User:Johkey3/Birgel Cup

The Birgel Cup is awarded to the best ice hockey team in New Zealand. Since 2010, the Cup has been awarded to the champions of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. It was first awarded in 2010, making it a quite new trophy.

Inception
The first ice hockey game that had been played in New Zealand was in 1937, between sheep farmers in the South Island. Now the NZIHL has been formed and there are over 1600 registered players in New Zealand in all age groups.

Later Years
The Birgel Cup has now become the prixe given to the winners of the NZIHL. The Botany Swarm won the first NZIHL Birgel Cup that year.