Hockey Canada not sending team to 2026 Spengler Cup invitational tournament
Hockey Canada will not send a team to the 2026 Spengler Cup after failing to reach a new agreement with the Swiss-based tournament organizers. The long-term agreement between Hockey Canada and the event expired following the 2025 tournament. Hockey Canada expressed openness to returning to the competition in the future.
- ▪Hockey Canada's agreement with the Spengler Cup expired after the 2025 event.
- ▪The organization stated it is open to participating in the tournament at a later date.
- ▪Canada has won 16 Spengler Cup titles since first competing in 1984.
- ▪The Spengler Cup has been held annually in Davos, Switzerland, since 1923.
- ▪Canadian teams at the tournament have primarily consisted of players based in Europe.
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Open this photo in gallery:Canada celebrates after winning the 93th Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, in 2019.Gian Ehrenzeller/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHockey Canada says it will not send a team to the 2026 Spengler Cup after a new agreement couldn’t be reached with the Swiss-based invitational tournament.The country’s governing body said in a statement its long-term agreement expired after the 2025 event.Hockey Canada added it is open to returning at a later date.The Spengler Cup, which was first contested in 1923, is held each December and hosted by Swiss club HC Davos.Canada first sent a team in 1984, when it won the first of its 16 titles.
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