Euro Hockey Challenge

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Euro Hockey Challenge

- The Euro Hockey Challenge is an annual ice hockey tournament for the 12 best European teams.
- It has been played every April since 2011, as a warm-up before the World Championships.
- Each team plays six games, facing every other team twice in back-to-back games over one or two days.
- The 12 teams are divided into three pools based on their IIHF World Ranking: Pool A (top 4), Pool B (next 6), and Pool C (last 2).
- Scoring: 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss. All games count toward the final standings.
- Only the top 12 European nations in the IIHF World Ranking can participate.
- In the 2018 edition, Sweden were the champions.