1998 Sweden Hockey Games
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21–26 April 1998 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Czech Republic |
| Third place | Finland |
| Fourth place | Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 69,837 (6,984 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Marko Tuomainen (5 points) |
The 1998 Sweden Hockey Games was played between 21 and 26 April 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Russia and Canada played a round-robin for a total of four games per team and 10 games in total. All of the games were played in the Globen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was won by Sweden. The tournament was part of 1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour.
Games against Canada was not included in the 1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Games
All times are local. Stockholm – (Central European Time – UTC+1)
| 21 April 1998 16:30 | Finland | 2-3 (0-1, 2-2, 0-0) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,072 |
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| 22:49 – Raimo Helminen (Kimmo Timonen, Ville Peltonen) 32:30 – Ville Peltonen (Mikko Eloranta, Raimo Helminen) | Goalies | 09:42 – Josef Beránek (Marián Kacíř) 33:09 – Jiří Dopita (František Kaberle, Roman Čechmánek) 35:00 – František Kučera (Milan Hejduk) | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 April 1998 20:00 | Russia | 1-3 (0-1, 1-1, 0-1) | Sweden | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 5,021 |
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| Goalies | Magnus Eriksson | Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 22 April 1998 15:30 | Canada | 2-3 (0-1, 1-0, 1-2) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 688 |
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| Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 22 April 1998 19:00 | Finland | 4-0 (0-0, 2-0, 2-0) | Russia | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,012 |
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| Referee: Roger Öberg | ||||||||||||||
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| 23 min | Penalties | 65 min | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 23 April 1998 20:00 | Sweden | 5-1 (2-1, 1-0, 2-0) | Canada | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 11,287 |
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| Referee: Peter Slapke | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 57 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 April 1998 19:00 | Czech Republic | 4-3 (1-1, 2-0, 1-2) | Russia | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,035 |
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| Roman Čechmánek | Goalies | Referee: Thomas Andersson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April 1998 12:00 | Canada | 2-3 (2–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Finland | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 6,611 |
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| Referee: Vladimir Mihalik | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 April 1998 15:30 | Czech Republic | 2-4 (1–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Sweden | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
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| Goalies | Magnus Eriksson | Referee: Seppo Mäkelä | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 27 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April 1998 13:00 | Russia | 2-1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Canada | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 2,541 |
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| Referee: Seppo Mäkelä | |||||
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| 48 min | Penalties | 46 min | |||
| 23 | Shots | 36 | |||
| 26 April 1998 17:00 | Sweden | 2-2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Finland | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
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| Referee: Vladimir Mihalik | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | Raimo Helminen | Finland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 0 | F |
| 2 | Anders Huusko | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Kim Johnsson | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | D |
| 4 | Tommy Westlund | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | + | 4 | F |
| 5 | Nichlas Falk | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[3]
Goaltending leaders
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 1998:[4]
- Best goalkeeper: Roman Čechmánek
- Best defenceman: Marko Kiprusoff
- Best forward: Ulf Dahlén
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Roman Čechmánek
- Defence: Christer Olsson, František Kaberle
- Forwards: Ulf Dahlén, Raimo Helminen, Anders Huusko
References
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 1998 Summary". swehockey.se (in Swedish). swehockey. 1998-04-26. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 1998 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 1998-04-26. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 1998 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 1998-04-26. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ^ "Best players by position".
External links
- Hockeyarchives (in French)