2002 Baltika Cup

2002 Baltika Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Russia
 Finland
CitiesMoscow
Espoo
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–22 December 2002
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (3rd title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored43 (4.3 per game)
Attendance40,700 (4,070 per game)
Scoring leader Michal Mikeska (5 points)
Awards
MVP Eero Somervuori

The 2002 Baltika Cup was played between 16 and 22 December 2002. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches were played in Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia and one match in LänsiAuto Areena in Espoo, Finland. Czech Republic won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czech Republic 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 14 8 +6 9
2  Finland 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9
3  Russia 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 11 7 +4 8
4  Slovakia 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3
5  Sweden 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: swehockey[1]

Games

All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+4) Espoo – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

16 December 2002
18:30		Finland 4-1
(0-1, 3-0, 1-0)		 SlovakiaLänsiAuto Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 6,000
Game reference
GoaliesMiroslav ŠimonovičReferee:
Zaitsev
Linesmen:
Nokisalmi
Saarnio
Santala (Somervuori, Peltonen) – 20:45
Saarela (Tähtinen, Torkki) – 21:40
Kuki (Pihlman) – 24:20
Söderholm (Tähtinen, Tukio) – 49:28		Goals02:13 – Škovira
6 minPenalties8 min
40Shots15
16 December 2002
18:30		Sweden 0-3
(0-1, 0-1, 0-1)		 RussiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 5,000
Game reference
Stefan LivGoaliesMaxim SokolovReferee:
Milan Minar
0-119:21 – Suglobov (Soin)
0-235:53 – Proshkin (Zinovjev, Soin)
0-353:16 – Suglobov (Soin)
12 minPenalties6 min
21Shots29
17 December 2002
18:30		Sweden 1-2 GWS
(1-1, 0-0, 0-0)
(OT: 0-0)
(SO: 0-1)		 Czech RepublicLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesAdam SvobodaReferee:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Sundin (Johansson) – 10:551-0
1-119:13 – Balaštík (Mikeska)
Kahnberg
Davidsson 		Shootout Moravec
Balaštík
18 minPenalties20 min
31Shots26
18 December 2002
15:00		Czech Republic 6-1
(1-1, 4-0, 1-0)		 SlovakiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,200
Game reference
Roman MálekGoaliesPavol RybárReferee:
Vladimir Semenov
0-102:23 – Milo (Rataj, Sabol)
Mikeska (SHG) – 13:141-1
Mikeska (Tesařík) (PP) – 22:002-1
Kratěna (Hejda, Blazek) – 33:403-1
Kotrla (Tesařík, Balaštík) – 35:354-1
Kántor (Balaštík, Mikeska) – 38:305-1
Sup (Kratěna, Blazek) – 50:106-1
16 minPenalties10 min
32Shots14
18 December 2002
18:30		Russia 1-3
(0-1, 1-1, 0-1)		 FinlandLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 8,500
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesNiklas BäckströmReferee:
Milan Minar
Linesmen:
Makarov
Konstantin Olenin
0-119:25 – Söderholm (Tähtinen) (PP)
0-235:48 – Somervuori (Santala)
Vlasenkov (Zinovjev, Proshkin) (PP) – 37:111-2
1-342:29 – Hulkkonen (Somervuori)
6 minPenalties12 min
27Shots23
19 December 2002
18:30		Finland 1-0
(0-0, 0-0, 1-0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Kimmo KapanenGoaliesStefan LivReferee:
Vjacheslav Bulanov
Somervuori (Miettinen, Mikkola) – 40:181-0
45 minPenalties18 min
20Shots14
20 December 2002
17:00		Slovakia 3-1
(0-0, 0-1, 3-0)		 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Miroslav ŠimonovičGoaliesHenrik LundqvistReferee:
Sergei Semenov
Linesmen:
Kamurkin
Konstantin Olenin
0-127:10 – Rhodin (Kahnberg, Hållberg
Hanzal (Pavlikovský) – 43:461-1
Pavlikovský (Čierny, Hanzal) – 59:162-1
Hlinka (Hlinka) – 59:573-1
12 minPenalties20 min
26Shots23
21 December 2002
16:00		Czech Republic 3-2
(0-1, 3-0, 0-1)		 FinlandLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 3,500
Game reference
Adam SvobodaGoaliesNiklas BäckströmReferee:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Makarov
Kamurkin
0-105:01 – Tukio (Saarela) (PP)
Blažek (Hejda) – 22:211-1
Sup – 22:462-1
Mikeska (Kántor) – 30:133-1
3-248:38 – Kauppila (Kuhta)
18 minPenalties16 min
22Shots28
21 December 2002
17:00		Slovakia 1-3
(1-0, 0-1, 0-2)		 RussiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 4,500
Game reference
Pavol RybárGoaliesYegor PodomatskyReferee:
Hannu Henriksson
Linesman:
Konstantin Olenin
Kukumberg (Milo) – 18:111-0
1-127:28 – Chupin (Subbotin)
1-251:05 – Gusev (Suglobov)
1-359:54 – Proshkin (Zinovjev) (SHG)
40 minPenalties74 min
10Shots32
22 December 2002
12:30		Russia 4-3 GWS
(2-1, 1-1, 0-1)
(OT: 0-0)
(SO: 1-0)		 Czech RepublicLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 8,000
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesRoman MálekReferee:
Hannu Henriksson
Linesman:
Konstantin Olenin
Proshkin (Antipov) (PP) – 08:311-0
Skopintsev (Subbotin, Chupin) (PP) – 14:522-0
2-117:25 – Kántor (Kratěna)
Gorovikov (Suglobov) – 21:593-1
3-234:40 – Jan Marek
3-346:25 – Kucharczyk
Dobryshkin
Zinovjev 		Shootout Duda
Balaštík
18 minPenalties46 min
28Shots22

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Michal Mikeska  Czech Republic 4 3 2 5 +6 2 CE
2 Vitali Proshkin  Russia 4 3 1 4 +2 0 LD
3 Eero Somervuori  Finland 4 2 2 4 +4 0 RW
3 Aleksander Suglobov  Russia 4 2 2 4 +4 2 LW
5 Jaroslav Balaštík  Czech Republic 4 2 2 4 +5 6 LW

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

Goaltending leaders

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Adam Svoboda  Czech Republic 125:00 2 0.96 96.67 0
2 Miroslav Šimonovič  Slovakia 120:00 2 1.00 96.15 0
3 Henrik Lundqvist  Sweden 124:44 4 1.92 92.31 0
4 Stefan Liv  Sweden 119:20 4 2.01 91.84 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 2002:[4]

Media All-Star Team:

References

  1. ^ "Baltika Cup 2002 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Baltika Cup 2002 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Baltika Cup 2002 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Best players by position".
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