17:00 | Baluška Vladimír, Bratislava | SVK | Šír Robin, Dobroslavice | CZE | Lederer Vít, Frýdek-Místek | CZE | Gebauer Jiří, Studénka | CZE |
| 8 | KAC Klagenfurt | Red Bull Munich | 19:30 | Solem Per Gustav, Trondheim | NOR | Nikolic Manuel, Innsbruck | AUT | Smeibidlo Martin, Vienna | AUT | Kaspar Christian, Vienna | AUT |