Who has the best fans in this season's Champions Hockey League? We're about to find out!
Today the CHL launched its Fan Challenge, designed to find out which of the 32 teams in this year's competition has the best fans. Across a variety of interactive online and offline challenges, fans and teams will be ranked against others across Europe to see who comes out on top.
By playing, fans can win great prizes for themselves - the top one being a VIP trip for two to the CHL Final. On the other hand they'll also collect points for their favourite team, with financial prize money for the Top 3 teams of both the Group Stage and the Playoffs. "One of the key findings of our big fan survey from last year was that we need to do more to increase the CHL fan experience," explained CEO Martin Baumann. "We looked at a lot of ideas and proposals, but something fans of all 32 teams across Europe could take part in, both on and offline, and win things for both themselves and their team, was something we thought ticked those boxes."
Online challenges will include a Prediction Game, Hockey Manager, Voting for the best Goal Songs, and placing your bets on who will be Top Scorer for your teams and across the entire CHL. Offline, fans will be measured to see how loud they are at home games! There is also a brand new 'Away travel' section, where teams have provided useful information about visiting their cities for games - we'll also find out which one of those was the most helpful, too.
You can find out everything about the Fan Challenge - and register - on its own website here.