United States bandy champions are the winners of the annual play-offs following the regular league of the Division I in the American Bandy League, the top league for bandy in the United States. The championship trophy is called the Gunnar Cup,[1] named for Gunnar Fast, a Swedish army captain who introduced bandy to the United States around 1980.[2]
Winners since 1981. The championship is usually decided in a play-off at the end of the regular season, but some years the league winner has been named champion instead.[3] [4]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1983 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
| 1984 | Bagheera Blades | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1986 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1996 | Sirius Minnesota | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2004 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Amur Tigers | ||
| 2007 | Minnesota Blades | ||
| 2008 | Amur Tigers | ||
| 2009 | Minnesota Blades | ||
| 2010 | Minnesota Blades | ||
| 2011 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
| 2012 | Dynamo Duluth | ||
| 2013 | Mississippi Mojo | ||
| 2014 | Minnesota Blades | ||
| 2015 | Mississippi Mojo | ||
| 2016 | Minnesota Blades | ||
| 2017 | [5] | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 |