Schedule of the CHL semi-finals

As in the quarter-final, the opponent in the semi-final is no stranger: EVZ already travelled to the small town just south of the North Pole in the regular season. In the game against Luleå Hockey at the end of August, EVZ emerged victorious after overtime – Lukas Bengtsson scored the golden goal in the 63rd minute in his home country.

EVZ last finished in the top 4 in Europe in January 2023. Back then, Zug were beaten 2-0 away and 3-2 at home by the eventual CHL winners Tappara Tampere. Head coach Michael Liniger’s team now has another chance at the start of 2026 to become only the third Swiss team to reach the final. After the comeback against Lukko Rauma – the EVZ turned a 1:3 deficit from the away game in Finland into a 4:3 win – the Zug team should go into the clash with plenty of confidence.

However, Luleå should not be underestimated – although they are currently only 12th in the domestic SHL league, they knocked regular season winners Ilves Tampere out of the competition in the quarter-finals with 3:2 (home) and 3:0 (away). The Swedes’ last CHL appearance also dates back to the 2022-23 season, when they only lost to Tappara Tampere in the final. Before that, Luleå had already reached the final once: in 2015, they won the European Trophy against Frölunda Göteborg.

Tickets for the semi-final home game are no longer included in the season ticket. Public ticket sales start on Monday, 29 December at 14:00 in the EVZ ticket shop.

With a ticket for the CHL semi-final home game, you can travel free of charge on public transport (bus/rail) within the Zug fare network from three hours before the start of the game to the stadium and back again up to two hours after the game. Extra buses will also be travelling to the various Zug municipalities after the game.