Tatra Cup
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The Tatra Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Poprad
, Slovakia
. It is the second oldest European club tournament, after the Spengler Cup
.
The first installment took place in 1929 in Starý Smokovec
. Between the years 1932 and 1935 there were two different tournaments held, a national one and international one. There were only two tournaments held from 1952 to 1968 because of the organizational problems, both of them won by Sparta Praha Sokolovo
. In later years international teams started to participate as well, e.g. Kölner EC
in 1969. One year later for the first time a Swedish
team played at the Tatra Cup – Surahammars IF
, together with German
SC Riessersee
.
After a new hockey stadium was build in Poprad
in 1973, conditions for the organization of the tournament improved considerably. In the anniversary year of the tournament 1979 a hockey club from East Germany Dynamo Weißwasser
was invited.
Nowdays, the Tatra Cup is taking place every year in late August as a preparatory tournament for the next season, at which mostly the Czech
and Slovak
teams take part.
Poprad
Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It is the second oldest European club tournament, after the Spengler Cup
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
.
The first installment took place in 1929 in Starý Smokovec
Starý Smokovec
Starý Smokovec is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry in northern Slovakia in the Tatras. Its name is pronounced approximately "Star-EE Smoke-oh-vets", meaning "Old Smokovec".Starý Smokovec is a popular resort for skiing and hiking...
. Between the years 1932 and 1935 there were two different tournaments held, a national one and international one. There were only two tournaments held from 1952 to 1968 because of the organizational problems, both of them won by Sparta Praha Sokolovo
HC Sparta Praha
HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
. In later years international teams started to participate as well, e.g. Kölner EC
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
in 1969. One year later for the first time a Swedish
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....
team played at the Tatra Cup – Surahammars IF
Surahammars IF
Surahammars IF is a sports club in Surahammar, Sweden. The club was officially founded June 4, 1914, even though the activity started in 1911. The club now focus on ice hockey, but they have had several sections, of which the association football and bandy sections were of highest notability...
, together with German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee
SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2...
.
After a new hockey stadium was build in Poprad
Poprad
Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...
in 1973, conditions for the organization of the tournament improved considerably. In the anniversary year of the tournament 1979 a hockey club from East Germany Dynamo Weißwasser
Lausitzer Füchse
The Lausitzer Füchse is a German ice hockey team, based in Weißwasser, Saxony.- History :The team was founded already in 1932 but is most significant for its remarkable domination as SG Dynamo Weißwasser in the GDR ice hockey league with over 25 championships...
was invited.
Nowdays, the Tatra Cup is taking place every year in late August as a preparatory tournament for the next season, at which mostly the Czech
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....
and Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
teams take part.
Tatra Cup winners
| Season/Year | Type | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1929/1930 | international |  Slavia Praha |
| 1930/1931 | international | LTC Praha |
| 1931/1932 | international | LTC Praha |
| 1932/1933 | international | SK Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov is an ice hockey team in Prostějov, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech 2. Liga, the third level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic.The club was founded as SC Prostějov in 1913.-Achievements:... |
| 1932/1933 | national | Skiklub Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena.... |
| 1933/1934 | international | Slavia Praha |
| 1933/1934 | national | AC Nitra |
| 1934/1935 | international |  EKE WienEK Engelmann Wien EK Engelmann Wien was an ice hockey team in Vienna, Austria. They played in the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria.-History:The club was founded in 1922 as Potzleinsdorfer SK... |
| 1934/1935 | national | ŠK Vysoké Tatry |
| 1935/1936 | international | HC Tatry |
| 1936/1937 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1937/1938 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1938/1939 | international | HC Tatry |
| 1939/1940 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1940/1941 | international | ŠK Slávia Prešov HK Lietajúce kone Prešov HK Lietajuce kone Presov is an ice hockey team in Presov, Slovakia. The team plays in the Slovak 1.Liga, the second level of Slovak ice hockey.-History:The club was founded in 1928 as Snaha Presov... |
| 1941/1942 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1942/1943 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1945/1946 | national | SK Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov is an ice hockey team in Prostějov, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech 2. Liga, the third level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic.The club was founded as SC Prostějov in 1913.-Achievements:... |
| 1946/1947 | national | HC Tatry |
| 1949/1950 | national | LTC Praha |
| 1950/1951 | national | Sparta Praha Sokolovo HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
| 1951/1952 | national | SK Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov HK Jestřábi Prostějov is an ice hockey team in Prostějov, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech 2. Liga, the third level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic.The club was founded as SC Prostějov in 1913.-Achievements:... |
| 1958/1959 | international | Sparta Praha Sokolovo HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
| 1959/1960 | international | Sparta Praha Sokolovo HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
| 1968/1969 | international | VŽKG Ostrava |
| 1969/1970 | international |  Slovak National Team |
| 1974 | international | Slovan CHZJD Bratislava Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava is a Slovakian multi-sport club from Bratislava* HC Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * RC Slovan Bratislava... |
| 1975 | international | Slovan CHZJD Bratislava Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava is a Slovakian multi-sport club from Bratislava* HC Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * ŠK Slovan Bratislava * RC Slovan Bratislava... |
| 1976 | international | Czechoslovak National Team |
| 1977 | international | Czechoslovak National Team |
| 1978 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1979 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1980 | international | Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha HC Sparta Praha is a Prague based Czech ice hockey team playing in Czech Extraliga.-Team History:Founded in 1903 by Canadian expatriate Lyle P. O'Connor, HC Sparta Praha was among the first bandy teams to play on a semi-professional level in the Austro-Hungarian Empire... |
| 1981 | international | Slezan STS Opava HC Slezan Opava HC Slezan Opava is an ice hockey team in the Second National Hockey League from Opava.The club was founded in 1945. As soon as in 1951, Slezan was promoted to the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League and played there until 1953. Slezan Opava played in the top-level league also two seasons in 1957... |
| 1982 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1983 | international |  Dinamo Riga |
| 1984 | international | Tesla Pardubice HC Pardubice HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. It is located in Pardubice, home venue is ČEZ Arena. The club previously was named HC Eaton Pardubice, but since the 2011–12 season the club is named HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice.-History:Ice hockey is... |
| 1985 | international | HC Dukla Trenčín HC Dukla Trencín capacity 6100HC Dukla Trenčín is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenčín, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenčín Zimny Arena.-History:The club was established in 1962 as an army hockey club... |
| 1986 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1987 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1988 | international | VSŽ Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1989 | international | HK Sokol Kiev |
| 1990 | international | ŠK Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena.... |
| 1991 | international | Czechoslovakia U-20 |
| 1992 | international | HC Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1993 | international | HC Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 1994 | international | Slovakia U-20 Slovakia men's national junior ice hockey team The Slovak men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Slovakia. The team represents Slovakia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.-2011 World Junior Championship roster:... |
| 1995 | international | HC ŠKP PS Poprad |
| 1996 | international | HC Dukla Trenčín HC Dukla Trencín capacity 6100HC Dukla Trenčín is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, based in Trenčín, Slovakia. They play their home games at Trenčín Zimny Arena.-History:The club was established in 1962 as an army hockey club... |
| 1997 | international | HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena.... |
| 1998 | international | HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava. They play their home games at Samsung Arena.... |
| 1999 | international | Slovak Olympic Team |
| 2000 | international | HC ŠKP Poprad |
| 2001 | international | HC ŠKP Poprad |
| 2002 | international |  HC Vítkovice |
| 2003 | international |  HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk |
| 2004 | international | Slovakia U-23 |
| 2005 | international | HK Tatravagónka ŠKP Poprad |
| 2006 | international | HC Vítkovice |
| 2007 | international | HC Vítkovice |
| 2008 | international | HC Košice HC Košice Hockey Club Košice is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Slovak Extraliga and is one of the most successful hockey teams in Slovakia and the former Czechoslovakia.-Honours:* Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League* 1985–86, 1987–88... |
| 2009 | international | HC Vítkovice Steel |
| 2010 | international | HC Oceláři Třinec HC Ocelári Trinec HC Oceláři Třinec is an ice hockey team who play in the Czech Extraliga, the top tier of Czech ice hockey. Their home arena is Werk Arena in Třinec... |
| 2011 | international |  Kölner HaieKölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |