Karjala Tournament

Karjala Tournament, also known as Karjala Cup, is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand "Karjala" ("Karelia").

The tournament started in 1996 is part of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) in which Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden participate. It is usually held in the previous year of the EHT playoffs, with the exception of 2002 when two Karjala Tournaments were held in the same year but both part of different EHT seasons. Finland has won the tournament every year except 1997 and 2006 when they finished last.

Karjala Tournament winners

Results

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date = November 9, 2006
team1 = ih|FIN
score = 2–3
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = J. Niskala 25:41 (PP) E. Pirnes 27:42 (PP)
goals2 = A. Kuteikin 01:41 (PP) I. Nepryaev 13:14 (ES) P. Schastliviy 42:06 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 9, 2006
team1 = ih|CZE
score = 5–4
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = M. Cech 24:20 (PP) J. Hlinka 37:14 (ES) P. Brendl 40:34 (PP) J. Simanek 53:32 (ES) V. Varada 56:18 (ES)
goals2 = N. Nordgren 34:17 (PP) J. Ölvestad 37:46 (ES) A. Strålman 59:32 (PP) J. Sandström 59:47 (PP)
stadium = Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

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date = November 11, 2006
team1 = ih|RUS
score = 5–4
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = P. Vorobiev 39:30 (ES) T. Shishakanov 42:06 (ES) P. Shastliviy 47:06 (ES) P. Shastliviy 50:24 (ES) I. Nepryaev 50:36 (ES)
goals2 = M. Johansson 16:31 (PP) O. Steen 37:56 (ES) J. Davidsson 46:16 (PP) M. Månsson 51:09 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 11, 2006
team1 = ih|CZE
score = 1–2
team2 = ih|FIN
goals1 = J. Straka 59:59 (PP)
goals2 = S. Bergenheim 36:10 (PP) P. Kontiola 50:58 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 12, 2006
team1 = ih|CZE
score = 2–3
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = P. Caslava 07:58 (ES) I. Huml 50:21 (ES)
goals2 = A. Kharitonov 40:27 (PP) P. Schastliviy 58:04 (ES) N. Kulemin 80:01 (GWS)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 12, 2006
team1 = ih|FIN
score = 0–1
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 =
goals2 = J. Davidsson 22:39 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

Best players

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2006:

* Best goalkeeper: Flagicon|Finland Sinuhe Wallinheimo
* Best defenceman: Flagicon|Sweden Magnus Johansson
* Best forward: Flagicon|Russia Petr Schastlivy

Karjala Tournament 2005

Results

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date = November 10, 2005
team1 = ih|FIN
score = 3–2
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = T. Söderholm 54:52 (ES) J. Vuotilainen 55:58 (ES) T. Kallio 80:01 (GWS)
goals2 = S. Krivokrasov 25:09 (ES) A. Mikhnov 52:43 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 10, 2005
team1 = ih|SWE
score = 6–3
team2 = ih|CZE
goals1 = C. Berglund 10:26 (PP) M. Hannula 23:23 (ES) J. Boumedienne 29:03 (PP) C. Berglund 30:11 (ES) A. Johansson 54:49 (ES) M. Ragnarsson 57:43 (ES)
goals2 = T. Petr 09:13 (SH) M. Horava 12:17 (PP) M. Horava 14:10 (PP)
stadium = Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping, Sweden

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date = November 12, 2005
team1 = ih|RUS
score = 2–3
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = E. Gladskikh 22:58 (ES) A. Taratukhin 54:36 (PP)
goals2 = B. Melin 55:46 (PP) M. Kahnberg 57:42 (ES) M. Hannula 61:12 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 12, 2005
team1 = ih|FIN
score = 2–6
team2 = ih|CZE
goals1 = L. Kukkonen 06:01 (PP) J. Hentunen 18:14 (ES)
goals2 = J. Burger 06:29 (ES) J. Kalla 15:20 (ES) J. Kalla 19:37 (ES) V. Skuhravy 26:14 (ES) J. Hlinka 38:26 (ES) T. Rolinek 56:36 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 13, 2005
team1 = ih|CZE
score = 3–5
team2 = ih|RUS
goals1 = R. Kantor 19:29 (PP) P. Tenkrat 38:45 (ES) L. Kohn 50:09 (ES)
goals2 = I. Emeleev 08:18 (ES) A. Taratukhin 11:16 (ES) S. Mozjakin 12:01 (ES) A. Mikhnov 37:43 (ES) S. Zhukov 46:53 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

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date = November 13, 2005
team1 = ih|FIN
score = 2–1
team2 = ih|SWE
goals1 = R. Hahl 08:20 (PP) T. Salmelainen 14:58 (PP)
goals2 = F. Emwall 29:40 (ES)
stadium = Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland

Best players

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2005:

* Best goalkeeper: Flagicon|Finland Fredrik Norrena
* Best defenceman: Flagicon|Sweden Kenny Jönsson
* Best forward: Flagicon|Russia Andrei Taratukhin

Statistics

Medal count

References

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