1997 Karjala Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6-9 November 1997 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Czech Republic |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 25 (4.17 per game) |
| Attendance | 37,300 (6,217 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Mikael Johansson (5 points) |
The 1997 Karjala Tournament was played between 6 and 9 November 1997. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. All of the games were played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland. Sweden won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 2 |
Games
All times are local.
Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 7 November 1997 17:00 | Sweden | 1-0 (1-0, 0-0, 0-0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 800 |
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| Tommy Söderström | Goalies | Roman Čechmánek | |||
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| 7 November 1997 18:00 | Finland | 3-2 (2-1, 1-1, 0-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,000 |
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| Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Yegor Podomatsky | |||||||||||||||
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| 9 November 1997 15:00 | Russia | 1-3 (1-1, 0-1, 0-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,200 |
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| Yegor Podomatsky | Goalies | Tommy Söderström | ||||||||||||
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| 9 November 1997 18:30 | Finland | 2-5 (1-3, 1-1, 0-1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,200 |
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| Jarmo Myllys | Goalies | Milan Hnilička | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 November 1997 15:00 | Czech Republic | 0-1 (0-0, 0-0, 0-1) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,800 |
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| Milan Hnilička | Goalies | Oleg Shevtsov | |||
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| 10 November 1997 18:30 | Finland | 2-5 (1-1, 0-2, 1-2) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,300 |
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| Markus Ketterer | Goalies | Tommy Söderström | ||||||||||||
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Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael Johansson | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 0 | F |
| 2 | Patric Kjellberg | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Mika Nieminen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Kimmo Rintanen | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | F |
| 5 | David Moravec | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[2]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Söderström | Sweden | 180:00 | 3 | X.XX | 96.63 | 0 |
| 2 | Milan Hnilička | Czech Republic | 118:00 | 2 | X.XX | 96.08 | 0 |
| 2 | Yegor Podomatsky | Russia | 119:00 | 4 | X.XX | 94.34 | 0 |
| 4 | Martin Prusek | Czech Republic | 60:00 | 2 | X.XX | 93.75 | 0 |
| 5 | Jarmo Myllys | Finland | 119:00 | 5 | X.XX | 88.00 | 0 |
| 6 | Oleg Shevtsov | Russia | 60:00 | 5 | X.XX | 84.21 | 0 |
| 7 | Markus Ketterer | Finland | 60:00 | 5 | X.XX | 82.14 | 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]
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 1997:[4]
Media All-Star Team A:
- Goaltender: Tommy Söderström
- Defence: Magnus Svensson, Petteri Nummelin
- Forwards: Jan Čaloun, Patric Kjellberg, Kimmo Rintanen
Media All-Star Team B:
- Goaltender: Jarmo Myllys
- Defence: Jaroslav Špaček, Dmitry Yerofeyev
- Forwards: Mikael Johansson, Mika Nieminen, Vitali Prokhorov
References
- ^ "Karjala 1997 Standings". hokej.cz. hokej. 1997-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 1997 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 1997-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 1997 Goaltending Leaders". hokej.cz. hokej. 1997-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "Best players by position".
External links
- Tournament on hockeyarchives.info