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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.

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, the last tournament for the time being, 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. In conjunction with the establishment of the new top division Deutsche Eishockey Liga, a DEL All-Star Team also took part in 1994.

Reestablishment (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. As of 2009, and at least through 2011, the tournament will take place at the Munich Olympiahalle.

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]

Past winners[]

Year Champion Runner-up 3rd place
1987 Flag of Czechoslovakia.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.svg Switzerland
1989 not played
1990 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Czechoslovakia.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.svg Switzerland
1993 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
1994 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Flag of Canada.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.svg Canada
1997 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
1998 not played
1999 not played
2000 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2001 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2002 Flag of Canada.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.svg Switzerland
2004 Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2005 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2006 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Canada.svg Canada
2007 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2008 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Canada.svg Canada
2011 Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2013 Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Flag of the United States.svg United States Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland

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