The PostFinance-Arena (originally known as Eisstadion Allmend and Bern Arena ) is an indoor arena in Bern , Switzerland . It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of SC Bern . It was opened in October 1967 and currently accommodates 17,031 people.
12-570: Victoria Cup may refer to: Victoria Cup (ice hockey) - annual challenge cup ice hockey match held in Europe Victoria Cup (harness race) - annual horse race in Australia Victoria Cup (rugby union) - Africa rugby series Victoria Cup (horse race) - British horse race Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-589: Is the first time we will have a summit meeting, a one-off final, for a trophy which we hope will be part of the annual international calendar for years to come. In the two editions of the event held, different criteria were used to choose the competing teams. One challenger, from Europe, was the winner of the IIHF European Champions Cup (in the 2009 edition ) and then the Champions Hockey League ( 2009 edition ). The other, from North America,
36-747: The Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. This is a milestone for international hockey and for the relationship between the IIHF and the National Hockey League," said IIHF President René Fasel. "Ever since the historic game between the Montreal Canadiens and CSKA Moscow on New Year's Eve 1975, hockey fans around the world have been longing for games between NHL clubs and European teams. There have been several games since then, but this
48-488: The inaugural Victoria Cup the previous year. Likewise, in May 2016, the 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the arena. PostFinance Arena holds a Europe-wide attendance record, having a 16,203 spectator average in the 2008/2009 season. Due to its age and with an eye towards the 2009 IIHF World Championships, the arena was renovated. The holder invested about CHF 100 million (~$ 100 million) into
60-517: The event was not held since the 2009 edition. The IIHF commissioned a new trophy designed by GDE Bertoni, which designed the FIFA World Cup Trophy . The Victoria Cup is a gold cup with 12 Perspex – a thermoplastic material – light blue ice hockey sticks, six on each side, sitting on a marble case and forming a "V" coming up and out of the Cup. The names of the winning clubs are engraved on the back of
72-753: The first Victoria Cup was awarded to the New York Rangers who won 4–3 against the Metallurg Magnitogorsk , winners of the 2008 European Champions Cup . The game was played under IIHF rules at the PostFinance Arena in Bern , Switzerland. Referees were split between the NHL and the IIHF. The match was preceded by an exhibition game on September 30, 2008, between host SC Bern and the New York Rangers, which
84-519: The sticks. PostFinance Arena A characteristic of the PostFinance Arena is that it has the world's largest general admission grandstand within an arena, with a capacity of 10,422 bench seats. The main roof comprises glulam arches, tied by steel tension members at their springing points. The maximum span of these arches is 85 metres. The PostFinance Arena was the main arena for the 2009 IIHF World Championships , and had already hosted
96-485: The title Victoria Cup . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cup&oldid=608667191 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Victoria Cup (ice hockey) The Victoria Cup
108-695: Was chosen by the NHL head office from among the teams that opened their NHL seasons with games in Europe. The IIHF publicly stated their wish to have the NHL champions (winners of the Stanley Cup ) represent the NHL, but the NHL did not agree to that proposal, though the Chicago Blackhawks who challenged for the Victoria Cup in 2009 would go on to win the Stanley Cup during the 2009–10 season . On October 1, 2008,
120-590: Was played on September 29, 2009 at the Hallenstadion in Zürich , Switzerland. ZSC Lions defeated the Blackhawks 2–1. The Champions Hockey League was cancelled after the 2008–09 season with the IIHF originally announcing that the third edition of the Victoria Cup would feature an NHL team against a team from one of the top four European ice hockey leagues ( KHL , SM-liiga , Czech Extraliga or Elitserien ). However,
132-619: Was series of games played between professional ice hockey teams from Europe and the North American National Hockey League (NHL). The event was held twice, in 2008 and 2009 . The Victoria Cup was announced in 2007 as one of the highlight events to celebrate 2008, the 100th anniversary of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The Victoria Cup was named to commemorate the first recorded organised indoor ice hockey game , played in 1875 at
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#1732855093940144-611: Was won by the Rangers. It was the first time a Swiss club played against an NHL team. The Rangers followed the Victoria Cup game with two NHL regular season games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague , Czech Republic, on October 4 and 5 at O2 Arena . The second edition was contested by the ZSC Lions , champions of the Champions Hockey League , and the Chicago Blackhawks . The match
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