After last week's thrilling opening weekend, the Champions Hockey League returns to action with eight exciting contests sure to thrill any hockey fan.

After missing out on last week's action due to the Olympic Games prequalification tournament, our representatives from Austria, France, Ukraine, and Norway are all set to begin their CHL campaigns this week, although they begin action on Friday.

Thursday night's first game begins at 17:05 in the Czech Republic, where winless Oceláři Třinec host Fribourg-Gottéron.

Our two Nordic games begin around 18:00, as IFK Helsinki take on ZSC Lions Zurich and defending CHL Champions Frölunda Gothenburg host BK Mladá Boleslav.

In the later games, the Cardiff Devils go on the road with the hope of getting revenge on Adler Mannheim. The latter won their opening clash 5-0.

CHL debutants Slovan Bratislava are still looking for their first win in the competition, and they host Leksands IF at 19:30, in a rematch of what was a truly thrilling opening contest.

In the same vein, EV Zug host Rögle Ängelholm in our final game of the night, with the Swedish team having got the spoils in their opening match in Scandinavia last week.

A truly fantastic night of action awaits!

Here’s what’s coming up today (all times CEST):

1705 Oceláři Třinec vs. Fribourg-Gottéron
1800 IFK Helsinki vs. ZSC Lions Zurich
1805 Frölunda Gothenburg vs. BK Mladá Boleslav
1900 Red Bull Munich vs. SønderjyskE Vojens
1900 Adler Mannheim vs. Cardiff Devils
1930 Slovan Bratislava vs. Leksands IF
1945 Lausanne HC vs. Lukko Rauma
2005 EV Zug vs. Rögle Ängelholm

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