Here's all you need to know as the Belfast Giants' Champions League campaign begins this weekend against Lukko Rauma and defending champions Tappara Tampere.
The Belfast Giants' third Champions League campaign begins in Finland this weekend with back-to-back games against Lukko Rauma and defending champions Tappara Tampere.
Instead of the traditional Pools of four teams playing each other home and away, each side will play six different teams, with three games at home and three away. There's a straight 1-24 league ranking system, of which the top 16 will move on to the knockout stages. Head coach Adam Keefe admits his team are in for "two very tough games" but he can call on previous Champions League experience.
"If we can do that, we're going to give ourselves a chance to be in the game and strike. That's all we're looking for.Mark Cooper will captain the Giants this season, with Mark Garside, Ben Lake and Ciaran Long as his assistants "A big factor will be discipline. Their power plays are very good. If you keep putting them on the power play, you're going to be in trouble. Especially this year with the rules."One of the Giants' new signings is Japanese international Kohei Sato, who joined Belfast from Finnish side KeuPa HT.
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