2008 Czech Hockey Games

2008 Czech Hockey Games
Tournament details
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates17–20 April 2008
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored32 (5.33 per game)
Attendance27,034 (4,506 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Ladislav Kohn
Karl Fabricius (4 points)
Awards
MVP Josef Straka

The 2008 Czech Hockey Games was played between 17 and 20 April 2008. 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 Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was won by Russia. The tournament was part of 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 0 1 9 7 +2 5
3  Finland 3 0 1 1 1 5 8 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 0 1 2 7 12 −5 1
Source: swehockey[1]

Games

All times are local. Liberec – (Central European Summer Time – UTC+1) Moscow – (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+2)

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

17 April 2008
17:30		Sweden 3-5
(0-2, 2-1, 1-2)		 Czech RepublicTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 3,649
Game reference
Erik ErsbergGoaliesMilan Hnilička
0-114:39 – Josef Straka (Aleš Kotalík, Ondřej Veselý)
0-215:40 – Tomáš Rolinek (Zbyněk Irgl, Ladislav Kohn)
26:46 – Anton Strålman (Karl Fabricius, Niclas Wallin) (PP)1-2
1-327:18 – Ladislav Kohn (Tomáš Rolinek, Zbyněk Irgl)
32:41 – Karl Fabricius (Patric Hörnqvist)2-3
41:55 – Daniel Widing (Niclas Wallin, Linus Videll)3-3
3-452:07 – Ondřej Veselý (Leoš Čermák, [[]])
16 minPenalties16 min
38Shots30
17 April 2008
18:30		Russia 4-1
(0-1, 1-0, 3-0)		 FinlandVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 6,500
Game reference
Alexander YeryomenkoGoaliesSinuhe Wallinheimo
0-105:52 – Esa Pirnes (Riku Hahl)
21:18 – Konstantin Gorovikov (PP)1-1
44:04 – Sergei Zinovjev (Danis Zaripov, Ilya Nikulin) (PP)2-1
46:20 – Ilya Nikulin (Danis Zaripov, Alexei Morozov)3-1
48:55 – Evgeny Artyukhin (Maxim Afinogenov)4-1
39 minPenalties14 min
33Shots17
19 April 2008
12:00		Russia 4-2
(1-0, 1-1, 2-1)		 SwedenTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,489
Game reference
Semyon VarlamovGoaliesJohan Backlund
11:32 – Ilya Nikulin (Evgeny Medvedev) (PP)1-0
1-126:23 – Anton Strålman (Kenny Jönsson, Karl Fabricius) (PP)
33:57 – Andrei Kuteikin (Dmitry Vorobyov) (PP)2-1
2-242:41 – Nils Ekman (Robert Nilsson) (PP)
56:17 – Danis Zaripov (Sergei Zinovyev, Alexei Morozov) (PP)3-2
59:23 – Fedor Fedorov (Nikolay Kulemin)4-2
18 minPenalties16 min
30Shots22
19 April 2008
16:00		Czech Republic 2-1
(0-1, 1-0, 0-0)		 FinlandTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 7,169
Game reference
Milan HniličkaGoaliesKarri Rämö
0-111:03 – Jarkko Immonen (Hannes Hyvönen, Janne Pesonen) (PP)
33:13 – Josef Straka (Tomáš Kaberle) (PP)1-1
Čermák
Vrbata
Irgl
Kaberle
Vrbata 		Shootout Hyvönen
Pirnes
Immonen
Pirnes
Hyvönen
12 minPenalties18 min
29Shots18

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 5 N2 = 4 PN = 4

20 April 2008
12:00		Finland 3-2 OT
(0-0, 1-1, 1-1)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 1,039
Game reference
Petri VehanenGoaliesErik Ersberg
23:18 – Mika Pyörälä (Riku Hahl) (PP)1-0
1-133:29 – Patric Hörnqvist (Karl Fabricius, Michael Holmqvist)
1-253:44 – Nils Ekman
59:19 – Janne Pesonen (Hannes Hyvönen, Jarkko Immonen)2-2
22 minPenalties12 min
21Shots39
20 April 2008
16:00		Czech Republic 2-3
(1-0, 0-3, 1-0)		 RussiaTipsport Arena, Liberec
Attendance: 7,188
Game reference
Marek PincGoaliesMikhail Biryukov
12:48 – Petr Čáslava (Tomáš Rolinek, Ladislav Kohn)1-0
1-123:39 – Alexei Tereshchenko (Alexei Morozov)
1-226:35 – Evgeny Artyukhin (Dmitri Kalinin) (PP)
1-329:16 – Sergei Mozyakin (Maxim Sushinsky, Konstantin Gorovikov)
46:07 – Peter Jánský (Ladislav Kohn)2-3
24 minPenalties10 min
23Shots25

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Ladislav Kohn  Czech Republic 3 1 3 4 +5 2 FW
2 Karl Fabricius  Sweden 3 1 3 4 +2 2 DF
3 Ilya Nikulin  Russia 3 2 1 3 +2 0 FW
4 Tomáš Rolinek  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 +4 2 FW
5 Danis Zaripov  Russia 3 1 2 3 +3 2 FW

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 Milan Hnilička  Czech Republic 125:00 4 1.92 92.56 0
2 Erik Ersberg  Sweden 122:01 7 3.44 86.00 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 2008:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Czech Hockey Games 2008 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  2. ^ "Czech Hockey Games 2008 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  3. ^ "Czech Hockey Games 2008 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ^ "Best players by position".
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