The Czech Hockey Games, also sponsored as Fortuna Hockey Games, is an annual ice hockey event held in Czech Republic. It is part of the Euro Hockey Tour. It was previously sponsored as the Pragobanka Cup, Česká Pojišťovna Cup, KAJOTbet Hockey Games, Carlson Hockey Games and Betano Hockey Games.
History The tournament started in 1994 as the Pragobanka Cup. In 1998, it became sponsored by Česká pojišťovna. In 2012, the tournament name was changed for two seasons when Kajotbet took over the sponsoring. In 2017, it became the Carlson Hockey Games, and since 2024, this tournament has been called Betano Hockey Games.
In the 1997–98 season, the tournament joined the Euro Hockey Tour and the Slovak national team was replaced with the Finnish national team.
From its start in 1994 until 2009, the tournament was always played between August and September. Since 2009, it has typically been played in April every year, with exceptions for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics years, when the tournament is instead played in the August or September before the Olympics. The tournament was not moved prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Prior to 2003, the tournament was played in Zlín at AC ZPS Zlín's home arena. It then moved to the Duhová Aréna in Pardubice, and then to the Tipsport Arena in Liberec, northern Bohemia, in 2005.
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 1994 — 1995 — 1996 — Part of the Euro Hockey Tour 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 No tournament held due to the World Cup of Hockey 2005 2006 2007 No tournament held (played in next calendar year) 2008 2009 (April) 2009 (September) 2010 No tournament held (played in next calendar year) 2011 2012 2013 (April) 2013 (August) 2014 No tournament held (series of 'double headers' played) 2015 No tournament held (series of 'double headers' played) 2016 No tournament held (played in next calendar year) 2017 2018 2019 2020 Tournament cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Medal table Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 10 5 8 23 2 7 7 7 21 3 6 8 7 21 4 4 7 5 16 5 1 1 1 3 6 0 0 1 1
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