1998 Baltika Cup

1998 Baltika Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
CityMoscow
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–20 December 1998
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored58 (5.8 per game)
Attendance23,700 (2,370 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Tomáš Vlasák
Jan Čaloun (5 points)
Awards
MVP Jan Larsson

The 1998 Baltika Cup was played between 15 and 20 December 1998. 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 matches were played in Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia. Sweden won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour.

Games against Canada was not included in the 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 14 9 +5 12
2  Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9
3  Finland 4 1 1 2 9 10 −1 4
4  Russia 4 1 1 2 11 13 −2 4
5  Canada 4 0 0 4 9 18 −9 0
Source: swehockey[1]

Games

All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+4)

15 December 1998
15:00		Sweden 3-2
(1-0, 2-0, 0-2)		 FinlandLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Petter RönnquistGoaliesMiikka Kiprusoff Juha IkonenReferee:
Konstantin Komissarov
Linesmen:
Alexei Vasiliev
Igor Khimich
Per Eklund (Nord) – 16:031-0
Wernblom (Mattsson) – 21:472-0
Wernblom (Karlsson) – 31:183-0
3-156:39 – Ikonen (Pirjetä)
3-258:51 – Nurminen (Pirjetä) (PP)
20 minPenalties8 min
30Shots36
15 December 1998
18:30		Russia 3-1
(1-0, 0-1, 2-0)		 CanadaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
16 December 1998
15:00		Canada 3-4
(1-2, 0-2, 2-0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 600
Game reference
Fred BrathwaiteGoaliesPetter RönnquistReferee:
Konstantin Komissarov
Linesmen:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Pavel Makarov
0-105:20 – Huokko (Molin) (PP)
Wright (Adduono, Szysky) (PP) – 09:311-1
1-211:15 – Larsson (Hellkvist)
1-326:52 – Molin (Jesper Matsson, Larsson)
1-436:47 – Hellkvist (Molin, Larsson)
Peters (Robinson, Wright) – 54:182-4
Maudie (Racine) – 59:003-4
16 minPenalties39 min
58Shots55
16 December 1998
15:00		Czech Republic 3-0
(1-0, 2-0, 0-0)		 FinlandLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Jaroslav KamešGoaliesVesa Toskala
Vlasák – 05:001-0
Vlasák – 21:002-0
Hlaváč – 38:003-0
10 minPenalties12 min

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 4 N2 = 6 PN = 2

17 December 1998
18:30		Russia 3-5
(0-0, 3-1, 0-4)		 Czech RepublicLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 8,000
Game reference
Maxim Sokolov Oleg ShevtsovGoaliesMilan Hnilička
Vlasenkov – 28:001-0
1-130:00 – Vlasák
12 minPenalties14 min
18 December 1998
18:30		Finland 5-2
(1-0, 2-0, 2-2)		 CanadaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Game reference
19 December 1998
13:00		Finland 2-2
(0-0, 0-1, 2-1)		 RussiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Game reference
19 December 1998
17:00		Czech Republic 1-2
(0-2, 1-0, 0-0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Jaroslav KamešGoaliesPetter RönnquistReferee:
Aleksandr Zhaytsev
Linesmen:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Pavel Makarov
0-105:32 – Mattsson (Johnsson, Wernblom)
0-213:15 – Karlsson (Johnsson)
Čaloun (Výborný) – 35:001-2
4 minPenalties2 min
11Shots28
20 December 1998
13:00		Sweden 5-3
(2-2, 2-0, 1-1)		 RussiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 9,000
Game reference
Magnus ErikssonGoaliesMaxim SokolovReferee:
Adam Donland
Linesmen:
Igor Khimich
Pavel Makarov
0-104:27 – Gusmanov
Olsson (Huokko, Larsson) (PP) – 09:411-1
1-218:40 – Barkov (Kharitonov, Epanchintsev)
Johnsson – 19:292-2
Johansson (Wernblom) – 21:503-2
Nordfeldt (Sundin, Thuresson) – 23:264-2
Påhlsson (Huokko) – 42:565-2
5-354:26 – Kudashov (Bautin, Gusmanov)
12 minPenalties4 min
17Shots36
20 December 1998
17:00		Czech Republic 6-3
(2-1, 3-2, 1-0)		 CanadaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Milan HniličkaGoaliesFred Brathwaite
Štěpánek – 07:00 / Ujčík – 09:00 / Čaloun – 24:00 / Hlinka – 28:00 / Meluzín – 34:00 / Vlasák – 57:00Goals20:00 – Lindsay / 24:00 – Cardwell / 33:00 – Peters
22 minPenalties22 min

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Tomáš Vlasák  Czech Republic 4 4 1 5 +6 0 F
2 Jan Čaloun  Czech Republic 4 3 2 5 +2 2 F
3 Alexei Kudashov  Russia 4 3 1 4 +0 2 F
3 Magnus Wernblom  Sweden 4 2 2 4 +2 5 F
5 Jan Larsson  Sweden 4 1 3 4 0 2 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[2]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 1998:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Baltika Cup 1998 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Baltika Cup 1998 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Best players by position".
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