The 2012 Oddset Hockey Games was played between 9–12 February 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 the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. Sweden won the tournament for the second year in a row, after defeating Finland 3–1 on the last game day. The tournament was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 9–12 February 2012 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (12th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czech Republic |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 25 (4.17 per game) |
| Attendance | 55,398 (9,233 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Janne Pesonen (3 points) |
Prior to this year, Sweden Hockey Games was named LG Hockey Games because the tournament was sponsored by LG Electronics. However, after LG decided to drop out their sponsoring, Oddset, a gambling game by Svenska Spel, took over and effectively renamed the tournament to Oddset Hockey Games.[1][2]
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
| Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| Finland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
Games edit
All times are local (UTC+1 for the games in Sweden, and UTC+2 for the game in Finland).[3]
| February 9, 2012 18:30 | Finland | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Russia | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki[4] Attendance: 25,036 |
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| Ari Ahonen | Goalies | Mikhail Biryukov | Referees: Martin Frano Antonin Jerabek | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
| 21 | Shots | 14 | ||||||
| February 9, 2012 19:00 | Czech Republic | 2–1 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | Sweden | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 7,125 |
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| Tomas Pöpperle | Goalies | Johan Gustafsson | Referees: Jari Leppäalho Jari Levonen | |||||
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P. Nedvěd  Z. Irgl J. Klepiš P. Nedvěd  | Shootout | C. Söderberg M. Weinhandl J. Silfverberg C. Järnkrok | ||||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 23 | Shots | 39 | ||||||
| February 11, 2012 12:00 | Finland | 7–0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 3,755 |
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| Niko Hovinen | Goalies | Jakub Kovář | Referees: Mikael Nord Mikael Sjöqvist | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 11, 2012 16:30 | Sweden | 4–1 (0–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Russia | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 9,062 |
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| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Ilya Yezhov | Referees: Jari Leppäalho Jari Levonen | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| February 12, 2012 12:00 | Russia | 0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 1,157 |
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| Mikhail Biryukov | Goalies | Jakub Kovář | Referees: Patrik Sjöberg Morgan Johansson | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
| February 12, 2012 16:30 | Sweden | 3–1 (0–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Finland | Ericsson Globe, Stockholm Attendance: 9,263 |
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| Viktor Fasth | Goalies | Joni Ortio | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
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:[5]
- Best Goaltender:
Viktor Fasth - Best Defenceman: Mattias Ekholm
- Best Forward:
Juhamatti Aaltonen - Top Scorer: Janne Pesonen (3 goals, 0 assists)
- Most Valuable Player: Viktor Fasth
Tournament All-Star Team selected by the media:
Goaltender: Viktor Fasth
Defencemen: Ossi Väänänen, Mattias Ekholm
Forwards: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Danielsson
References edit
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2011-12-12). "Nytt namn: Oddset Hockey Games". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 2012". globearenas.se. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2011-08-11). "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – LG Hockey Games 2012". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Sport". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2012-02-13). "Utmärkelser i Oddset Hockey Games" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
External links edit
- Hockeyarchives (in French)