2003 Česká pojišťovna Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 4-7 September 2003 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Finland (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Sweden |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 25 (4.17 per game) |
| Attendance | 20,928 (3,488 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Toni Söderholm Alexander Ovechkin (3 points) |
The 2003 Česká Pojišťovna Cup was played between 4-7 September 2003. 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 Tipsport Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic, and one match in Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament was won by Finland. The tournament was part of 2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Games
All times are local. Pardubice – (Central European Time – UTC+1) Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 4 September 2003 17:00 | Russia | 1-2 GWS (0-1, 0-0, 1-0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) | Czech Republic | ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 4,500 |
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| Maxim Sokolov | Goalies | Roman Málek | ||||||
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| Shootout | Blažek | |||||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||
| 28 | Shots | 28 | ||||||
| 4 September 2003 18:30 | Finland | 3-2 (2-0, 0-1, 1-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,068 |
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| Niklas Bäckström | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | |||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 September 2003 13:00 | Sweden | 1-0 (0-0, 1-0, 0-0) | Russia | ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 1,500 |
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| Daniel Henriksson | Goalies | Maxim Sokolov | |||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
| 19 | Shots | 23 | |||
| 6 September 2003 17:00 | Czech Republic | 1-3 (0-2, 0-0, 1-1) | Finland | ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 4,700 |
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| Roman Málek | Goalies | Teemu Lassila | ||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 7 September 2003 13:00 | Finland | 3-6 (1-4, 2-1, 0-1) | Russia | ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 1,400 |
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| Niklas Bäckström | Goalies | Maxim Sokolov | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 min | Penalties | 30 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September 2003 17:00 | Czech Republic | 1-2 (0-1, 1-0, 0-0) | Sweden | ČEZ Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 4,760 |
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| Adam Svoboda | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | ||||||
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| Shootout | Jönsson | |||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||
| 28 | Shots | 22 | ||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | Toni Söderholm | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 4 | RD |
| 2 | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | RW |
| 3 | Alexei Badyukov | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | RW |
| 4 | Maxim Sushinsky | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 | LW |
| 5 | Petr Průcha | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | RW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[2]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teemu Lassila | Finland | 103:25 | 3 | 1.74 | 94.44 | 0 |
| 2 | Henrik Lundqvist | Sweden | 125:00 | 4 | 1.92 | 92.73 | 0 |
| 3 | Maksim Sokolov | Russia | 185:01 | 6 | 1.95 | 91.78 | 0 |
| 4 | Roman Málek | Czech Republic | 125:01 | 5 | 2.40 | 88.89 | 0 |
| 5 | Niklas Bäckström | Finland | 75:50 | 5 | 3.96 | 84.38 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey[3]
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2006:[4]
- Best goalkeeper: Henrik Lundqvist
- Best defenceman: Tuukka Mäntylä
- Best forward: Petr Průcha
References
- ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "Best players by position".