The 2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games was played between 26–29 April 2012. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches were played in Kajot Arena in Brno, Czech Republic, and one match in Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The tournament was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 26–29 April 2012 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (5th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czech Republic |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 29 (4.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 38,082 (6,347 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Niklas Olausson Jiří Novotný (4 points) |
Finland won the tournament for the fifth time, winning all three games. It was also their first Czech/Kajotbet Hockey Games win since 2003. From this year's tournament, it's called Kajotbet Hockey Games due to sponsoring by Kajotbet.[1]
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Sweden
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Games edit
All times are local (UTC+2 for the games in the Czech Republic, and UTC+4 for the game in Russia).[1]
| April 26, 2012 20:00 | Russia | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Finland | Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 5,620 |
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| Semen Varlamov | Goalies | Kari Lehtonen | Referees: Christer Lärking Alexandr Sadovnikov | |||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 18 | ||||||
| April 26, 2012 18:30 | Sweden | 3–5 (1–1, 2–2, 0–2) | Czech Republic | Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 7,068 |
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| Jhonas Enroth Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Jakub Štěpánek | Referees: Alexei Anisimov Konstantin Olenin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2012 14:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 OT (2–0, 0–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Finland | Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 6,905 |
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| Jakub Štěpánek | Goalies | Petri Vehanen | Referees: Konstantin Olenin Alexei Anisimov | ||||||||||||||
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| 39 min | Penalties | 41 min | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| April 28, 2012 18:30 | Russia | 4–2 (0–0, 3–1, 1–1) | Sweden | Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 5,655 |
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| Semen Varlamov | Goalies | Viktor Fasth | Referees: Vladimir Sindler Martin Frano | |||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2012 14:00 | Finland | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Sweden | Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 5,634 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Jhonas Enroth | Referees: Vladimir Sindler Jan Hribik | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| April 29, 2012 18:00 | Czech Republic | 2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0) | Russia | Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 7,200 |
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| Jakub Kovář | Goalies | Konstantin Barulin | Referees: Tom Laaksonen Jari Leppäalho | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||
Scoring leaders edit
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source:
Goaltending leaders edit
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:
Tournament awards edit
Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper:
- Best Defenceman:
- Best Forward:
- Most Valuable Player:
References edit
- ^ a b Feltenmark, Anders. "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – Czech Hockey Games 2012". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-28.