2023 Sweden Hockey Games

2023 Beijer Hockey Games (Euro Hockey Tour)
Tournament details
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9-12 February 2023
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (14th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored30 (5 per game)
Attendance30,203 (5,034 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Juhamatti Aaltonen
Ahti Oksanen (4 points)
Official website
swehockey

The 2023 Beijer Hockey Games was played between 9-12 February 2023. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. One match was played in Zürich, Switzerland the rest of the matches were played in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden won the tournament. The tournament was part of 2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2  Finland 3 1 1 0 1 13 9 +4 5
3  Czech Republic 3 0 2 0 1 5 8 −3 4
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 2 1 6 10 −4 2
Source: swehockey[1]

Games

All times are local. Stockholm – (Central European TimeUTC+1) Zürich – (Central European TimeUTC+1)

9 February 2023
19:00
Czech Republic 2-1
(1-0, 0-0, 0-1, 1-0)
 SwedenMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,132
Game reference
Ales StezkaGoaliesLars JohanssonReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Riku Brander
Linesmen:
Ludvig Lundgren
Emil Yletyinen
17:57 – Kovar (Lakatos, Zámorský)1-0
1-142:29 – Wallmark (Dahlén, Larsson)
60:35 – Klok (Kovar, Chlapík)2-1
6 minPenalties4 min
14Shots30
9 February 2023
20:15
Switzerland 5-6 GWS
(1-1, 4-2, 0-2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 FinlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich
Attendance: 6,623
Game reference
Melvin NyffelerGoaliesEmil LarmiReferees:
Antonin Jerabek
Jiří Ondráček
Linesmen:
Dominik Schlegel
Eric Cattaneo
0-105:07 – Tikka (Kuokkanen, Ikonen)
06:38 – Hischier (Riedi)1-1
20:14 – Thurkauf (Herzog, Fora)2-1
23:25 – Meyer (Frick, Eggenberger)3-1
24:07 – Knak (Bader, Riedi)4-1
4-225:16 – Ruotsalainen (Oksanen)
33:20 – Fora (Knak, Kunzle)5-2
5-335:51 – Ojamäki (Innala)
5-441:46 – Eronen (Tikka)
5-557:31 – Tikka (Aaltonen, Kemiläinen)
F.Herzog
K.Jäger
W.Riedi
M.Kunzle
C.Thurkauf
Shootout A.Oksanen
T.Tikka
K.Kossila
J.Kuokkanen
A.Ruotsalainen
6 minPenalties6 min
27Shots29
11 February 2023
15:30
Finland 6-1
(2-0, 4-0, 0-1)
  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,213
Game reference
Juha JatkolaGoaliesPetr Kvaca
Ales Stezka
Referees:
Tobias Björk
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Anders Nyqvist
Ludvig Lundgren
11:56 – Matinpalo (Aaltonen, Sallinen)1-0
14:56 – Aaltonen (Sallinen, Kossila)2-0
21:09 – Ruotsalainen (Oksanen, Jääskä)3-0
23:55 – Ruotsalainen (Oksanen)4-0
28:45 – Saarijärvi (Innala, Mattila)5-0
36:20 – Jääskä (Sallinen, Eronen)6-0
6-141:31 – Zohorna (Smejkal, Sobotka)
4 minPenalties4 min
20Shots17
11 February 2023
16:00
Sweden 2-0
(1-0, 0-0, 1-0)
  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 5,477
Game reference
Jhonas EnrothGoaliesSandro AeschlimannReferees:
Lassi Heikkinen
Riku Brander
Linesmen:
Gustav Jonsson
Emil Yletyinen
08:55 – Wallmark (Sörensen, Persson)1-0
56:08 – Lindberg (Sörensen, Pudas)2-0
6 minPenalties12 min
31Shots13
12 February 2023
12:00
Switzerland 1-2 OT
(0-1, 0-0, 1-0)
(OT: 0–1)
 Czech RepublicMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,431
Game reference
Sandro Aeschlimann
Melvin Nyffeler
GoaliesAles StezkaReferees:
Tobias Björk
Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Gustav Jonsson
Emil Yletyinen
0-105:13 – Flek (Musil, Klok)
55:15 – Kunzle (Thurkauf, Fora)1-1
1-261:33 – Chlapík (Kempny, Zohorna)
6 minPenalties7 min
21Shots19
12 February 2023
16:00
Sweden 3-1
(1-0, 2-0, 0-1)
 FinlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 9,327
Game reference
Lars JohanssonGoaliesJuha JatkolaReferees:
Lukas Kohlmüller
Cedric Borga
Linesmen:
Anders Nyqvist
Ludvig Lundgren
11:53 – Lennström (Pudas, Sörensen)1-0
21:56 – Häman Aktell (Brännström, Lindholm)2-0
29:14 – Bengtsson (Rasmussen)3-0
3-160:00 – Leino (Kossila, Aaltonen)
8 minPenalties10 min
26Shots21

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Juhamatti Aaltonen  Finland 3 1 3 4 +4 0 RW
2 Ahti Oksanen  Finland 3 1 3 4 +3 0 LW
3 Arttu Ruotsalainen  Finland 3 0 3 3 +3 2 CE
4 Tommi Tikka  Finland 3 1 1 3 +2 2 RW
5 Michael Fora   Switzerland 3 1 2 3 +3 4 RD

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 Aleš Stezka  Czech Republic 158:13 4 1.52 93.10 0
2 Sandro Aeschlimann   Switzerland 87:55 3 2.05 92.31 0
3 Lars Johansson  Sweden 120:35 3 1.49 91.43 0
4 Juha Jatkola  Finland 117:27 4 2.04 90.70 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]

References

  1. ^ "Beijer Hockey Games 2023 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  2. ^ "Beijer Hockey Games 2023 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  3. ^ "Beijer Hockey Games 2023 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2025-12-03.