2006 LG Hockey Games

2006 LG Hockey Games
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates26–29 April 2006
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored40 (6.67 per game)
Attendance41,714 (6,952 per game)
Scoring leader Danis Zaripov (4 points)

The 2006 LG Hockey Games were played between 26-29 April, 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden. 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 Globen in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament was won by Russia. The tournament was part of 2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour.

The tournament was played in late-April instead of early-February because of the 2006 Olympic tournament in Turin, Italy.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 13 +3 6
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Sweden 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0
Source: swehockey[2]

Games

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

26 April 2006
18:30
Finland 1-3
(0-0, 0-1, 1-2)
 RussiaHartwall Arena, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,486
Game reference
Niklas BäckströmGoaliesMaxim SokolovReferee:
Milan Minar
Linesmen:
Antti Hämäläinen
Mikko Kekäläinen
0-123:55 – Kirill Koltsov (Alexander Kharitonov)
0-250:11 – Igor Yemeleyev (Maxim Sushinsky)
57:22 – Riku Hahl (Mikko Lehtonen, Jukka Hentunen) (PP)1-2
1-358:37 – Igor Grigorenko (Sergey Mozyakin, Kirill Koltsov)
14 minPenalties20 min
39Shots28
26 April 2006
19:00
Sweden 3-0
(1-0, 1-0, 1-0)
 Czech RepublicGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,251
Game reference
Daniel HenrikssonGoaliesMilan HnilickaReferee:
Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
Leo Takula
Fredrik Carlman
08:18 – Fredrik Emvall (Andreas Holmqvist, Tony Mårtensson) (PP)1-0
26:05 – Fredrik Emvall (Jonas Nordquist)2-0
56:24 – Tony Mårtensson (Andreas Holmqvist, Fredrik Emvall)3-0
16 minPenalties10 min
18Shots34
28 April 2006
15:30
Czech Republic 1-5
(0-2, 0-1, 1-2)
 FinlandGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,268
Game reference
Milan HnilickaGoaliesFredrik NorrenaReferee:
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Leo Takula
Per Svensson
0-101:59 – Ville Peltonen (Petteri Nummelin, Jari Viuhkola)
0-215:29 – Kalle Kerman (Lasse Kukkonen, Jani Rita) (PP)
0-325:29 – Jukka Hentunen (Jari Viuhkola, Aki-Petteri Berg) (PP)
0-445:01 – Jari Viuhkola (Jukka Hentunen, Petteri Nummelin) (PP)
50:46 – David Vyborny (Jan Hlavac)1-4
1-552:19 – Tommi Santala (Riku Hahl)
22 minPenalties16 min
31Shots26

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 6 S2 = 4 GT1 = 39:45 – Christian Berglund (Jesper Mattsson, Magnus Johansson) (PP) GT2 = 42:52 – Danis Zaripov (Andrei Kruchinin) (PP)
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 7 S2 = 4 GT1 = 47:24 – Stefan Pettersson (Andreas Karlsson) (PP) GT2 = 47:39 – Alexei Mikhnov (Ilya Nikulin)
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 7 S2 = 5 GT1 = GT2 = 59:10 – Alexander Semin
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: S1 = 7 S2 = 6 GT1 = GT2 =
Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 10 N2 = 11 PN = 12

28 April 2006
19:00
Sweden 7-6
(2-3, 4-0, 1-3)
 RussiaGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 8,386
Game reference
Stefan LivGoaliesAlexander FomichevReferee:
Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
Peer Lyth
Fredrik Ulriksson
0-110:27 – Jevgenij Malkin (Kirill Koltsov)
0-213:42 – Alexander Semin
15:15 – Jörgen Jönsson (Nicklas Bäckström)1-2
1-317:48 – Danis Zaripov (Alexander Nikulin)
19:20 – Jonas Nordquist (Tony Mårtensson)2-3
22:36 – Jesper Mattsson (Magnus Johansson, Christian Berglund) (PP)3-3
28:09 – Magnus Johansson (Andreas Karlsson) (PP)4-3
35:41 – Jesper Mattsson (Christian Berglund, Per Hållberg) (PP)5-3
39:45 – Christian Berglund (Jesper Mattsson, Magnus Johansson) (PP)6-442:52 – Danis Zaripov (Andrei Kruchinin) (PP)
47:24 – Stefan Pettersson (Andreas Karlsson) (PP)7-447:39 – Alexei Mikhnov (Ilya Nikulin)
7-559:10 – Alexander Semin
7-6
22 minPenalties43 min
39Shots31
29 April 2006
12:00
Russia 7-5
(4-0, 1-3, 2-2)
 Czech RepublicGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,473
Game reference
Sergey ZvyaginGoaliesTomas PöpperleReferee:
Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
Peter Lyth
Daniel Winge
00:46 – Alexei Mikhnov (Denis Arkhipov)1-0
06:49 – Igor Yemeleyev (Andrei Kruchinin, Maxim Sushinsky)2-0
14:11 – Maxim Sushinsky (Ilya Nikulin, Alexander Kharitonov)3-0
19:50 – Danis Zaripov (Nikolay Kulemin, Evgeny Malkin)4-0
22:04 – Vitaly Atyushov (Nikolay Kulemin, Danis Zaripov)5-0
5-132:26 – Patrik Stefan (Tomas Rolinek)
5-233:35 – Petr Hubacek (Patrik Stefan)
5-336:45 – Ivo Prorok
5-442:41 – Zbynek Irgl (Jan Marek)
43:09 – Alexander Semin (Denis Arkhipov, Alexei Mikhnov)6-4
48:29 – Maxim Sushinsky (Igor Yemeleyev)7-4
7-558:50 – Jan Peterek (Jiri Hunkes)
29 April 2006
15:30
Sweden 0-2
(0-1, 0-0, 0-1)
 FinlandGloben, Stockholm
Attendance: 13,850
Game reference
Johan HolmqvistGoaliesNiklas BäckströmReferee:
Milan Minar
Linesmen:
Per Svensson
Fredrik Ulriksson
0-101:00 – Tommi Santala (Mikko Lehtonen, Riku Hahl) (PP)
0-245:41 – Mikko Koivu (Jani Rita)
28 minPenalties18 min
36Shots25

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Danis Zaripov  Russia 3 3 1 4 +2 2 LW
2 Fredrik Emvall  Sweden 2 2 2 4 +4 0 CE
3 Maxim Sushinsky  Russia 3 2 2 4 +5 0 RW
4 Alexander Semin  Russia 3 3 0 3 +5 0 LW
5 Alexei Mikhnov  Russia 3 2 1 3 +4 0 LW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[3]

Goaltending leaders

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Niklas Bäckström  Finland 120:00 3 1.50 95.31 1
2 Sergei Zvyagin  Russia 89:59 8 5.33 82.22 0
3 Milan Hnilička  Czech Republic 120:00 8 4.00 81.82 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey[4]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2006:[5]

Media All-Star Team:

References

  1. ^ "Tre Kronor slog Tjeckien" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 18 December 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ "LG Hockey Games 2006 Standings". eurohockey.com. swehockey. 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  3. ^ "LG Hockey Games 2006 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  4. ^ "LG Hockey Games 2006 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  5. ^ "Best players by position".