2019–20 Champions Hockey League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 29 August 2019 – 4 February 2020 |
Teams | 32 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Frölunda HC (4th title) |
Runners-up | Mountfield HK |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 125 |
Goals scored | 683 (5.46 per game) |
Attendance | 430,750 (3,446 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Ryan Lasch (22 points) |
Awards | |
MVP | Ryan Lasch |
The 2019–20 Champions Hockey League was the sixth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. 32 teams are competing in the tournament, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues are represented by between three and five teams (based on a three-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" are represented by one team each. One place was awarded to the champion of the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League as well as a wild card spot selected by the board. Unlike in the first three editions of the tournament, founding teams did not automatically qualify.
Swedish team Frölunda HC successfully defended their Champions Hockey League title, defeating Czech team Mountfield HK 3–1 in the final to win the European Trophy for a fourth time. For the first time in the history of the league, the final was held in the Czech Republic as Mountfield HK earned the right to host the game at ČPP Arena.