Deutschland Cup

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Deutschland Cup
Deutschland-cup.jpg
Deutschland Cup logo
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)November
FrequencyAnnual
Venue Fanatec Arena
Location(s) Landshut
Country Germany
Inaugurated1987 (1987)
Current event clock.svg 2025 Deutschland Cup

The Deutschland Cup is an in-season international ice hockey tournament hosted by the German Ice Hockey Federation which has been contested in most years since 1987.

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Early years (1987–1997)

In 1987, the German Ice Hockey Federation created the Deutschland Cup as an official international tournament. Stuttgart served as a site for the first years of the tournament, with at least one game taking place in the Baden-Württemberg capital every year through 1996, except 1991, when the tournament was played at the Eissporthalle Frankfurt. Ulm, Bietigheim and Pforzheim in 1993 and Pforzheim and Neu-Ulm in 1994 also served as tournament sites.

Over the years, the tournament format has changed frequently. At first, the tournament featured three teams, and then as of the second year, four teams, in a round-robin format to determine a winner. At its peak in the mid-1990s, the tournament consisted of an opening round with two groups and a final round where overall placings were determined. In 1997, was played in München and Füssen.

Along with host Germany, the most important prominent teams took part in the early years, such as Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic and Slovakia, various representatives from the Soviet Union and Russia, as well as Sweden, Finland and Canada. The 1991 edition was the last tournament for the Soviet Union national team—which came out the winner—before its final dissolution. In conjunction with the establishment of the new top division Deutsche Eishockey Liga, a DEL All-Star Team also took part in 1994.

Re-establishment (since 2000)

In anticipation of the 2001 IIHF World Championships in Germany, the tournament returned from its two-year hiatus in order to serve as a test run for the upcoming major event. The TUI Arena in Hanover, built for Expo 2000, established itself as a site for the tournament over the following years, and the new multipurpose arenas such as the Color Line Arena in Hamburg in 2004 and the SAP Arena in Mannheim in 2005 also were given the opportunity to host international tournaments for the first time. To emphasize the close cooperation with ongoing participant Switzerland, the opening games of the 2004 tournament as well as the renamed TUI Nations Cup in 2005 took place on Swiss ice, namely at the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen and at the Zurich Hallenstadion, respectively. In 2006, the tournament returned to its old name of Deutschland Cup. In 2008, the tournament started taking place in Mannheim and Frankfurt. From 2009 to 2014, the tournament took place at Olympiahalle in Munich.

The usual entries in the tournament at the start of the 21st century, in addition to the hosts Germany and Switzerland, were notably Slovakia, Canada, as well as the US National Team, the latter two, however, mainly made up of players stationed in European leagues and not in the North American National Hockey League.

In 2015, it was announced that the tournament would move from Munich to Augsburg at the Curt Frenzel Stadium. [1]

From 2018 on, the tournament was held in Krefeld. [2]

In 2023, the tournament will move to Landshut and it will be the first time that a women's tournament will be held at the same time. [3]

Results

Men's tournament

YearChampionRunner-upThird place
1987 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1988 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1989not played
1990 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1991 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1992 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1993 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1994 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1995 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1996 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1997 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1998not played
1999not played
2000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2001 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2002 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2003 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2004 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2006 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2009 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2010 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2011 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2012 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2013 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2014 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2015 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2016 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2017 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2018 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2019 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2020 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Top Team Peking
2021 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2022 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2023 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2024 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2025

Women's tournament

YearChampionRunner-upThird place
2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2024 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of France.svg  France
2025

See also

References

  1. "Der Deutschland Cup bekommt eine neue Heimat". deb-online. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.
  2. "Deutschland Cup zieht nach Krefeld". deb-online.de. 1 February 2018.
  3. "Deutschland Cup 2023 findet in Landshut statt – erstmals spielen Frauen- und Herren-Nationalmannschaften parallel an einem Standort". deb-online.de. 3 July 2023.