Basler Cup

Last updated
Basler Cup
Basler Cup.jpg
Most recent season or competition:
1965 Basler Cup
Sport Ice Hockey
Founded1950
No. of teams4 (group stage)
Countries Switzerland (usually EHC Basel), Norway, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italia, France, Canada
Venue(s)(Basel, Switzerland)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RCAF Zweibrucken SC (1st title)
Most titles Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC (3), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel (3)
QualificationInvitation only

Basler Cup (French : "Coupe de Bale") was an international ice hockey tournament for professional men's teams, which was played in Basel, Switzerland between 1950 and 1965. It was originally played in November. The tournament was traditionally attended by the local team EHC Basel. The rest of the clubs were invited by the organizers.

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History

The history of Basler Cup dates back to the 1930s. The best teams from the highest division of the Swiss ice hockey championship took part in the cup only. [1] In 1950, the tournament became international. First international Basler Cup took place on 17–20 November 1950 year. The first winner of international trophy was the Diavoli Rossoneri Milano (Italy), who won the Lausanne HC (Switzerland) final. [2] Interestingly, just a month later, first International Basler Cup winner Diavoli Rossoneri Milano won their third Spengler Cup.

International Basler Cup winners

Winners in 1959 "Viking Hagfors" with Basler Cup Basler Cup 1959 Viking Hagfors.jpg
Winners in 1959 "Viking Hagfors" with Basler Cup
YearPlace(s)123Sources
1950 Basel Flag of Italy.svg Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne HC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel [3]
1951 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Arosa [4]
1952 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne HC Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC [5]
1953 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Club Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Ambri-Piotta [6]
1954 Basel Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Club Zürich [7]
1955 Basel Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne HC [8]
1956 Basel Flag of Germany.svg Riessersee SC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Sweden.svg AIK [9]
1957 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne HC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneve-Servette HC [10]
1958 Basel Flag of Italy.svg Cortina SG Flag of Norway.svg IK Tigrene Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel [11]
1959 Basel Flag of Sweden.svg Viking Hagfors Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg HC Ambri-Piotta [12]
1960 Basel Flag of Sweden.svg Sundbybergs IK Flag of Germany.svg EHC Eintracht Francfurt Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel [13]
1961 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürcher SC Flag of Italy.svg Cortina SG Flag of France.svg AC Boulogne-Billacourt [14]
1962 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneve-Servette HC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürcher SC [15]
1965 Basel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RCAF Zweibrucken SC Flag of Austria.svg EC Kitzbuhel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg EHC Basel [16]

Summer Basler Cup (2009-2011)

The Basel Summer Ice Hockey tournament took place for the first time from August 19 to 22, 2009. Five teams from home and abroad competed: HC Davos, HC Servette Genève, SKA Saint Petersburg, HK Dinamo Minsk and Bílí Tygři Liberec, as well as the host EHC Basel. A year later, the second event took place from August 18 to 22, 2010. In addition to the host EHC Basel Sharks, the teams HC Servette Genève, Barys Astana, HC Eaton Pardubice, defending champion SKA Saint Petersburg and the tournament winner HC Slovan Bratislava also took part. The third Basel Summer Ice Hockey Tournament took place from August 17 to 21, 2011. The six participants from five countries were SKA Saint Petersburg, Barys Astana and the hosts EHC Basel Sharks, as well as, for the first time, SC Bern, the Krefeld Pinguine and the eventual tournament winner JYP Jyväskylä. The board of directors of the EHC Basel Sharks decided in 2012 to no longer hold the Basel Summer Ice Hockey.

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References

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  8. ↑ "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1955/56" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1955. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Championnat de Suisse 1957/58" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1957. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1958/59" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1958. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1959/60" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1959. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1960/61" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1960. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1961/62" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1961. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Championnat de Suisse 1962/63" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1962. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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