ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt ɪz nˈeɪmd "tˌiːvˈiːpˈʌkən" bɪkˈʌz wɛn ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst plˈeɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ˈɛvɹi ɡˈeɪm wʌz bɹˈɔːdkæst ˌɔn tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən, bˌʌt nˈaʊədˌeɪz ˈoʊnli ðə plˈeɪɔf ɡˈeɪmz ɑːɹ ʃˈoʊn.
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.