Basler Cup Explained

Basler Cup
Last Season:1965 Basler Cup
Sport:Ice Hockey
Founded:1950
Teams:4
Countries:Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italia, France, Canada
Venue:(Basel, Switzerland)
Champion: RCAF Zweibrucken SC (1st title)
Most Champs: Riessersee SC (3), EHC Basel (3)
Qualification:Invitation only

Basler Cup (French: "Coupe de Bale") was an international ice hockey tournament for professional men's teams, which was played in Basel, Switzerland between 1950 and 1965. It was originally played in November. The tournament was traditionally attended by the local team EHC Basel. The rest of the clubs were invited by the organizers.

History

The history of Basler Cup dates back to the 1930s. The best teams from the highest division of the Swiss ice hockey championship took part in the cup only.[1] In 1950, the tournament became international. First international Basler Cup took place on 17–20 November 1950 year. The first winner of international trophy was the Diavoli Rossoneri Milano (Italy), who won the Lausanne HC (Switzerland) final.[2] Interestingly, just a month later, first International Basler Cup winner Diavoli Rossoneri Milano won their third Spengler Cup.

International Basler Cup winners

YearPlace(s)123Sources
1950Basel Diavoli Rossoneri Milano Lausanne HC EHC Basel[3]
1951Basel EHC Basel Riessersee SC EHC Arosa [4]
1952Basel EHC Basel Lausanne HC Riessersee SC[5]
1953Basel Grasshopper Club Zürich EHC Basel HC Ambri-Piotta [6]
1954Basel Riessersee SC EHC Basel Grasshopper Club Zürich[7]
1955Basel Riessersee SC EHC Basel Lausanne HC[8]
1956Basel Riessersee SC EHC Basel AIK[9]
1957Basel EHC Basel Lausanne HC Geneve-Servette HC[10]
1958Basel Cortina SG IK Tigrene EHC Basel[11]
1959Basel Viking Hagfors EHC Basel HC Ambri-Piotta [12]
1960Basel Sundbybergs IK EHC Eintracht Francfurt EHC Basel[13]
1961Basel Zürcher SC Cortina SG AC Boulogne-Billacourt[14]
1962Basel Geneve-Servette HC EHC Basel Zürcher SC[15]
1965Basel RCAF Zweibrucken SC EC Kitzbuhel EHC Basel[16]

Summer Basler Cup (2009-2011)

The Basel Summer Ice Hockey tournament took place for the first time from August 19 to 22, 2009. Five teams from home and abroad competed: HC Davos, HC Servette Genève, SKA Saint Petersburg, HK Dinamo Minsk and Bílí Tygři Liberec, as well as the host EHC Basel. A year later, the second event took place from August 18 to 22, 2010. In addition to the host EHC Basel Sharks, the teams HC Servette Genève, Barys Astana, HC Eaton Pardubice, defending champion SKA Saint Petersburg and the tournament winner HC Slovan Bratislava also took part. The third Basel Summer Ice Hockey Tournament took place from August 17 to 21, 2011. The six participants from five countries were SKA Saint Petersburg, Barys Astana and the hosts EHC Basel Sharks, as well as, for the first time, SC Bern, the Krefeld Pinguine and the eventual tournament winner JYP Jyväskylä. The board of directors of the EHC Basel Sharks decided in 2012 to no longer hold the Basel Summer Ice Hockey.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DER BUND 19.02.1936": Der Berner Schlittschuhklub gewinnt den Basler Cup. German. e-newspaperarchives.ch. 30 November 2022.
  2. Web site: DER BUND 21.11.1950": Basler Cup Eishockey-Turnier Diavoli Rossoneri Mailand gewinnen den Cup. German. e-newspaperarchives.ch. 28 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1950/51. Hockeyarchives. French. 1950. 27 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1951/52. Hockeyarchives. French. 1951. 27 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1952/53. Hockeyarchives. French. 1952. 27 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1953/54. Hockeyarchives. French. 1953. 27 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1954/55. Hockeyarchives. French. 1954. 27 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1955/56. Hockeyarchives. French. 1955. 27 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1956/57. Hockeyarchives. French. 1956. 27 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Championnat de Suisse 1957/58. Hockeyarchives. French. 1957. 27 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1958/59. Hockeyarchives. French. 1958. 27 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1959/60. Hockeyarchives. French. 1959. 27 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1960/61. Hockeyarchives. French. 1960. 27 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1961/62. Hockeyarchives. French. 1961. 27 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Championnat de Suisse 1962/63. Hockeyarchives. French. 1962. 27 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs 1964/65. Hockeyarchives. French. 1965. 27 November 2022.

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