CHL - The Stage for the CHL Is Set

The CHL draw has been made and the Steelers are ready! As are we

The Champions Hockey League draw has been made and the Steelers will face Swedish Elite League side Frolunda Gothenberg and Finish Liiga side JYP Jyvaskyla in Group 14.

The dates for the game are yet to be set but I'm sure it wont be too long till its arranged and here is a bit of history on our CHL opponents.

The first out of the hat was Swedish club Frölunda Indians Gothenburg of the SHL. In 1995 they played in the second tier of Swedish hockey, the Allvenskan.

They were originally founded as long ago as 1938 and became independent in 1984. They play out of the Scandanavium arena which holds 12044 people. When this building is being used for other events they play at Frolundaborg in Western Sweden and overall they have had the highest attendance in the league for over a decade. Indeed they set a Swedish record for 11,688 in 2007-08.

Their most famous players are Henrik Lundqvist (NYR), Erik Karlsson(Ottawa), Daniel Alfredsson(Ottawa/Detroit), Per-Johan Axelsson, Louis Eriksson, Alexander Steen, Lars Eller, Mikkel Bödker and Viktor Stålberg.

Honours

National Championships:
3 – 1965, 2003, 2005 

LAST FIVE SEASONS:

2014-15: 2^nd regular season, Semi-finals, CHL Finals
2013-14: 2^nd regular season, Quarter-finals
2012-13: 6^th regular season, Quarter-finals
2011-12: 5^th regular season, Quarter-finals
2010-11: 9^th regular season, out of playoffs

The second European team Steelers play is JYP Jyväskylä of Finland is a club in the SM-Liiga, founded in 1923, is a treasure for the people of city of Jyvaskyla, in central Finland. The club achieved promotion to the league in the spring of 1985, and has played there ever since. For the last few years JYP has been one of the most successful clubs in Finland. In the last five seasons, JYP has won the regular season three times and the league championship twice (2012 & 2009). JYP won the European Trophy in 2014.

In 2010 they entered into a partnership agreement with the Boston Bruins of the NHL to enable transfer of players and for development.

Honours

National Championships: 
2 – 2009, 2012

European Trophy: 
1 – 2014

LAST FIVE SEASONS:

2014–15: 4^th regular season, Semi-finals
2013–14: 5^th regular season, Quarter-finals
2012–13: 3^rd regular season, Semi-finals
2011–12: 4^th regular season, Champions
2010–11: 1^st regular season, Semi-finals
2009–10: 1^st regular season, Semi-finals

Sheffield Steelers have also signed Jason Hewitt on a one year extension which will make it his 11th season with the Season and will see him be awarded with his testimonial through out the season. Welcome back Jason.

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