1999 Karjala Tournament

1999 Karjala Tournament II
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CitiesHelsinki
Espoo
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11-14 November 1999
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Finland (3rd title)
Runners-up  Russia
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per game)
Attendance16,000 (2,667 per game)
Scoring leader Alexander Kharitonov (4 points)

The 1999 Karjala Tournament was played between 11 and 14 November 1999. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Four game was played in LänsiAuto Areena, Espoo, Finland and two games was played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1999–2000 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 8 5 +3 6
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 6 11 −5 0
Source: hokej[1]

Games

All times are local. Helsinki – (Eastern European TimeUTC+2) Espoo – (Eastern European TimeUTC+2)

11 November 1999
17:00
Russia 4-3
(1-1, 3-2, 0-0)
 SwedenLänsiAuto Areena, Espoo
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Yegor PodomatskyGoaliesMagnus Eriksson
0-104:00 – Wernblom (Johansson, Franzén)
Kharitonov (Prokopyev, Kuvaldin) – 18:001-1
Filimonov (Sushinsky, Datsyuk) – 26:002-1
Kharitonov (Markov) – 29:003-1
Kuvaldin (Kharitonov) – 32:004-1
4-234:00 – Mattsson (Påhlsson)
4-338:00 – Wernblom (Jönsson)
8 minPenalties6 min
11 November 1999
18:30
Czech Republic 2-3
(0-1, 1-2, 1-0)
 FinlandLänsiAuto Areena, Espoo
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Dušan SalfickýGoaliesAri Sulander
0-120:00 – Lenterä (Virta, Sihvonen)
0-226:00 – Tarvainen (Karalahti)
0-329:00 – Kakko (Virta, Nummelin)
Čajánek (Hamrlík) – 40:001-3
Dopita (Výborný, Špaňhel) – 58:002-3
13 November 1999
15:00
Finland 2-1
(0-0, 1-0, 1-1)
 RussiaLänsiAuto Areena, Espoo
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Vesa ToskalaGoaliesYegor Podomatsky
Sihvonen (Karalahti) – 36:001-0
Riihijärvi – 51:002-0
2-160:00 – Bets
14 minPenalties14 min
13 November 1999
18:30
Czech Republic 4-1
(0-1, 1-0, 3-0)
 SwedenLänsiAuto Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 2,500
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Zdeněk OrctGoaliesMagnus ErikssonReferee:
Jukka Pakaslahti
Linesmen:
Tarko
Peltonen
Martínek (Čaloun) – 37:00 / Dopita (Reichel, Kučera) – 46:00 / Špaňhel (Kučera, Zdeněk Orct) – 52:00 / Reichel – 60:00Goals60:000 – Huselius
8 minPenalties14 min
14 November 1999
15:00
Czech Republic 1-3
(1-0, 0-2, 0-1)
 RussiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
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Zdeněk OrctGoaliesYegor Podomatsky
Cajánek (Tenkrát, Hanzlík) – 13:001-0
1-126:00 – Gusmanov (Krasotkin, Bets)
1-240:00 – Sushinsky (Datsyuk)
1-360:00 – Kharitonov (Khavanov)
16 minPenalties10 min
14 November 1999
18:30
Finland 3-2
(2-1, 1-0, 0-1)
 SwedenHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 13,500
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Ari SulanderGoaliesJohan Holmqvist Magnus ErikssonReferee:
Vladimír Šindler
Linesmen:
Hirvi
Aberg
Saarela (Sihvonen) – 03:00 / Pärssinen (Kapanen, Hentunen) – 15:00 / Kakko (Riihijärvi) – 40:00Goals14:00 – Wernblom (Johnsson, Wallin) / 46:00 – Ekelund (Nordström, Påhlsson)
6 minPenalties10 min

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Alexander Kharitonov  Russia 3 3 1 4 0 0 F
2 Toni Sihvonen  Finland 3 1 3 4 +3 0 F
3 Magnus Wernblom  Sweden 3 3 0 3 -3 6 F
4 Petr Čajánek  Czech Republic 3 2 0 2 0 0 F
5 Jiří Dopita  Czech Republic 3 2 0 2 +1 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 Vesa Toskala  Finland 00:00 0 0.00 96.30 0
2 Zdeněk Orct  Czech Republic 00:00 0 0.00 95.24 0
3 Ari Sulander  Finland 00:00 0 0.00 92.98 0
3 Dušan Salfický  Czech Republic 00:00 0 0.00 92.86 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 1999:[4]

Media All-Star Team A:

Media All-Star Team B:

References

  1. ^ "Karjala 1999 Standings". hokej.cz. hokej. 1999-11-14. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  2. ^ "Karjala Tournament 1999 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 1999-11-14. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ^ "Karjala Tournament 1999 Goaltending Leaders". hokej.cz. hokej. 1999-11-14. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  4. ^ "Best players by position".