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The '''Spengler Cup''' is the second oldest international [[ice hockey]] club team tournament in the world, after North America's Stanley Cup playoffs. The tournament, entry to which is by invitation, is hosted by the [[Swiss]] team [[HC Davos]]. The tournament is played each year in [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]], between [[Christmas]] and [[New Year's Day]]. It features club teams from around the world.

The Cup was first awarded in [[1923]] to a team of Canadian Studentsstudents from [[Oxford University]]. The tournament was then dominated by [[Czechoslovakian]] and [[Russia|Russian]] teams between [[1965]] and [[1983]]. In [[1984]] [[Canadian national men's ice hockey team|Team Canada]] - predominantly made up of Canadians playing in Europe - began participating and has since won the Cup 10 times.

The [[2006 Spengler Cup|2006 tournament]] is being held from [[December 26]], [[2006]] - [[December 31]], [[2006]].