The 2022 IIHF Continental Cup Final in Aalborg will be postponed to March.
photo: Jurgen Schadow
Following the recently-announced lockdown in Denmark and the decision that no spectators are allowed within Danish sport facilities, the IIHF evaluated and discussed the Omicron variant development within Europe and its impact on the upcoming Continental Cup Final in Aalborg, Denmark.
Under the above given reasons, the IIHF and local organizer determined that the health and safety for the players and all involved event staff has priority.
Following discussions with participating teams, the decision has been made to postpone the tournament from its original date to the alternative date from 4 to 6 March 2022. The hosting rights for the Aalborg Pirates remain the same.
The host club Aalborg Pirates, the current leader of Denmark’s Metal Ligaen, had recently advanced to the final round along with Kazakh champion Saryarka Karaganda, HK Gomel from Belarus and Cracovia Krakow from Poland. All teams have until Wednesday, 22 December to confirm their participation for the new dates.
The Pirates planned to host the tournament at Gigantium, which is one of the country’s biggest indoor arenas with a capacity for 5,000 spectators. Aalborg in the North Jutland Region is Denmark’s fourth-largest city.
Aalborg had previously hosted one of the preliminary-round groups and was chosen based on the bid, the facilities but also the Covid-19 situation and travel restrictions in the candidate countries.
Under the above given reasons, the IIHF and local organizer determined that the health and safety for the players and all involved event staff has priority.
Following discussions with participating teams, the decision has been made to postpone the tournament from its original date to the alternative date from 4 to 6 March 2022. The hosting rights for the Aalborg Pirates remain the same.
The host club Aalborg Pirates, the current leader of Denmark’s Metal Ligaen, had recently advanced to the final round along with Kazakh champion Saryarka Karaganda, HK Gomel from Belarus and Cracovia Krakow from Poland. All teams have until Wednesday, 22 December to confirm their participation for the new dates.
The Pirates planned to host the tournament at Gigantium, which is one of the country’s biggest indoor arenas with a capacity for 5,000 spectators. Aalborg in the North Jutland Region is Denmark’s fourth-largest city.
Aalborg had previously hosted one of the preliminary-round groups and was chosen based on the bid, the facilities but also the Covid-19 situation and travel restrictions in the candidate countries.