Spengler Cup
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Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland.
Spengler Cup is the second oldest international ice hockey club team tournament in the world after the Stanley Cup playoffs. The tournament, entry to which is by invitation, is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos. The tournament is played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between Christmas and New Year's Day. It features club teams from around the world.
The Cup was first awarded in 1923 to the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, composed of Canadian students. The tournament was then dominated by Czechoslovakian and Soviet teams between 1965 and 1983. In 1984 Team Canada - predominantly made up of Canadians playing in Europe - began participating and has since won the Cup 10 times.
[edit] Trophy
The current cup consists of a golden globe supported by silver hockey sticks on a round base. The trophy is named of the founder Dr. Carl Spengler of Davos.
[edit] Spengler Cup winners
- 1 Cup not held due to World War II.
- 2 Cup not held.
