2002 Karjala Tournament (November)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Finland Czech Republic |
| Cities | Helsinki Pardubice |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 7-10 November 2002 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Finland (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Czech Republic |
| Third place | Sweden |
| Fourth place | Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 33 (5.5 per game) |
| Attendance | 40,331 (6,722 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Tommi Santala (3 points) |
The 2002 Karjala Tournament II was played between 7 and 10 November 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. One game was played in Rosvalla, Pardubice , Czech Republic (Czech Republic vs Sweden) all the other games was played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
Games
Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Pardubice – (Central European Time – UTC+1)
Source[2]
| 7 November 2002 17:00 | Czech Republic | 5-2 (1-0, 1-2, 3-0) | Sweden | Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 8,436 |
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| Adam Svoboda | Goalies | Mikael Sandberg | Referee: Petr Kaislehto Linesmen: Pavel Blumel Stanislav Barvir | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 43 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 November 2002 18:30 | Finland | 5-0 (0-0, 1-0, 4-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,406 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Maksim Sokolov | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Panu Bruun Torkel Saarnio | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 74 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 November 2002 15:00 | Russia | 1-3 (0-1,1-2,0-0) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 0,000 |
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| Maksim Sokolov | Goalies | Mikael Sandberg | ||||||||||||
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| 9 November 2002 18:30 | Finland | 2-0 (0-0, 0-0, 2-0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,683 |
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| Fredrik Norrena Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Petr Briz | Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Stefan Fonselius Serpoo Lindroos | |||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 22 | ||||||
| 10 November 2002 15:00 | Russia | 4-3 OT (2-0, 0-2, 1-1) (OT: 0–0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,211 |
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| Maksim Sokolov | Goalies | Petr Briza | Referee: Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Petri Nokisalmi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 November 2002 18:30 | Finland | 5-3 (2-1, 1-0, 2-2) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,595 |
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| Kari Lehtonen | Goalies | Rolf Wanhainen | Referee: Milan Minar Linesmen: Torkel Saarnio Panu Bruun | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | Kimmo Rintanen | Finland | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 0 | LW |
| 2 | Petteri Nummelin | Finland | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 2 | RD |
| 3 | Tommi Santala | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | CE |
| 4 | Sergei Zinovjev | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 25 | LW |
| 5 | Radek Duda | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 10 | RW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[3]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Kari Lehtonen | Finland | 160:00 | 3 | 1.13 | 94.34 | 1 |
| 2 | Petr Bříza | Czech Republic | 120:08 | 5 | 2.50 | 91.07 | 0 |
| 3 | Rolf Wanhainen | Sweden | 79:27 | 4 | 3.02 | 88.57 | 0 |
| 4 | Mikael Sandberg | Sweden | 100:00 | 6 | 3.60 | 86.05 | 0 |
| 5 | Maxim Sokolov | Russia | 180:18 | 11 | 3.66 | 85.53 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey[4]
Best players
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2002 II:[5]
- Best goalkeeper: Kari Lehtonen
- Best defenceman: Petteri Nummelin
- Best forward: Radek Duda
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Kari Lehtonen
- Defence: Petteri Nummelin, Marko Tuulola
- Forwards: Kimmo Rintanen, Radek Duda, Ville Peltonen
References
- ^ "Karjala 2002 Standings". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2002-11-10. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Karjala 2002 Matches". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2002-11-10. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 2002 IIScoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2002-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Karjala Tournament 2002 II Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2002-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Best players by position".
External links
- Tournament on hockeyarchives.info