Orebro, represented by Captain Ābols, is invited to the Spengler Cup for the first time – Hockey – Sportacentrs.com

“Orebro” will play in the Torriāni sub-group together with the Swiss club “Ambri-Piotta” and the Finnish team Helsinki IFK. The host of the tournament “Davos”, the Canadian team and the Czech club “Sparta” from Prague will compete in Katini.

The tournament in Davos will take place from December 26 to 31.

Last season’s Swedish quarterfinals “Orebo” will play in the Spengler Cup for the first time in history.

Last year, due to Covid-19, the tournament was canceled the day before it started. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the tournament was not held for the first time since 1956.

The Canadian national team won the 2019 tournament.

The Spengler Cup is the oldest European club tournament that has taken place 93 times. The Canadian national team has won 16 times in the prestigious tournament, less than once in Davos, followed by the seven-time Czech LTC, which ceased to exist in 1949.

In 2013, the winner of this tournament was Kaspars Daugaviņš from Latvia, who at that time represented the Geneva “Servette” unit from Switzerland.

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