Sweden Hockey Games is an annual ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 event held in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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Since season 1996–97, the tournament is part of the Euro Hockey Tour

Euro Hockey Tour

The Euro Hockey Tour is an annual ice hockey tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships or Olympics, allowing less experienced players to collect...

 in which the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 and Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 participate. The Sweden Hockey Games tournament has changed name a couple of times: the tournament started in 1991 as Sweden Hockey Games, and in 2006 the name changed to LG Hockey Games as LG Electronics

LG Electronics

LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...

 started sponsoring the tournament. In 2012 however, LG dropped out their sponsoring and the tournament effectively changed its name back to Sweden Hockey Games.

The event is mainly held in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden, although a few games may exclusively be hosted in other countries. The winner of the tournament receives the Globen Cup – the tournament is sometimes called the Sweden Globen Cup. Only the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden are invited to the tournament but from season 1991–92 through 2003–04 Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 also participated.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place	4th place	5th place
2012 2012 Sweden Hockey Games The 2012 Sweden Hockey Games is scheduled to be played between 9–12 February 2012. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia will play a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches will be played in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and...	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	—
2011 2011 LG Hockey Games The 2011 LG Hockey Games took place between February 10 and February 13, 2011. Five matches were played in Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match were played in Mytishchi Arena in Moscow, Russia...					—
2010 2010 LG Hockey Games The 2010 LG Hockey Games will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 29 April to 2 May. The games will be played in Globen. One match will be played in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament is a part of the Euro Hockey Tour 2009–10.-Standings:- Fixtures :...					—
2009 2009 LG Hockey Games The 2009 LG Hockey Games was held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 5 to 8 February 2010. The games were hosted in Globen, except one which was played in Prague, Czech Republic. The tournament was a part of the Euro Hockey Tour 2008–09.-Standings:- Results :...					—
2008 2008 LG Hockey Games The 2008 LG Hockey Games were played between February 7 and February 10, 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Final standings :- Matches :- Best players :The tournament directorate nominated the following players:...					—
2007 2007 LG Hockey Games The 2007 LG Hockey Games was played between February 8 and February 11, 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Final standings :- Matches :- Best players :The tournament directorate nominated the following players:* Best goalkeeper: Marek Pinc...					—
2006 2006 LG Hockey Games The 2006 LG Hockey Games were played between April 26 and April 29, 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden.- Final standings :- Matches :...					—
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* - - Team of Commonwealth of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States

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, ex-Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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Winner, runner-up and third place is determined by total standing after a round-robin

Round-robin

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style of play.

Medal count

Pos	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		11	5	2	18
2	/ /	4	5	4	13
3		3	3	5	11
4	/	1	7	3	11
5		1	0	6	7