
Originally Posted by
the_kosa
And we have the Top 16 although there are four games to be played today:
Frolunda Indians, ZSC Lions, Malmo Redhawks, Red Bull Munich, Skelleftea AIK, Bolzano Foxes, Zug, Kometa Brno, Tappara Tampere, Storhamar Dragons, Karpat Oulu, Rouen Dragons, Bern, Red Bull Salzburg, Plzen and Lugano have qualified to the next phase.
Rouen is certainly the biggest surprise, I believe first French team ever to qualify for the next phase in CHL, and they haven't had easy group with Mountfield and Nurnberg. Storhamar also had tough group through which they've qualified which is a bit surprising. Swiss teams continue their last season domination with neither of them getting eliminated in this phase.