The schedule for the 2026/27 Champions Hockey League regular season features a home double-header for the Red Bulls right from the start. After the opening game against the Cologne Sharks on September 3, the Red Bulls will face the Czech powerhouse Bílí Tygri Liberec on Sunday, September 5.
CHL | Regular Season | First two home games
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 7:15 p.m. EC Red Bull Salzburg vs. Cologne Sharks
Sat, Sept. 5, 2026 | 7:15 p.m. | EC Red Bull Salzburg vs. Bílí Tygri Liberec
Alan Letang, appointed as the new head coach of EC Red Bull Salzburg this summer, has prepared his team well with two exhibition games and two games at the Red Bulls Salute tournament. He will continue working on further details in the remaining days before the CHL season begins. "At the Red Bulls Salute, we already played at times like the team we want to be. We have a lot of character in the locker room, which is evident even in difficult moments. We played with a very high intensity," the 50-year-old Canadian analyzed after the tournament.
Now they move on to the Champions Hockey League, which is rightly called the top tier of European hockey. Letang is well aware of this: “It’s a great honor to participate in the CHL and to be able to compete against the best teams in Europe. We believe in ourselves, and if we bring our identity and the level we’re capable of to the ice in these games, we have the chance to showcase our talent.”
