Tappara and Skelleftea hit six as Frolunda thrash SaiPa as CHL gets underway

[p]The third-placed team in Finland's Liiga last season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saipa/Q9sYH4O9/"]SaiPa[/a], were no match for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/frolunda/pAG4OqEE/"]Frolunda[/a] side looking to banish memories of a poor finish to last season domestically. CHL form clearly hasn't deserted the Gothenburg side, who recovered from an early concession to score six unanswered goals, with new signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olausson-oskar/QLLqcfSt/"]Oskar Olausson[/a] making his mark with three assists in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/frolunda-pAG4OqEE/saipa-Q9sYH4O9/?mid=bHWWRrGE"]6-1[/a] victory.[/p][p][b]Liiga was better represented in round one by its champions, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tappara/llrWVOwG/"]Tappara[/a], who marked their CHL return with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/liberec-tp8PNVFQ/tappara-llrWVOwG/?mid=YH1nzj15"]6-3[/a] victory over Czech side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liberec/tp8PNVFQ/"]Liberec[/a] at home, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rasanen-aapeli/AVC7CGcF/"]Aapeli Rasanen[/a] was the difference maker, twice giving the hosts the lead before completing his hat-trick late on.[/b][/p][embed guid="70e0ac25-6dde-4bad-af4d-0e9ff1e5f577" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rfSLaIVX_o" social-type="youtube" /][p][b]Swedish Hockey League (SHL) champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/skelleftea/8jdWygW7/"]Skelleftea[/a] matched Frolunda with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/nitra-v7xWYbP2/skelleftea-8jdWygW7/?mid=hxcsrGN9"]6-1[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nitra/v7xWYbP2/"]Nitra[/a] of Slovakia, but taking their win on the road. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borgman-andreas/nZj5zP18/"]Andreas Johnsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindberg-valter/MJWGI6Zf/"]Valter Lindberg[/a] scored one and assisted two each, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pudas-jonathan/6NybQmEC/"]Jonathan Pudas[/a] joined them on three points thanks to a trio of assists.[/b][/p][p]No nation has more representatives in the competition this season than Sweden with four, but it's other two sides were not able to get off to winning starts - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vaxjo/hzXCSnCE/"]Vaxjo Lakers[/a] were unable to force overtime away in Germany at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/adler-mannheim/0jhpSN72/"]Adler Mannheim[/a], conceding an empty-net goal to lose [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/adler-mannheim-0jhpSN72/vaxjo-hzXCSnCE/?mid=dlWGzDbn"]3-1[/a], while SHL runners-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rogle/j5ve8f1r/"]Rogle[/a] conceded two in each of the the second and third periods to fall to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/plzen-CMBTIThf/rogle-j5ve8f1r/?mid=jXxV7NOr"]4-0[/a] loss at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/plzen/CMBTIThf/"]Plzen[/a] in Czech Republic.[/p][embed guid="9b8d1f63-005b-46d9-a525-aca43840c199" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJ41E8FQZE" social-type="youtube" /][p]Two goals in the first 10 minutes set Finland's KooKoo on the way to victory at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/herning-blue-fox/SCGvnHrU/"]Herning Blue Fox[/a] of Denmark, and leading 3-1 with 20 minutes to play, another two strikes in quick succession made sure of what in the end was a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/herning-blue-fox-SCGvnHrU/kookoo-ljjApDE3/?mid=lA5aPYnm"]5-2[/a] victory, in which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valkeejarvi-samuel/OY0vfm58/"]Samuel Valkeejarvi[/a] led the game with a goal and two assists.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/europe/champions-league/"]Review all the CHL round one results on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]