United States bandy champions are the winners of the annual play-offs following the regular league of the Division I in the American Bandy League, the top league for bandy in the United States. The championship trophy is called the Gunnar Cup, named for Gunnar Fast, a Swedish army captain who introduced bandy to the United States around 1980.Bandypuls: "Gunnar Fast tog bandyn till USA – nu har missionären gått bort" 21 August 2017 (in Swedish), retrieved 23 August 2017
Winners through the years Winners since 1981. The championship is usually decided in a play-off at the end of the regular season, but some years the league winner has been named champion instead.
Year Champion Runner-up Note1981 Minneapolis Bandolier 1982 Minneapolis Bandolier 1983 Minneapolis Bandolier1984 Bagheera Blades1985 Bagheera Blades 1986 Jesco 1987 Slice on Ice 1988 Slice on Ice 1989 TC Rats 1990 Minnesota Reindeer 1991 Minnesota Reindeer 1992 Parkwood 1993 Minnesota Reindeer 1994 Minnetonka Dynamo 1995 Minnesota Reindeer 1996 Sirius Minnesota1997 Sirius Minnesota 1998 Minnetonka Dynamo 1999 Amur Tigers 2000 Minnetonka Dynamo 2001 Minneapolis Bandolier 2002 Minneapolis Bandolier 2003 Amur Tigers 2004 Minnesota Blades Minneapolis Bandolier2005 Minnesota Blades 2006 Minneapolis Bandolier Amur Tigers2007 Sirius Minnesota Minnesota Blades2008 Minnesota Blades Amur Tigers2009 Minneapolis Bandolier Minnesota Blades2010 Minneapolis Bandolier Minnesota Blades2011 Minnesota Blades Minneapolis Bandolier2012 Minneapolis Bandolier Dynamo Duluth2013 Dynamo Duluth Mississippi Mojo2014 Minneapolis Bandolier Minnesota Blades2015 Dinkytown Dukes Mississippi Mojo2016 Minneapolis Bandolier Minnesota Blades2017 Dinkytown Dukes Mississippi Mojo USA Bandy: "DUKES BEAT MOJO TO WIN 2017 ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP IN EPIC FINAL SERIES", 03/13/17, read 18 May 20172018 Mississippi MojoTonka Bay Bombers2019 Tonka Bay BombersMississippi Mojo2020 2021 Mississippi Mojo2022 Mississippi MojoFlying Sparrows2023 Tonka Bay BombersMississippi Mojo2024Tonka Bay BombersMississippi Mojo
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