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The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ___MASK82___ tournament held in Davos , Switzerland . First held in 1923 , the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ___MASK82___ tournament in the world . The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos , Switzerland , between Christmas ( December 25 ) and New Year ' s Day . Currently , all games are held at Vaillant Arena . The 2006 Spengler Cup was held in Davos , Switzerland between December 26 , 2006 and December 31 , 2006 . All matches were played at HC Davos ' home arena , Vaillant Arena . Brent Payne , a member of Modo played for Team Canada and scored a total of 7 points , including 4 goals and 3 assists . National League A ( NLA ) is a professional ___MASK82___ league in Switzerland . It is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system and of the two - tier National League . Prior to the 2007  08 season , the league was officially called Nationalliga A ( German ),. The NLA has the most attended hockey club in Europe , SC Bern , and is also the most attended league within the same continent , averaging 7 , 026 spectators for the 2015  16 season . The National ___MASK80___ League ( NHL ) is a professional ___MASK82___ league currently composed of 31 member clubs . Of the 30 clubs currently playing , 23 are in the United States and 7 in Canada . Headquartered in New York City , the NHL is considered to be the premier professional ___MASK82___ league in the world , and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . The Stanley Cup , the oldest professional sports trophy in North America , is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season . ___MASK82___ is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . ___MASK82___ teams usually consist of six players each : one goaltender , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . ___MASK80___ Club Davos is a professional Swiss ___MASK82___ club based in Davos , Switzerland . Davos play in the Swiss National League A . The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and players who once played for National ___MASK80___ League teams . HC Davos also has hosted the annual Spengler Cup tournament , an invitational competition , since 1923 . Vaillant Arena ( Eisstadion Davos ) is an arena in Davos , Switzerland . It is primarily used for ___MASK82___ and is the home arena of HC Davos . It holds 7 , 080 people , of which 3 , 280 are seated . Every year the Spengler Cup is played in this arena .