2007 Karjala Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Finland |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 8-11 November 2007 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Russia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sweden |
| Third place | Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 24 (4 per game) |
| Attendance | 48,658 (8,110 per game) |
The 2007 Karjala Tournament took place from November 8-11, 2007. Five games were played in Finland and one was played in Sweden. Russia won the tournament before Sweden and the Czech Republic. The tournament was part of the 2007-08 Euro Hockey Tour.
Sweden opened the tournament in Jönköping, losing 1–3 against Russia.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Source: flashscore[2]
Results
Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Jönköping – (Central European Time – UTC+1)
Source[3]
| 8 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 2-3 (1-1, 0-0, 1-2) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,643 |
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| Antti Niemi | Goalies | Milan Hnilicka | Referee: Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Jussi Terho Mikko Kekäläinen | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 November 2007 19:30 | Sweden | 1-3 (1-2, 0-0, 0-1)) | Russia | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 7,038 |
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| Stefan Liv | Goalies | Alexander Eremenko | Referee: Vladimir Sindler Linesmen: Christian Jönsson Johan Sjödahl | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 10 November 2007 14:15 | Sweden | 4-2 (1-0, 1-1, 2-1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,105 |
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| Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Tomas Duba | Referee: Jari Levonen Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Antti Orelma | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 2-1 (0-0, 1-0, 1-1) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,702 |
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| Jussi Markkanen | Goalies | Dmitri Yachano | Referee: Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Mikko Kekäläinen Jouni Saukkonen | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
| 11 November 2007 14:15 | Russia | 4-1 (1-0, 1-1, 2-0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,159 |
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| Aleksandr Eremenko | Goalies | Milan Hnilicka | Referee: Sami Partanen Linesmen: Jouni Saukkonen Jussi Terho | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 0-1 (0-0, 0-0, 0-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,011 |
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| Jussi Markkanen | Goalies | Stefan Liv | Referee: Aleksandr Poliakov Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Antti Orelma | ||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 18 | Shots | 26 | |||
Best players
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2007:[4]
- Best player: Andreas Holmqvist
- Best goalkeeper: Jussi Markkanen
- Best defenceman: Kenny Jönsson
- Best forward: Oleg Saprykin
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Jussi Markkanen
- Defence: Janne Niinimaa, Andreas Holmqvist
- Forwards: Tony Mårtensson, Jan Marek, Toni Koivisto
References
- ^ "Sveriges segerchans borta i Karjala" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Karjala 2007 Standings". eurohockey.com. flashscore. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Karjala 2007 Matches". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Best players by position".
External links
- Tournament on hockeyarchives.info