Overview
- After a 2–3 home loss in the first leg, Bremerhaven fell 2–5 in Tampere to lose the Champions Hockey League tie on aggregate.
- Ilves led 2–0 early before Miha Verlic and Alex Friesen leveled in the second period, briefly reviving the Pinguins’ hopes.
- Erik Borg restored Ilves’ lead at 40 minutes, Jens Lööke added another in the 53rd, and Matic Török sealed it late as Bremerhaven pulled the goalie.
- A potential 3–3 for the Pinguins was waved off on video review, and lingering penalty-kill problems again proved costly.
- Manager Sebastian Furchner praised the team’s CHL campaign despite the exit, as attention turns to Friday’s DEL home date against the Nürnberg Ice Tigers.