Czech Hockey Games

The Czech Hockey Games, also sponsored as Carlson Hockey Games, is an annual ice hockey event held in Czech Republic. It is part of the Euro Hockey Tour. It was previously sponsored as the Pragobanka Cup, Kajotbet Hockey Games and the Česká Pojišťovna Cup

Czech Hockey Games
Genresporting event
Date(s)April–May
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Prague
CountryCzech Republic
Inaugurated1994 (1994)
Most recent2022 (2022)

History

The tournament started in 1994 as the Pragobanka Cup. In 1998, it became sponsored by Česká pojišťovna. In 2012, the tournament name was changed for two seasons when Kajotbet took over the sponsoring. In 2017, it became the Carlson Hockey Games.[1][2] In the 1997–98 season, the tournament joined the Euro Hockey Tour and the Slovak national team was replaced with the Finnish national team.

From its start in 1994 until 2009, the tournament was always played between August and September. Since 2009, it has typically been played in April every year, with exceptions for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics years, when the tournament is instead played in the August or September before the Olympics. The tournament was not moved prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Prior to 2003, the tournament was played in Zlín at AC ZPS Zlín's home arena. It then moved to the Duhová Aréna in Pardubice, and then to the Tipsport Arena in Liberec, northern Bohemia, in 2005.

Results

Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.

YearWinnerRunner-up3rd place
1994 Czech Republic Russia Sweden
1995 Czech Republic Sweden Slovakia
1996[lower-alpha 1] Finland Sweden Czech Republic
Part of the Euro Hockey Tour
1997 Czech Republic Finland Russia
1998 Sweden Finland Czech Republic
1999 Czech Republic Finland Sweden
2000 Finland Sweden Czech Republic
2001 Finland Russia Sweden
2002 Russia Czech Republic Sweden
2003 Finland Sweden Russia
2004No tournament held due to the World Cup of Hockey
2005 Sweden Russia Czech Republic
2006 Russia Finland Sweden
2007No tournament held
2008 Russia Czech Republic Finland
2009 (April) Russia Czech Republic Finland
2009 (September) Czech Republic Russia Finland
2011 Czech Republic Russia Finland
2012 Finland Czech Republic Russia
2013 (April) Sweden Russia Czech Republic
2013 (August) Finland Russia Sweden
2014–2016No tournament held
2017 Czech Republic Finland Russia
2018 Czech Republic Finland Sweden
2019 Sweden Finland Russia
2020Tournament cancelled due to the Coronavirus disease 2019[3]
2021 Czech Republic Sweden Finland
2022 Czech Republic Sweden Finland
2023  Switzerland Sweden Czech Republic
  1. Only Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland participated.

Medal table

Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Czech Republic104620
2  Finland67619
3  Sweden49518
4  Russia45716
5   Switzerland1001
6  Slovakia0011

References

  1. "Carlson Hockey Games starts". EuroHockey.com. 27 April 2017.
  2. "Carlson Hockey Games 2019". VMHockey.se. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "🇨🇿 Czech Ice Hockey Association Announces Cancellation Of Carlson Hockey Games – International Hockey Lineal Championship". International Hockey Lineal Championship. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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