Current season, competition or edition: 2018 Euro Hockey Challenge | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion |  Sweden |
TheEuro Hockey Challenge is a competition consisting of the 12 best Europeanice hockey teams. It has been held annually in April since 2011, preceding theWorld Ice Hockey Championships.
Each team plays six games during thetournament. Teams play each other twice in back-to-back games for one to two days. All games played count toward the final table.
The teams are divided into three pools based on their placing in theIIHF World Ranking. The top four teams make up Pool A, the next six are part of Pool B, and the final two are placed in Pool C. Teams are awarded three points for a victory in regulation, two points for an overtime victory, and one point for an overtime loss.[1]
The top 12 European nations in theIIHF World Ranking are eligible to participate.[1]
The following nations participated in the 2013 tournament:
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