It’s that time of year again Maple Leafs fans! We’re at the end of 2022 and everyone’s favourite holiday tournament is about to begin. Well, mine anyway.
That’s right it’s time for the Spengler Cup!
TL;DR it’s an invitational hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland and played in one of the most beautiful sporting arenas in the world.
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The 94th Spengler Cup tournament is being played this year, and these are the six teams invited:
HC Davos, NLA (Switzerland, Host)
Örebro HK, SHL (Sweden)
IFK Helsinki, Liiga (Finland)
HC Sparta Praha, Extraliga (Czechia)
HC Ambri-Piotta, NLA (Switzerland)
Team Canada
This will be the first tournament played since 2019, where Team Canada defeated Czech team HC Oceláu0159i Tu0159inec.