2003 Baltika Cup

2003 Baltika Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
CityMoscow
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–21 December 2003
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Finland (1st title)
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per game)
Attendance32,850 (5,475 per game)
Scoring leader Petr Průcha (4 points)

The 2003 Baltika Cup was played between 18 and 21 December 2003. 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 the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

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

Games

All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow TimeUTC+4)

18 December 2003
15:00
Czech Republic 2-3 GWS
(0-1, 2-0, 0-1)
(OT: 0-0)
(SO: 0-1)
 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Adam SvobodaGoaliesStefan LivReferee:
Vyacheslav Bulanov
Linesmen:
Prokhorov
Mikhail Buturlin
0-1Rhodin (Johansson) – 15:52
Kolář (Průcha) – 25:331-1
Novák (Hejda) (PP) – 27:542-1
2-242:59 – Carlsson (Persson) (PP)
Divíšek
Sup
Marek
Shootout Eriksson
Kahnberg
Nordgren
12 minPenalties18 min
37Shots20
18 December 2003
18:30
Russia 1-3
(1-1, 0-1, 0-1)
 FinlandLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 7,000
Game reference
Maxim SokolovGoaliesFredrik NorrenaReferee:
Christer Lärking
Linesmen:
Makarov
Konstantin Olenin
Sushinsky (Tverdovsky, Zatonsky) (PP) – 06:241-0
1-115:29 – Sahlstedt (Virta, Eloranta)
1-229:09 – Niskala (Rintanen) (PP)
1-344:02 – Voutilainen (Nummelin, Dahlman)
8 minPenalties14 min
24Shots19
20 December 2003
13:00
Sweden 1-2 GWS
(0-0, 1-1, 0-0)
(OT: 0-0)
(SO: 0-1)
 RussiaLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 7,000
Game reference
Daniel HenrikssonGoaliesYegor PodomatskyReferee:
Tom Laaksonen
Linesmen:
Yury Oskirko
Dmitry Selianin
Kahnberg – 22:201-0
1-127:13 – Sushinsky (Skopintsev) (SHG)
Nordgren Shootout Kovalenko
20 minPenalties10 min
14Shots36
20 December 2003
17:00
Finland 1-5
(1-1, 0-0, 0-4)
 Czech RepublicLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 3,500
Game reference
Mika LehtoGoaliesAdam SvobodaReferee:
Igor Zakharov
Linesmen:
Viktor Gashilov
Konstantin Gordenko
0-103:18 – Sup (Divíšek)
Kuhta (Karalahti) – 11:011-1
1-240:58 – Průcha (Hamr)
1-343:54 – Koukal (Průcha)
1-444:58 – Dlouhý (Marek)
1-550:36 – Hlinka (Divíšek, Malinský)
10 minPenalties8 min
20Shots24
20 December 2003
13:00
Russia 3-2 GWS
(1-1, 1-0, 0-1)
(OT: 0-0)
(SO: 1-0)
 Czech RepublicLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 9,000
Game reference
Yegor PodomatskyGoaliesDušan SalfickýReferee:
Tom Laaksonen
Linesmen:
Yury Oskirko
Dmitry Selianin
0-103:36 – Průcha (Kolář)
Prokopyev – 07:381-1
Guskov (Yachmenev, Butsayev) – 31:542-1
2-257:11 – Hlinka (Divíšek, Koukal) (PP)
Kovalenko
Kovalenko
Kovalenko
Shootout Sup
Průcha
Průcha
10 minPenalties6 min
36Shots23
20 December 2003
16:30
Finland 2-1
(0-0, 1-1, 1-0)
 SwedenLuzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 5,350
Game reference
Fredrik NorrenaGoaliesStefan LivReferee:
Igor Zakharov
Linesmen:
Yury Oskirko
Dmitry Selianin
Aalto (Nummelin) – 20:301-0
1-123:52 – Eriksson (Rhodin)
Kuhta (Peltonen, Söderholm) – 59:432-1
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots23

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Petr Průcha  Czech Republic 3 2 2 4 +4 0 LW
2 Tomáš Divíšek  Czech Republic 3 3 3 3 +2 8 CE
3 Jaroslav Hlinka  Czech Republic 3 2 0 2 +2 0 CE
3 Kimmo Kuhta  Finland 3 2 0 2 +2 0 LW
5 Andrei Kovalenko  Russia 3 2 0 2 +1 0 LD

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 Fredrik Norrena  Finland 120:00 2 1.00 95.74 0
2 Fredrik Norrena  Sweden 125:00 4 1.92 93.55 0
3 Yegor Podomatsky  Russia 130:00 3 1.38 91.67 0
4 Adam Svoboda  Czech Republic 125:01 4 1.92 89.19 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 2003:[4]

Media All-Star Team:

References

  1. ^ "Baltika Cup 2003 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 21 December 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Baltika Cup 2003 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 21 December 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Baltika Cup 2003 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 21 December 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Best players by position".
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