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
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

  1. ^ "American Bandy Association". American Bandy Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ Bandypuls: "Gunnar Fast tog bandyn till USA – nu har missionären gått bort" 21 August 2017 (in Swedish), retrieved 23 August 2017
  3. ^ "American Bandy Association". American Bandy Association. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Minneapolis Bandolier Captures 2014 USA Bandy Championship". American Bandy Association. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. ^ USA Bandy: "DUKES BEAT MOJO TO WIN 2017 ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP IN EPIC FINAL SERIES", 03/13/17, read 18 May 2017