2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games

2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games
Tournament details
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates26–29 April 2012
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Finland (5th title)
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per game)
Attendance38,082 (6,347 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Niklas Olausson
Czech Republic Jiří Novotný (4 points)
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The 2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games was played between 26–29 April 2012. 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 Kajot Arena in Brno, Czech Republic, and one match in Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The tournament was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.

Finland won the tournament for the fifth time, winning all three games. It was also their first Czech/Kajotbet Hockey Games win since 2003. From this year's tournament, it's called Kajotbet Hockey Games due to sponsoring by Kajotbet.[1]

Standings

Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 2 1 0 0 9 3 +6 8
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 0 9 7 +2 7
 Russia 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]

Games

All times are local (UTC+2 for the games in the Czech Republic, and UTC+4 for the game in Russia).[1]

April 26, 2012
20:00		Russia 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandYubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 5,620
Game reference
Semen VarlamovGoaliesKari LehtonenReferees:
Sweden Christer Lärking
Russia Alexandr Sadovnikov
0–1?
0–2?
10 minPenalties12 min
31Shots18
April 26, 2012
18:30		Sweden 3–5
(1–1, 2–2, 0–2)		 Czech RepublicKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 7,068
Game reference
Jhonas Enroth
Viktor Fasth		GoaliesJakub ŠtěpánekReferees:
Russia Alexei Anisimov
Russia Konstantin Olenin
?1–0
1–1?
1–2?
1–3?
?2–3
?3–3
3–4?
3–5?
18 minPenalties16 min
39Shots29
April 28, 2012
14:00		Czech Republic 2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)		 FinlandKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 6,905
Game reference
Jakub ŠtěpánekGoaliesPetri VehanenReferees:
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Russia Alexei Anisimov
?1–0
?2–0
2–1?
2–2?
2–3?
39 minPenalties41 min
29Shots28
April 28, 2012
18:30		Russia 4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 SwedenKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 5,655
Game reference
Semen VarlamovGoaliesViktor FasthReferees:
Czech Republic Vladimir Sindler
Czech Republic Martin Frano
?1–0
?2–0
?3–0
3–1?
3–2?
?4–2
18 minPenalties20 min
37Shots24
April 29, 2012
14:00		Finland 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 SwedenKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 5,634
Game reference
Kari LehtonenGoaliesJhonas EnrothReferees:
Czech Republic Vladimir Sindler
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
?1–0
?2–0
2–1?
?3–1
?4–1
10 minPenalties4 min
33Shots23
April 29, 2012
18:00		Czech Republic 2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 RussiaKajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 7,200
Game reference
Jakub KovářGoaliesKonstantin BarulinReferees:
Finland Tom Laaksonen
Finland Jari Leppäalho
0–1?
?1–1
?2–1
12 minPenalties16 min
27Shots23

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS

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

Goaltending leaders

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

  • Best Goalkeeper:
  • Best Defenceman:
  • Best Forward:
  • Most Valuable Player:

References

  1. ^ a b Feltenmark, Anders. "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – Czech Hockey Games 2012". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-04-28.