The Santa Claus Cup AAA tournament will bring most of the attention this year again, as the winning team will make history: not only will their name be on the trophy, but the team's logo flag will also be displayed in the Dunaújváros Ice Rink alongside the previous winners.
Twenty teams from four countries will compete in four groups of five in the competition, which will run from 16-18 December. Each team will take to the ice ten times in 2x20-minute matches.

The teams are:
1. MAC Budapest (HUN)
2. VASAS Budapest (HUN)
3. DAB Dunaújváros (HUN)
4. ISK Csíkszereda (ROU)
5. HC Lamač (SVK)
6. HC Košice (SVK)
7. Pilsen Wolwes (CZE)
8. UTE Budapest (HUN)
9. IOGJA Székesfehérvár (HUN)
10. Kárpáti Farkasok (HUN)
11. HC 05 Banska Bystrica (SVK)
12. Hoba Bratislava (SVK)
13. HC Dečin (CZE)
14. ISK Csikszereda (ROU)
15. HC Lev Slany (CZE)
16. P&T Trnava (CZE)
17. HK Skalica (SVK)
18. HK 18 Karpátsky Sokol (SVK)
19. Technika Brno (SVK)
20. DVTK Miskolc (HUN)

We are very happy to welcome three new clubs to the competition: HC Lev Slany, HK Skalica and Technika Brno are preparing for their first Santa Claus Cup.

Five of the winners of the last fourteen years will be among the participants: DAB Dunaújváros and ISK Csíkszereda have so far reached the top step of the podium once, HC Kosice and HC Decín twice - and of course, three-time winner HOBA Bratislava will not be missing this year. The latter is the only team to have participated in all 14 tournaments so far!

2007 - Huks Warsawa (POL)
2008 - HC Csikszereda (ROU)
2009 - Červená Zvezda Belehrad (SRB)
2010 - Hoba Bratislava (SVK)
2011 - Valašské Merizici (CZE)
2012 - Hoba Bratislava (SVK)
2013 - HC Košice (SVK)
2014 - Hoba Bratislava (SVK)
2015 - DAB Dunaújváros (HUN)
2016 - Pirati Chomutov (CZE)
2017 - Ocelári Třinec (CZE)
2018 - HC Děčín (CZE)
2019 - HC Košice (SVK)
2020 - Covid 19
2021 - HC Děčín (CZE)

You don't have to wait much longer for the starting puck drop!