Euro Hockey Challenge

The Euro Hockey Challenge is a competition consisting of the 12 best European ice hockey teams. It has been held annually in April since 2011, preceding the World Ice Hockey Championships.

Not to be confused with Euro Ice Hockey Challenge.
Euro Hockey Challenge
Current season, competition or edition:
2018 Euro Hockey Challenge
SportIce hockey
Founded2011
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)		 Sweden

Setup

Each team plays six games during the tournament. Teams play each other twice in back-to-back games over the course of one to two days. All games played count toward the final table.

The teams are divided into three pools based on their placing in the IIHF World Ranking. The top four teams make up Pool A, the next six are part of Pool B, and the final two are placed in Pool C. Teams are awarded three points for a victory in regulation, two points for an overtime victory, and one point for an overtime loss.[1]

Participating nations

The top 12 European nations in the IIHF World Ranking are eligible to participate.[1]

The following nations participated in the 2013 tournament:

Pool A
Pool B
Pool C

Results
Year Champion 2nd place 3rd place
2011  Finland  Sweden  Czech Republic
2012  Czech Republic   Switzerland  Finland
2013  Sweden  Finland  Norway
2014  Sweden  Finland  Czech Republic
2015  Czech Republic  Sweden  Finland
2016  Finland  Belarus  Czech Republic
2017   Switzerland  Finland  Czech Republic
2018  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden

References
  1. "Tournament setup". Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
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