This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008) The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between Christmas (December 25) and New Year's Day. All the matches are played in the Vaillant Arena. It was originally devised by Dr. Carl Spengler as a means to promote teams from German-speaking Europe, who might have suffered ostracism in the aftermath of World War I. Eventually, the tournament grew well beyond expectations. Many of Europe's most prestigious clubs and national programs have appeared, including Soviet, Swedish and Czechoslovakian powerhouses. Among non-European organizations, Team Canada, Team USA, nationally ranked NCAA schools, reigning Calder Cup and Ontario Hockey Association champions, and even Team Japan (in 1971 as hosts of the upcoming Sapporo Winter Olympics) have traveled to Davos through the years.

SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL are the 2010 Spengler Cup champions.1 The Spengler Cup is broadcast on Eurosport 2 in most of Europe, on RTR Sport in Russia, and on TSN in Canada. Contents 1 History 2 Temporary reinforcements 3 Trophy 4 Spengler Cup winners 5 References 6 External links History Spengler Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Cup was first awarded in 1923 to the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, composed of Canadian students.2 The tournament was then dominated by Czechoslovakian and Soviet teams between 1965 and 1983. In 1984 Team Canada began participating and has since won the Cup eleven times. Team Canada is predominantly made up of Canadians playing in Europe, as well as American Hockey League prospects. Notable free agents (like veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph) or coaches without an NHL contract have also used the Spengler Cup to keep their name around. From its inception until 1978, the tournament was played on an outdoor rink. The outdoor rink still exists outside the indoor arena, and is one of the largest outdoor rinks in the world. Starting in 1978, all tournament games have been played indoors. In 1956 the championship trophy was given a new look that still stands today. Temporary reinforcements

A frequent point of contention among hockey observers discussing the tournament is the use of temporary reinforcements. Since the tournament is open to both clubs and national teams, a rule exists that allows club teams to hire up to 6 additional players (5 skaters and 1 goaltender) for the duration of the competition. In practice, not all participants choose to take advantage of the rule to the same extent, and it works mostly to the host team's benefit. HC Davos, for whom the event is a significant source of income, tends to upgrade its roster with experienced talent in order to guarantee a competitive performance and maintain high interest from the Swiss audience. Other teams don't have such incentives to reinforce their squad and will often be much less selective. Trophy The current cup consists of a golden globe supported by silver hockey sticks on a round base. The trophy is named after the founder Dr. Carl Spengler of Davos. Spengler Cup winners Year Winner Runner-up 1923 Oxford University Berlin SC 1924 Berlin SC HC Davos 1925 Oxford University HC Davos 1926 Berlin SC HC Davos 1927 HC Davos Berlin SC 1928 Berlin SC Cambridge University 1929 LTC Prague HC Davos 1930 LTC Prague HC Davos 1931 Oxford University Berlin SC 1932 LTC Prague Oxford University 1 1933 HC Davos Paris Rapides 1934 Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Oxford University 1935 Diavoli Rossoneri Milano HC Davos 1936 HC Davos LTC Prague 1937 LTC Prague HC Davos 1938 HC Davos LTC Prague 19392 19402 1941 HC Davos Berlin SC 1942 HC Davos Zürcher SC 1943 HC Davos 1944 Zürcher SC HC Davos 1945 Zürcher SC HC Davos 1946 LTC Prague HC Davos 1947 LTC Prague HC Davos 1948 LTC Prague HC Davos 19493 1950 Diavoli Rossoneri Milano AIK Solna 1951 HC Davos Preussen Krefeld 1952 Zürcher SC EV Füssen 1953 HC Milano Inter HC Davos 1954 HC Milano Inter EV Füssen 1955 Rudá Hvězda Brno HC Davos 19564 1957 HC Davos Rudá Hvězda Brno 1958 HC Davos Diavoli Rossoneri Milano 1959 ACBB Paris EV Füssen 1960 ACBB Paris HC Davos 1961 ACBB Paris EV Füssen 1962 Sparta Prague EV Füssen 1963 Sparta Prague Klagenfurt AC 1964 EV Füssen Modo Hockey 1965 Dukla Jihlava Västerås IK 1966 Dukla Jihlava CP Liège 1967 Lokomotiv Moscow Kingston Aces 1968 Dukla Jihlava Rögle BK 1969 Lokomotiv Moscow HC Davos 1970 SKA Leningrad Dukla Jihlava 1971 SKA Leningrad Dukla Jihlava 1972 HC Slovan Bratislava Torpedo Gorkiy 1973 HC Slovan Bratislava Traktor Chelyabinsk 1974 HC Slovan Bratislava Team Poland 1975 Czechoslovak Olympia 1976 USSR B 1977 SKA Leningrad Dukla Jihlava 1978 Dukla Jihlava AIK Solna 1979 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Düsseldorf EG 1980 Spartak Moscow TJ Vítkovice 1981 Spartak Moscow HC Davos 1982 Dukla Jihlava Spartak Moscow 1983 Dynamo Moscow Dukla Jihlava 1984 Team Canada Dukla Jihlava 1985 Spartak Moscow

Team Canada 1986 Team Canada Sokol Kiev 1987 Team Canada Krylya Sovetov Moscow 1988 USA Selects Team Canada 1989 Spartak Moscow Färjestads BK 1990 Spartak Moscow Team Canada 1991 CSKA Moscow HC Lugano 1992 Team Canada Färjestads BK 1993 Färjestads BK HC Davos 1994 Färjestads BK HC Davos 1995 Team Canada HC Lada Togliatti 1996 Team Canada HC Davos 1997 Team Canada Färjestads BK 1998 Team Canada Kölner Haie 1999 Kölner Haie Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2000 HC Davos Team Canada 2001 HC Davos Team Canada 2002 Team Canada HC Davos 2003 Team Canada HC Davos 2004 HC Davos HC Sparta Praha 2005 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Team Canada 2006 HC Davos Team Canada 2007 Team Canada Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2008 Dynamo Moscow Team Canada 2009 Dinamo Minsk HC Davos 2010 SKA Saint Petersburg Team Canada 2011 1 Oxford University and LTC Prague play 0-0 after overtime. Both teams are declared winners. 2 Cup not held due to World War II. 3 Cup not held. 4 Cup not held.3 References ^ St. Petersburg gewinnt den Spengler Cup, 20min.ch, 2010-12-31. ^ The Isis, 23 Jan. 1924, page 19. (Future Prime Minister of Canada Lester Pearson was a member of the Oxford University team in the spring of 1923; however, he returned to Canada in the summer of 1923 and therefore did not compete in the first Spengler Cup played at the end of December 1923 and early January 1924. See: Pearson, Lester B. Mike : The Memoirs of the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1972, page 50.) ^ SpenglerCup.ch External links Spengler Cup NHL.com article on Spengler Cup Archive of Hockey Results v · d · eSpengler Cup 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 v · d · eTop-level ice hockey leagues of Europe International Kontinental Hockey League · Belarusian Extraleague · Erste Bank Eishockey Liga · MOL Liga · Slohokej Liga · North Sea Cup National Armenia · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Greece · Germany · Hungary · Iceland · Italy · Ireland · Kazakhstan · Latvia · Lithuania · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Romania · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · United Kingdom Related Topics International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) · Champions Hockey League · Victoria Cup · IIHF Continental Cup · IIHF European Champions Cup · Hockey Europe · Spengler Cup · IIHF Super Cup · United Hockey Europe · European Trophy (Junior tournament) · List of KHL vs NHL games Defunct Leagues Soviet Union · Russia · Czechoslovakia · Yugoslavia · East Germany · Alpenliga · Six Nations Tournament · Interliga · Panonian League · Eastern European v · d · eNew Year's Eve and New Year's Day Events America's Party • First Night • Peach Drop • Sydney New Year's Eve Fireworks • The Possum Drop • Times Square Ball • Vienna New Year's Concert Sports NHL Winter Classic • Spengler Cup Final • Rose Bowl Game • Capital One Bowl • Gator Bowl • Outback Bowl • Four Hills Tournament • Saint Silvester Road Race • Nos Galan road race Parades New Year's Day Parade • Comerica Bank New Year's Parade • Orlando Citrus Parade • Tournament of Roses Parade • Mummers Parade Television Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest • New Year's Eve with Carson Daly • New Year's Eve Live (CNN program) • Bye Bye • Dinner for One • Happy New Year, America • Hogmanay Live • Hootenanny • Kōhaku Uta Gassen • Only an Excuse? • Red Bull New Year No Limits Related topics Gregorian calendar • "Auld Lang Syne" • Calennig • Hogmanay • Holiday season • Leap second • List of objects dropped on New Year's Eve • Guy Lombardo • New Year's resolution • New Year tree • Vasilopita