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Spengler Cup
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Spengler Cup Logo The Spengler Cup is the European oldest tournament for club teams. The Cup was donated by Dr. Carl Spengler of Davos, Switzerland in 1923 with the understanding that Germany and Austria would be able to represent themselves internationally with the best club teams. (At the time, those country's national teams were banned from official International Ice Hockey Federation competitions in the wake of World War I).

The Spengler Cup is played every year in Davos between Christmas and the New Year. Five teams participate in the tournament, with a Select team from Canada usually included. (Canada first competed at the Spengler Cup in 1984).

After a round-robin series, the top two teams meet in the final game. The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League were the first North American professional team to compete at the tournament when they took part in 1996.


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