List of United States bandy champions
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,[1] named for Gunnar Fast, a Swedish army captain who introduced bandy to the United States around 1980.[2]
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.[3][4]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Note |
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1981 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
1982 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
1983 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
1984 | Bagheera Blades | ||
1985 | 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 Minnesota | ||
1997 | Sirius Minnesota | ||
1998 | Minnetonka Dynamo | ||
1999 | Amur Tigers | ||
2000 | Minnetonka Dynamo | ||
2001 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
2002 | Minneapolis Bandolier | ||
2003 | Amur Tigers | ||
2004 | Minnesota Blades | Minneapolis Bandolier | |
2005 | Minnesota Blades | ||
2006 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Amur Tigers | |
2007 | Sirius Minnesota | Minnesota Blades | |
2008 | Minnesota Blades | Amur Tigers | |
2009 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Minnesota Blades | |
2010 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Minnesota Blades | |
2011 | Minnesota Blades | Minneapolis Bandolier | |
2012 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Dynamo Duluth | |
2013 | Dynamo Duluth | Mississippi Mojo | |
2014 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Minnesota Blades | |
2015 | Dinkytown Dukes | Mississippi Mojo | |
2016 | Minneapolis Bandolier | Minnesota Blades | |
2017 | Dinkytown Dukes | Mississippi Mojo | [5] |
2018 | |||
2019 | |||
2020 | |||
2021 | |||
2022 | |||
2023 |
References
- ^ "American Bandy Association". American Bandy Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Bandypuls: "Gunnar Fast tog bandyn till USA – nu har missionären gått bort" 21 August 2017 (in Swedish), retrieved 23 August 2017
- ^ "American Bandy Association". American Bandy Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Minneapolis Bandolier Captures 2014 USA Bandy Championship". American Bandy Association. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ USA Bandy: "DUKES BEAT MOJO TO WIN 2017 ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP IN EPIC FINAL SERIES", 03/13/17, read 18 May 2017