Nations Cup

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The TUI Nations Cup (formerly known as the Deutschland Cup) is an annual international tournament held in Germany. The competition was created in 1987 and changed its name in 2005 from Deutschland Cup to TUI Nations Cup, TUI being the main sponsor of the event.

The tournament is held at the TUI Arena in Hannover.

The tournament involves national teams; the American National Team is traditionally filled with NCAA or ECHL players, additionally to the best American players of the European leagues.

[edit] Past winners

  Year     Winner             Runner-up
* 1987  Czechoslovakia  Germany
* 1988  Soviet Union    Germany
* 1989 No competition - Fall of the Berlin Wall
* 1990  Finland         Sweden
* 1991  Soviet Union    Sweden
* 1992  Russia          Germany
* 1993  Finland         Germany
* 1994
* 1995  Czech Republic  Germany
* 1996  Germany         Italy
* 1997  Slovakia        Canada
* 2000  Canada
* 2001  Switzerland     Slovakia
* 2002  Canada          United States
* 2003  United States   Germany
* 2004  United States   Canada
* 2005  Canada          Switzerland
* 2006  Slovakia        Switzerland
* 2007  Switzerland     United States