Victoria Cup (ice hockey)

The Victoria Cup was announced in 2007 as one of the highlight events to celebrate 2008, the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

There have been several games since then, but this is the first time we will have a summit meeting, a one-off final, for a trophy which we hope will be part of the annual international calendar for years to come.

[1]In the two editions of the event held, different criteria were used to choose the competing teams.

[2] The game was played under IIHF rules at the PostFinance Arena in Bern, Switzerland.

[5] The Champions Hockey League was cancelled after the 2008–09 season with the IIHF originally announcing that the third edition of the Victoria Cup would feature an NHL team against a team from one of the top four European ice hockey leagues (KHL, SM-liiga, Czech Extraliga or Elitserien).