Beijer Hockey Games
Sweden-Russia during the 2012 tournament
Genresporting event
Date(s)February
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Stockholm
CountrySweden
Inaugurated1991 (1991)

The Beijer Hockey Games (BHG, formerly known as Sweden Hockey Games) is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Sweden as part of the Euro Hockey Tour. It was cancelled after the 2013–14 season. However, on 19 January 2016, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced the tournament to be restarted for the 2016–17 season.[1] The tournament was also known as the LG Hockey Games between 2006 and 2011, and the Oddset Hockey Games between 2012 and 2014, while under sponsorship naming rights.

History

The Beijer Hockey Games started in 1991. Since the 1996–97 season, the tournament is part of the Euro Hockey Tour, in which the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden participate.

The tournament first operated under a sponsored name in 2006 when LG Electronics changed the name to the LG Hockey Games. In 2012, LG dropped out of their sponsoring and Svenska Spel's gambling game Oddset took over, changing the tournament's name to the Oddset Hockey Games.[2] The Oddset sponsorship ended when the tournament was cancelled following the 2014 Oddset Hockey Games. In 2018 the company Beijer Byggmaterial, Sweden's largest wholly owned DIY store chain, claimed the sponsorship, changing the name to Beijer Hockey Games. In December 2020, the agreement was extended for another three years until 2023.

The event is mainly held in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, although a few games may exclusively be hosted in other countries. The winner of the tournament receives the Globen Cup, leading to the tournament sometimes being called the Sweden Globen Cup. Typically, only the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden are invited to the tournament, but from the 1991–92 season through the 2002–03 season Canada also participated.

In 2022, Switzerland replaced Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

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 place4th place5th place
1991 Soviet Union Sweden Finland Czechoslovakia
1992 Canada CIS[lower-alpha 1] Czechoslovakia Sweden
1993 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Canada
1994 Czech Republic Sweden Canada Russia
1995 Sweden Russia Czech Republic Canada
1996 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Canada
Part of the Euro Hockey Tour
1997 Finland Sweden Russia Canada Czech Republic
1998 Sweden Czech Republic Finland Russia Canada
1999 Finland Sweden Canada Czech Republic Russia
2000 Finland Czech Republic Canada Russia Sweden
2001 (February) Sweden Finland Canada Czech Republic Russia
2001 (November) Sweden Czech Republic Finland Russia Canada
2003 Russia Sweden Canada Finland Czech Republic
2004 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Finland
2005 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Finland
2006 Russia Finland Sweden Czech Republic
2007 Sweden Russia Czech Republic Finland
2008 Russia Finland Sweden Czech Republic
2009 Sweden Russia Finland Czech Republic
2010 Finland Czech Republic Russia Sweden
2011 Sweden Russia Finland Czech Republic
2012 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Finland
2013 Finland Czech Republic Russia Sweden
2014 Finland Czech Republic Sweden Russia
2015–2016No tournament held
2017 Russia Czech Republic Sweden Finland
2018 Finland Sweden Russia Czech Republic
2019 Czech Republic Russia Sweden Finland
2020 Sweden Czech Republic Finland Russia
2021 Russia Sweden Finland Czech Republic
2022 Czech Republic Sweden  Switzerland Finland
2023 Sweden Finland Czech Republic  Switzerland

Medal table

Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Sweden148527
2  Finland74718
3  Soviet Union
 CIS
 Russia
66921
4  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
313420
5  Canada1056
6   Switzerland0011

References

  1. "Sweden Hockey Games tillbaka" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Feltenmark, Anders (12 December 2011). "Nytt namn: Oddset Hockey Games". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. "Schweizer Nati an den Beijer Hockey Games". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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