The Beijer Hockey Games (BHG, formerly known as Sweden Hockey Games) is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Sweden as part of the Euro Hockey Tour. It was cancelled after the 2013–14 season. However, on 19 January 2016, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced the tournament would be restarted for the 2016–17 season. The tournament was also known as the LG Hockey Games between 2006 and 2011, and the Oddset Hockey Games between 2012 and 2014, while under sponsorship naming rights.
History The Beijer Hockey Games started in 1991 (as Sweden Hockey Games). Since the 1996–97 season, the tournament is part of the Euro Hockey Tour, in which the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden participate.
The tournament first operated under a sponsored name in 2006 when LG Electronics changed the name to the LG Hockey Games. In 2012, LG dropped out of their sponsoring and Svenska Spel's gambling game Oddset took over, changing the tournament's name to the Oddset Hockey Games. The Oddset sponsorship ended when the tournament was cancelled following the 2014 Oddset Hockey Games. During the 2017 and 2018 tournament the original name was used (Sweden Hockey Games). In 2018 the company Beijer Byggmaterial, Sweden's largest wholly owned DIY store chain, claimed the sponsorship, changing the name to Beijer Hockey Games. In December 2020, the agreement was extended for another three years until 2023. In December 2024, the agreement was once again extended for 3 more years until 2027.
The event is mainly held in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, although a few games may exclusively be hosted in other countries. The winner of the tournament receives the Globen Cup, leading to the tournament sometimes being called the Sweden Globen Cup. Typically, only the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden are invited to the tournament, but from the 1991–92 season through the 2002–03 season Canada also participated.
In 2022, Switzerland replaced Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Results Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams. Year Winner Runner-up 3rd place 4th place 5th place 1991 — 1992 — 1993 — 1994 — 1995 — 1996 — Part of the Euro Hockey Tour 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (February) 2001 (November) 2003 2004 — 2005 — 2006 — 2007 — 2008 — 2009 — 2010 — 2011 — 2012 — 2013 — 2014 — 2015–2016 No tournament held 2017 — 2018 — 2019 — 2020 — 2021 — 2022 — 2023 — 2024 — 2025 — 2026 —
Medal table Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 14 9 5 27 2 10 4 7 21 3 6 6 9 21 4 3 14 6 23 5 1 0 5 6 6 0 1 2 3
References
External links Medal table History Archive