2012 Oddset Hockey Games

2012 Oddset Hockey Games
Tournament details
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–12 February 2012
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (12th title)
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per game)
Attendance55,398 (9,233 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Finland Janne Pesonen (3 points)
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The 2012 Oddset Hockey Games was played between 9–12 February 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 the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. Sweden won the tournament for the second year in a row, after defeating Finland 3–1 on the last game day. The tournament was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.

Prior to this year, Sweden Hockey Games was named LG Hockey Games because the tournament was sponsored by LG Electronics. However, after LG decided to drop out their sponsoring, Oddset, a gambling game by Svenska Spel, took over and effectively renamed the tournament to Oddset Hockey Games.[1][2]

Standings

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

Games

All times are local (UTC+1 for the games in Sweden, and UTC+2 for the game in Finland).[3]

February 9, 2012
18:30		Finland 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 RussiaHelsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki[4]
Attendance: 25,036
Game reference
Ari AhonenGoaliesMikhail BiryukovReferees:
Czech Republic Martin Frano
Czech Republic Antonin Jerabek
0–119:17 – S. Chistov (E. Kuznetsov, N. Zherdev)
0–246:32 – (PP1) E. Kuznetsov (I. Nikulin)
8 minPenalties10 min
21Shots14
February 9, 2012
19:00		Czech Republic 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SwedenEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,125
Game reference
Tomas PöpperleGoaliesJohan GustafssonReferees:
Finland Jari Leppäalho
Finland Jari Levonen
J. Kolář (J. Nakládal) (PP1) – 51:041–0
1–123:01 – N. Danielsson (C. Söderberg)
P. Nedvěd MISS
Z. Irgl MISS
J. Klepiš MISS
P. Nedvěd GOAL		ShootoutMISS C. Söderberg
MISS M. Weinhandl
MISS J. Silfverberg
MISS C. Järnkrok
10 minPenalties12 min
23Shots39
February 11, 2012
12:00		Finland 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,755
Game reference
Niko HovinenGoaliesJakub KovářReferees:
Sweden Mikael Nord
Sweden Mikael Sjöqvist
L. Komarov (N. Hovinen) (SH1) – 09:551–0
J. Pesonen (J. Aaltonen, P. Lindgren) – 12:382–0
J. Aaltonen (O. Väänänen) – 19:013–0
J. Lahti (J. Niskala, S. Salminen) – 31:194–0
P. Kontiola (J. Lahti, S. Salminen) – 39:215–0
J. Niskala (P. Kontiola) – 40:126–0
J. Pesonen (O. Väänänen, J. Aaltonen) – 40:307–0
10 minPenalties10 min
34Shots18
February 11, 2012
16:30		Sweden 4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 RussiaEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 9,062
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesIlya YezhovReferees:
Finland Jari Leppäalho
Finland Jari Levonen
M. Ekholm (M. Weinhandl) (PP1) – 38:461–0
N. Danielsson (A. Jämtin, C. Söderberg) (PP1) – 41:382–0
2–145:04 – (PP1) A. Ryazantsev (E. Biryukov, V. Tarasenko)
J. Silfverberg (T. Mårtensson) – 55:363–1
T. Mårtensson (M. Weinhandl, M. Johansson) (PP1) – 56:334–1
12 minPenalties18 min
40Shots24
February 12, 2012
12:00		Russia 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,157
Game reference
Mikhail BiryukovGoaliesJakub KovářReferees:
Sweden Patrik Sjöberg
Sweden Morgan Johansson
0–102:02 – J. Nakládal (P. Koukal)
0–215:08 – (PP1) P. Nedvěd (Z. Irgl)
0–333:06 – (PP1) K. Kreps (L. Kašpar)
0–455:03 – (PP1) P. Koukal (J. Nakládal, J. Kolář)
10 minPenalties6 min
19Shots29
February 12, 2012
16:30		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 FinlandEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 9,263
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesJoni OrtioReferees:
Russia Vyacheslav Bulanov
Russia Konstantin Olenin
S. Kronwall (J. Silfverberg) (PP1) – 35:591–0
J. Andersson (N. Danielsson) – 45:522–0
2–146:34 – (SH1) J. Pesonen
J. Lundqvist – 58:113–1
8 minPenalties12 min
36Shots28

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:[5]

Tournament All-Star Team selected by the media:
Goaltender: Sweden Viktor Fasth
Defencemen: Finland Ossi Väänänen, Sweden Mattias Ekholm
Forwards: Finland Juhamatti Aaltonen, Russia Evgeny Kuznetsov, Sweden Nicklas Danielsson

References

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  2. ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 2012". globearenas.se. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  3. ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2011-08-11). "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – LG Hockey Games 2012". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. ^ "Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Sport". Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  5. ^ Feltenmark, Anders (2012-02-13). "Utmärkelser i Oddset Hockey Games" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-13.