Group A: Banska Bystrica, Grizzlys Wolfsburg, Red Bull Salzburg, Tappara Tampere.
Group B: Stavanger Oilers, Malmo Redhawks, KalPa Kuopio, Kometa Brno.
Group C: Neman Grodno, JYP Jyvaskyla, EV Zug, Vienna Capitals.
Group D: Esbjerg Energy, Ocelari Trinec, Adler Mannheim, HV71 Jonkoping.
Group E: Cardiff Devils, HC Davos, Bili Tygri Liberec, Vaxjo Lakers.
Group F: Nottingham Panthers, Mountfield Hradec Kralove, TPS Turku, SC Bern.
Group G: Comarch Cracovia, IFK Helsinki, Brynas Gavle, Red Bull Munich.
Group H: Gap Rapaces, KAC Klagenfurt, ZSC Lions Zurich, Frolunda Gothenburg.
Each team plays six games during the Group Stage – one home and one away against the other three teams in its group. The first- and second-placed teams in each group then advance to the Playoff Stage.
With 16 teams in the playoffs, four rounds are required to determine the European club champions. The first three rounds are all two-game, home-and-away, aggregate-scoring series, similar to the previous seasons. The playoffs start on Tuesday, 31 October and finish with a one-game Final on Tuesday, 6 February 2018.
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