2007 Karjala Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Finland Sweden |
| Cities | Helsinki Jönköping |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 8-11 November 2007 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Russia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sweden |
| Third place | Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 24 (4 per game) |
| Attendance | 48,658 (8,110 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Andreas Holmqvist Fedor Fedorov (3 points) |
The 2007 Karjala Tournament was played between 8 and 11 November 2007. Five games were played in Finland and one was played in Sweden. Russia won the tournament before Sweden and the Czech Republic. The tournament was part of the 2007-08 Euro Hockey Tour.
Sweden opened the tournament in Jönköping, losing 1–3 against Russia.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Source: flashscore[2]
Games
Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Jönköping – (Central European Time – UTC+1)
Source[3]
| 8 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 2-3 (1-1, 0-0, 1-2) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,643 |
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| Antti Niemi | Goalies | Milan Hnilicka | Referee: Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Jussi Terho Mikko Kekäläinen | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 November 2007 19:30 | Sweden | 1-3 (1-2, 0-0, 0-1)) | Russia | Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping Attendance: 7,038 |
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| Stefan Liv | Goalies | Alexander Eremenko | Referee: Vladimir Sindler Linesmen: Christian Jönsson Johan Sjödahl | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 10 November 2007 14:15 | Sweden | 4-2 (1-0, 1-1, 2-1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,105 |
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| Jhonas Enroth | Goalies | Tomas Duba | Referee: Jari Levonen Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Antti Orelma | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 2-1 (0-0, 1-0, 1-1) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,702 |
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| Jussi Markkanen | Goalies | Dmitri Yachano | Referee: Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Mikko Kekäläinen Jouni Saukkonen | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 33 | |||||||||
| 11 November 2007 14:15 | Russia | 4-1 (1-0, 1-1, 2-0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,159 |
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| Aleksandr Eremenko | Goalies | Milan Hnilicka | Referee: Sami Partanen Linesmen: Jouni Saukkonen Jussi Terho | ||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 43 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 November 2007 18:15 | Finland | 0-1 (0-0, 0-0, 0-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,011 |
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| Jussi Markkanen | Goalies | Stefan Liv | Referee: Aleksandr Poliakov Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Antti Orelma | ||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||
| 18 | Shots | 26 | |||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Holmqvist | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | RD |
| 2 | Fedor Fedorov | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 14 | CE |
| 3 | Rickard Wallin | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 4 | CE |
| 4 | Oleg Saprykin | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | CE |
| 5 | Tomáš Rolinek | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | LW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[4]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Yeryomenko | Russia | 120:00 | 2 | 1.00 | 97.26 | 0 |
| 2 | Jussi Markkanen | Finland | 119:24 | 2 | 1.01 | 96.61 | 0 |
| 3 | Stefan Liv | Sweden | 119:01 | 3 | 1.51 | 92.86 | 1 |
| 4 | Milan Hnilička | Czech Republic | 120:00 | 6 | 3.00 | 88.68 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey[5]
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2007:[6]
- Best player: Andreas Holmqvist
- Best goalkeeper: Jussi Markkanen
- Best defenceman: Kenny Jönsson
- Best forward: Oleg Saprykin
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Jussi Markkanen
- Defence: Janne Niinimaa, Andreas Holmqvist
- Forwards: Tony Mårtensson, Jan Marek, Toni Koivisto
References
- ^ "Sveriges segerchans borta i Karjala" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Karjala 2007 Standings". eurohockey.com. flashscore. 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Karjala 2007 Matches". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 2007 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 2007 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Best players by position".
External links
- Tournament on hockeyarchives.info