Czech Hockey Games

The Czech Hockey Games (earlier names Česká Pojišťovna Cup , Pragobanka Cup , Pragobanka Tour ) are since 1994 in annual Czech Republic held forming Hockey -Vierländerturnier at which usually the national teams from Sweden , Finland , Russia and the Czech Republic to participate. The tournament has been organized since 1997 as part of the also annual Euro Hockey Tour . EHT also includes the Channel One Cup in Moscow , the Karjala Cup in Finland and the Sweden Hockey Games in Sweden .

Until 2003, the tournament in Zlín was held in the Zimní stadium Luďka Čajky . Then it moved to the ČEZ Aréna in Pardubice , before the tournament took place in the Tipsport Arena Liberec from 2005 . The tournament of the 2009/10 season was held in the newly built KV Arena in Karlovy Vary .

Until the 2006/07 season, the tournament took place in August or September, after which it was played at the end of the season in April. Therefore, there was no tournament in 2007. In the 2009/10 season, due to the Olympic Winter Games, the match date was again set to August – September, so in 2010 there was again no tournament. Between 2011 and 2013 the competition took place again in spring. In the 2013/14 Olympic season, the tournament was again postponed to the start of the season. After that, there was no more event until 2017 because the structure of the Euro Hockey Tour was changed. The tournament has been sponsored by Carlson Oil since 2017 and played at the end of the season, just before the start of the Ice Hockey World Championship.

Sponsorship

• 1994–1997 Pragobanka Cup
• 1998–2007 Česká pojišťovna Cup
• 2008–2011 Czech Hockey Games
• 2012–2013 KAJOTbet Hockey Games
• since 2017 Carlson Hockey Games

Title holder and placements

event	year				4th
	2019	Finland	Sweden	Russia	Czech Republic
	2018	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden	Russia
	2017	Czech Republic	Finland	Russia	Sweden
	2014-2016	no event
	2013 (Aug.)	Finland	Russia	Sweden	Czech Republic
	2013 (Apr.)	Sweden	Russia	Czech Republic	Finland
	2012	Finland	Czech Republic	Russia	Sweden
	2011	Czech Republic	Russia	Finland	Sweden
	2009 (Sept.)	Czech Republic	Russia	Finland	Sweden
	2009 (April)	Russia	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden
	2008	Russia	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden
	2007	no event
	2006	Russia	Finland	Sweden	Czech Republic
	2005	Sweden	Russia	Czech Republic	Finland
	2004	Not held because of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey
	2003	Finland	Sweden	Russia	Czech Republic
	2002	Russia	Czech Republic	Sweden	Finland
	2001	Finland	Russia	Sweden	Czech Republic
	2000	Finland	Sweden	Czech Republic	Russia
	1999	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden	Russia
	1998	Sweden	Finland	Czech Republic	Russia
Pragobanka tour	1997	Czech Republic	Finland	Russia	Sweden
	1996	Finland	Sweden	Czech Republic	-
Pragobanka Cup	1995	Czech Republic	Sweden	Slovakia	Russia
	1994	Czech Republic	Russia	Sweden	Slovakia

Medal table

Medal table as of 2019
team				total
Czech Republic	8th	4th	5	17th
Finland	7th	6th	4th	17th
Russia	4th	7th	5	16
Sweden	3	5	7th	15th
Slovakia	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Facts from the earlier Tournaments 1994-2011. (PDF, 136 KB, pages = 16) Swehockey.se, accessed on October 4, 2013 . 
• History of Euro Hockey Tour and its tournaments (English)
• ЧЕШСКИЕ ХОККЕЙНЫЕ ИГРЫ on hockeyarchives.ru