Red Bulls Salute

The winner of Red Bull Salute 2025 is Rögle BK

Rögle BK won the final of Red Bull Salute 2025 in Zell am See-Kaprun against EV Zug 4-1, crowning themselves champions in their first tournament appearance. In front of a packed crowd at the KE KELIT Arena, both teams thrilled the fans with high-class ice hockey, bringing a touch of Champions Hockey League flair to the Pinzgau region. In the match for third place, EHC Red Bull München defeated EC Red Bull Salzburg 6-2.

Four participants from four nations

There's no better way to start a new ice hockey season. Since the revival of the traditional tournament in 2017, fans have been able to look forward to an annual tournament featuring four top international teams. In addition to the hosts – four-time German champions EHC Red Bull Munich and ten-time champions of the win2day ICE Hockey League, EC Red Bull Salzburg – three-time Swiss champions EV Zug and Swedish top club Rögle BK, winners of the 2022 Champions Hockey League, also took part in the Red Bulls Salute 2025 tournament (22-23 August). The venue was the KE KELIT Arena, home of EK Die Zeller Eisbären, which seats 2,600 spectators.

Tournament schedule & results

Semi-final 1 | EC Red Bull Salzburg – EV Zug 3:4 (0:1, 3:2, 0:1) Semi-final 2 | EHC Red Bull Munich - Rögle BK 1:4 (1:1, 0:1, 0:2) Minor Final | EC Red Bull Salzburg – EHC Red Bull München 2:6 (2:1, 0:1, 0:4) Final | EV Zug – Rögle BK 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2)

Red Bulls Salute 2025 | Ranking

1. Rögle BK 2. EV Zug 3. EHC Red Bull Munich 4. EC Red Bull Salzburg

The participants

EV Zug | ... is a traditional Swiss club that was founded in 1967 and has won the National League championship three times to date. EVZ won the last two titles back to back in 2021 and 2022. In August 2022, the Swiss also took part in the Red Bulls Salute for the first time, finishing third in Kitzbühel.

Rögle BK | ... is a top club from the Swedish SHL and celebrated its greatest success in 2022 by winning the Champions Hockey League. A year earlier, Rögle finished runners-up in the Swedish championship. The Red Bulls Salute in Zell am See will be the first time the Swedes will be seen.

EHC Red Bull Munich | ... has already won the German championship four times. From 2016 to 2018, the Munich team made it a three-peat in the PENNY DEL, followed by the fourth championship title in 2023. The Germans' greatest international successes include reaching the final of the CHL 2018/19. Red Bull Munich has also taken part in the Red Bulls Salute since 2017 and has already won the tournament twice.

EC Red Bull Salzburg | ... is the most successful team in the win2day ICE Hockey League and was crowned league champions for the ninth time last season. The Salzburg team made history in the process; for the first time, a club managed to win the title in the cross-border league fout times in a row after celebrating the firts three-peat in the league history last year. The Red Bulls Salute is inextricably linked with the Salzburgers, who have won the tournament twice so far.

KE KELIT Arena