Giants face tough CHL opponents

Photo: William Cherry

Belfast Giants will visit Switzerland three times in next season's Champions Hockey League, after the draw was made in Stockholm on Wednesday.

The Giants will face Lausanne HC, SC Bern and EV Zug on the road in Europe's elite competition - all three coming from the Swiss league.

At home, they'll come up against Ilves Tampere and Kalpa Kuopio of Finland, and Swedish side Brynas.

The Giants narrowly missed out on advancing to the last 16 two years ago. Last season, Sheffield Steelers went one better and became the first Elite League team to reach the knockout stages of the new format.

The final schedule including dates and face-off times for all fixtures will be published, once confirmed, on the CHL’s official website.