Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is the oldest international ice hockey tournament. The winner's trophy was awarded in 1923 the same the first time. The participating teams from all over the world are invited by the host HC Davos. Since 1984, the Team Canada plays with in a formation that does not conform to the usual Canadian national team, but Canadian players from European clubs including. The tournament takes place every year between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve at the ice rink in Davos ( Switzerland ).
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History
With the foundation of the challenge trophy it was loud Deed therefore, " to bring together the youth of the enemy by the First World War nations in sporting contacts again." Mutual understanding and trust should be found and promoted in a fair, amicable showdown.
The name of the tournament goes back to the hockey enthusiastic founder Carl Spengler, the son of Alexander Spengler, who made Davos famous as a health resort.
Facts
Each year, six teams in the tournament. Put the host HC Davos and, since 1984, the Team Canada is - an all-star team from operating in Europe, consisting Canadian players. The two teams come four, usually different from year to year, foreign teams added.
The Spengler Cup is named after the Swiss Indoors in Basel, the second- largest Swiss sporting event. He has a budget of approximately 8.5 million Swiss francs ( 2006), of which 30 per cent share of sponsorship. It is transmitted in five countries live on television. Between 150 and 200 media representatives have been accredited. Thanks to a mostly sold-out stadium of the Spengler Cup reached in those six days, more than 80,000 spectators.
Mode
Traditionally, a simple round was played with five teams until 2009, which means that each team once played against each other team. As of 1986, the top two teams from the qualifying round came to a final game against each other to determine the tournament winner.
In order to keep the five -day tournament also exciting to the last Vorrundentag, the mode in 2010 was modified. The tournament was expanded to six teams, a second Swiss team will attend the tournament. The teams are divided into two groups of three teams. After the preliminary round group winners qualify for the semi-finals, the teams ranked two and three play crosswise the other semi-finalists. The two semi-final winners finally determine the tournament winner. The final will continue - as since its introduction in 1986 - kicks off at 12:00 clock traditionally on 31 December.
Scoring
In the preliminary round, the winner of a match receives three points, the loser none. If the game ends in a draw after 60 minutes of the game, an extension of five minutes each will be played. If the game is still tied after that, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout. In this case the losing team receives one point, as if it loses in the five- minute extension.
List of winners
The record holder is the host team HC Davos, with so far 15 tournament victories, followed by Team Canada with twelve successes.