European Trophy
Official European Trophy logo
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| Formerly | Nordic Trophy (2006–2009) |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Inaugural season | 2006 |
| Ceased | 2013 (turned into Champions Hockey League) |
| Director | Bo Lennartsson |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Country |
 Austria (2 teams) Czech Republic (7 teams) Finland (7 teams) Germany (4 teams) Slovakia (1 team) Sweden (7 teams) Switzerland (4 teams) |
| Last champion(s) |
JYP
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| Qualification | Invitation |
| Related competitions |
European Trophy Junior (defunct) |
| Official website | EuropeanTrophy.com |
European Trophy (previously named Nordic Trophy between 2006 and ) was an annually held ice hockey tournament, traditionally composed of teams from the higher-level ice hockey leagues in countries across Europe. It was generally considered to be a preseason tournament, although some games were played mid-season. With 32 participating teams from seven different countries in 2013, the European Trophy was at the time the biggest active ice hockey tournament in Europe. From the 2014–15 season, the European Trophy would be replaced by the Champions Hockey League, an IIHF-organized tournament.
Sweden and Finland always participated, and they were the only two countries participating when the tournament was named "Nordic Trophy". The tournament began in 2006 under the name "Nordic Trophy" with eight teams, four from Sweden and four from Finland. In 2010, several teams from other European countries agreed to join the tournament, which changed name to European Trophy as a result. By the 2013 tournament, eight countries had been represented: Sweden, Finland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Norway. No team ever won the tournament more than one time.
In 2006 and 2007, the Nordic Trophy consisted of four Swedish teams, Djurgården, Frölunda, Färjestad and Linköping; as well as four Finnish teams, HIFK, Oulun Kärpät, Tappara and TPS.
In 2007, the tournament expanded from six to eight teams. A Junior edition was also started, but it was discontinued after 2010. In 2008, the senior tournament was expanded with two teams, Swedish team HV71 and Finnish team Jokerit. It got expanded again in 2009, when Malmö Redhawks from Sweden and Lukko from Finland joined the tournament. However, the Swedish and Finnish teams were split that year and instead, there were two tournaments: a Swedish 2009 Nordic Trophy for the Swedish teams; and a Finnish 2009 Nordic Trophy for the Finnish teams.
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