CHL Season Review 2018/19

17 Fifth straight year in CHL, topped their group, but again out in the first playoff round. Name: EV Zug Country: SUI Founded: 1967 National Titles: 1 75.0 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F Last year’s Champions elim- inated in the Group Stage after being shut out twice by Lugano in crucial games. Name: JYP Jyväskylä Country: FIN Founded: 1923 National Titles: 2 CHL Titles: 1 (2018) 33.3 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F Fifth season, fourth final, third Trophy; the undisputed Kings of Europe over the past five years. Name: Frölunda Indians Country: SWE Founded: 1944 National Titles: 5 CHL Titles: 3 (2016, 2017, 2019) 76.9 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F Kupari & Heponiemi were unable to be the difference as the Finnish champions were surprised by Salzburg. Name: Kärpät Oulu Country: FIN Founded: 1946 National Titles: 8 60.0 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F Great atmosphere at home, first win for a Polish team, and well- backed away too. Name: GKS Tychy Country: POL Founded: 1971 National Titles: 4 Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F 16.7 P% Peter Mueller’s goals were not enough to stop Kometa falling to Nordic opposition in the Quarter-Finals. Name: Kometa Brno Country: CZE Founded: 1953 National Titles: 13 40.0 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F From last in their league to the top 16 in Europe 11 months later, the Foxes were one of the fairytale stories. Name: HC Bolzano Country: ITA Founded: 1933 National Titles: 21 50.0 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F Munich upset them twice: by a last-second goal in the Group Stage and in the Round of 16. Name: Malmö Redhawks Country: SWE Founded: 1972 National Titles: 2 70.0 P% Participation Progress Points percentage 14/15 GS 15/16 R16 16/17 QF 17/18 SF 18/19 F champions…