Basler Cup

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.

Basler Cup
Most recent season or competition:
1965 Basler Cup
SportIce Hockey
Founded1950
No. of teams4 (group stage)
CountriesSwitzerland (usually EHC Basel), Norway, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italia, France, Canada
Venue(s)(Basel, Switzerland)
Most recent
champion(s)		Canada RCAF Zweibrucken SC (1st title)
Most titlesWest Germany Riessersee SC (3), Switzerland EHC Basel (3)
QualificationInvitation only

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
YearPlace(s)123Sources
1950BaselItaly Diavoli Rossoneri MilanoSwitzerland Lausanne HCSwitzerland EHC Basel[3]
1951BaselSwitzerland EHC BaselWest Germany Riessersee SCSwitzerland EHC Arosa [4]
1952BaselSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland Lausanne HCWest Germany Riessersee SC[5]
1953BaselSwitzerland Grasshopper Club ZürichSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland HC Ambri-Piotta [6]
1954BaselWest Germany Riessersee SCSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich[7]
1955BaselWest Germany Riessersee SCSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland Lausanne HC[8]
1956BaselWest Germany Riessersee SCSwitzerland EHC BaselSweden AIK Solna HC[9]
1957BaselSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland Lausanne HCSwitzerland Geneve-Servette HC[10]
1958BaselItaly Cortina SGNorway IK TigreneSwitzerland EHC Basel[11]
1959BaselSweden Viking HagforsSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland HC Ambri-Piotta [12]
1960BaselSweden Sandbyberg IKWest Germany EHC Eintracht FrancfurtSwitzerland EHC Basel[13]
1961BaselSwitzerland Zürcher SCItaly Cortina SGFrance AC Boulogne-Billacourt[14]
1962BaselSwitzerland Geneve-Servette HCSwitzerland EHC BaselSwitzerland Zürcher SC[15]
1965BaselCanada RCAF Zweibrucken SCAustria EC KitzbuhelSwitzerland EHC Basel[16]

Summer Basler Cup (2009-2011)

The Basel Summer Ice Hockey tournament took place for the first time from August 19th to 22nd, 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 18th to 22nd, 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 17th to 21st, 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.

References
  1. "DER BUND 19.02.1936": Der Berner Schlittschuhklub gewinnt den Basler Cup". e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. "DER BUND 21.11.1950": Basler Cup Eishockey-Turnier Diavoli Rossoneri Mailand gewinnen den Cup". e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1950/51" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1950. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1951/52" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1951. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1952/53" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1952. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1953/54" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1953. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1954/55" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1954. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1955/56" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1955. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1956/57" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1956. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  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.
  16. "Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1964/65" (in French). Hockeyarchives. 1965. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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