2003 Česká pojišťovna Cup

2003 Česká Pojišťovna Cup
Tournament details
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates4-7 September 2003
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Finland (4th title)
Runners-up  Sweden
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per game)
Attendance20,928 (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
Source: swehockey[1]

Games

All times are local. Pardubice – (Central European TimeUTC+1) Helsinki – (Eastern European TimeUTC+2)

4 September 2003
17:00
Russia 1-2 GWS
(0-1, 0-0, 1-0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 Czech RepublicČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 4,500
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesRoman Málek
0-107:11 – David Moravec (Josef Beránek)
58:46 – Maxim Sushinsky (Alexander Ovechkin)1-1
Shootout Blažek
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots28
4 September 2003
18:30
Finland 3-2
(2-0, 0-1, 1-1)
 SwedenHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,068
Game reference
Niklas BäckströmGoaliesHenrik Lundqvist
05:16 – Tomi Kallio (Timo Pärssinen) (PP)1-0
06:47 – Jukka Hentunen (Kari Kalto, Toni Söderholm) (SHG)2-0
2-135:31 – Niklas Nordgren (Magnus Kahnberg) (PP)
2-241:54 – Johan Davidsson (Thomas Johansson) (SHG)
49:21 – Kimmo Rintanen3-2
8 minPenalties12 min
27Shots24
6 September 2003
13:00
Sweden 1-0
(0-0, 1-0, 0-0)
 RussiaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Daniel HenrikssonGoaliesMaxim Sokolov
34:04 – Daniel Rudslätt (Johan Davidsson)1-0
12 minPenalties6 min
19Shots23
6 September 2003
17:00
Czech Republic 1-3
(0-2, 0-0, 1-1)
 FinlandČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 4,700
Game reference
Roman MálekGoaliesTeemu Lassila
0-104:45 – Toni Söderholm (Jussi Jokinen, Arto Kuki)
0-211:43 – Petri Pakaslahti (Antti-Jussi Niemi)
0-345:31 – Tomi Kallio (PP)
57:35 – Petr Průcha (Jan Kolář, Petr Koukal)1-3
10 minPenalties14 min
27Shots26

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 7 N2 = 8 PN = 6

7 September 2003
13:00
Finland 3-6
(1-4, 2-1, 0-1)
 RussiaČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
Niklas BäckströmGoaliesMaxim Sokolov
0-104:49 – Alexei Badyukov (Anton But)
0-208:07 – Maxim Sushinsky (Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitri Bykov)
08:53 – Toni Söderholm (Pekka Saravo, Jaakko Uhlbäck)1-2
1-315:50 – Vitali Proshkin (Vladimir Antipov, Yuri Dobryshkin)
1-416:53 – Alexei Badyukov (Anton But, Maxim Spiridonov)
27:43 – Tuukka Mäntylä (Marko Tuulola) (PP)2-4
28 minPenalties30 min
26Shots35
7 September 2003
17:00
Czech Republic 1-2
(0-1, 1-0, 0-0)
 SwedenČEZ Arena, Pardubice
Attendance: 4,760
Game reference
Adam SvobodaGoaliesHenrik Lundqvist
0-101:20 – Niklas Anger (Daniel Rudslätt, Johnny Oduya)
31:48 – Petr Průcha (Petr Koukal, Jan Kolář)1-1
Shootout Jönsson
6 minPenalties14 min
28Shots22

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
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]

References

  1. ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  2. ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ "Česká Pojišťovna Cup 2003 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  4. ^ "Best players by position".