ðə kˈɑːvɛntɹi blˈeɪz ˈɛntɚd ðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl kˈʌp æz ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəmz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv wˌaɪl ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wˈɪntɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɚðə kˈɜːlnɚ hˈeɪə ænd ˈaɪsɚlˌoʊn ɹˈuːstɚz tə plˈeɪ ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɡˈeɪmz ɐɡˈɛnst θɹˈiː ʌvðɪ ɪlˈiːt lˈiːɡz mˈɛmbɚz.
The Coventry Blaze entered the Continental Cup as the United Kingdom's representative while the 2006 Winter Olympics provided the opportunity for the Kölner Haie and Iserlohn Roosters to play a series of games against three of the Elite League's members.