TV-pucken

TV-pucken (English:the TV puck) is a Swedish national ice hockey tournament for district teams of boys under 15 years of age. It was created by hockey legend Sven "Tumba" Johansson.

The tournament is named "TV-pucken" because when it was first played in 1959, every game was broadcast on television, but nowadays only the playoff games are shown. It is generally considered a great merit for a Swedish ice hockey player to have played in TV-pucken.

Districts participating

There are 24 district teams divided in four groups participating in TV-pucken. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, traditionally participates with two teams, which are named Vit (white) and Röd (red). In 2009, however, only one Stockholm team participated in the tournament.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Gotland	Bohuslän/Dalsland	Gästrikland	Göteborg
Blekinge	Dalarna	Halland	Hälsingland
Småland	Norrbotten	Medelpad	Jämtland/Härjedalen
Värmland	Skåne	Örebro	Södermanland
Västmanland	Uppland	Västergötland	Västerbotten
Ångermanland		Stockholm Röd	Östergötland

TV-pucken winners

Winners since 1986.

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1986	Stockholm A
1987	Skåne
1988	Ångermanland
1989	Skåne
1990	Småland
1991	Småland
1992	Dalarna
1993	Ångermanland
1994	Ångermanland
1995	Dalarna
1996	Dalarna
1997	Stockholm A
1998	Stockholm A
1999	Stockholm A	Göteborg
2000	Värmland	Stockholm A
2001	Göteborg
2002	Södermanland	Norrbotten
2003	Stockholm A	Gästrikland
2004	Stockholm A	Västmanland
2005	Värmland	Skåne
2006	Göteborg	Skåne
2007	Småland	Stockholm
2008	Småland	Västerbotten
2009	Stockholm	Skåne
2010	Stockholm	Småland
2011	Västerbotten	Dalarna
2012	Stockholm North	Gästrikland
2013	Västerbotten	Västergötland

Statistics

Team	1st placed	2nd placed
Stockholm A	13	11
Värmland	7	0
Dalarna	6	6
Västerbotten	6	9
Ångermanland	5	?
Norrbotten	3	3
Småland	5	1
Södermanland	3	1
Skåne	2	7
Gästrikland	1	6
Göteborg	2	1
Västmanland	0	1

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