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 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 | |||
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| 2023 |