2008 Karjala Tournament

2008 Karjala Tournament (Euro Hockey Games)
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Russia
CitiesHelsinki
Moscow
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–9 November 2008
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored24 (4 per game)
Attendance46,131 (7,689 per game)
Scoring leader Aleksei Mikhnov (3 points)
Awards
MVP Aleksei Mikhnov

The 2008 Karjala Tournament was played between 6 and 9 November 2008. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total.[1] One match was played in Moscow, Russia the rest of the matches were played in Helsinki, Finland. Russia won the tournament. The tournament was part of 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

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

Games

All times are local. Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Moscow – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Source[3]

6 November 2008
17:30		Czech Republic 3-4 GWS
(1-1, 1-1, 1-1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 FinlandHelsinki Halli, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,120
Game reference
Lukas MensatorGoaliesJuuso RiksmanReferees:
Niklas Persson
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Mikko Kekäläinen
Mika Tarvo
01:52 – Miroslav Blaták (Vaclav Skuhravý, Miloslav Horava) (PP)1-0
1-111:47 – Sami Kapanen (Petteri Nummelin)
32:33 – Jakub Klepis (Zdenek Kutlák)2-1
2-238:17 – Hannes Hyvönen (Riku Hahl, Mika Pyörälä) (PP)
2-349:15 – Tommi Santala (Jari Sailio)
59:35 – Leos Cermák3-3
Klepis
Marek
Vampola
Klepis 		ShootoutNummelin
Kapanen
Pirnes
Nummelin
16 minPenalties14 min
29Shots36
6 November 2008
18:00		Russia 1-0
(0-0, 0-0, 1-0)		 SwedenVTB Ice Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 7,120
Game reference
Aleksandr EremenkoGoaliesJohan HolmqvistReferees:
Milan Minar
Martin Homola
56:29 Aleksei Mikhnov (Piotr Schastlivy, Anton But)1-0
8 minPenalties16 min
31Shots19
8 November 2008
13:00		Sweden 1-4
(0-0, 1-0, 0-4)		 Czech RepublicHelsinki Halli, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,740
Game reference
Jonas GustavssonGoaliesMiroslav KoprivaReferees:
Tom Laaksonen
Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
Antti Orelma
Sakari Suominen
35:58 – Martin Thörnberg (Mika Hannula, Tony Mårtensson)1-0
1-142:19 – Miloslav Horava (Peter Vampola)
1-246:43 – Zbynek Irgl (Petr Cajánek, Karel Rachunek)
1-355:06 – Vaclav Nedorost (Miroslav Blaták, Karel Rachunek) (PP)
1-45+:17 – Petr Cajánek (Leos Cermák)
6 minPenalties6 min
6Shots25
8 November 2008
15:30		Finland 2-6
(1-2, 0-1, 1-3)		 RussiaHelsinki Halli, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,000
Game reference
Petri VehanenGoaliesAleksandr EremenkoReferees:
Niklas Persson
Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Mika Tarvo
Jussi Terho
0-112:26 – Aleksandr Radulov (Oleg Saprykin)
13:36 – Petteri Nummelin (Esa Pirnes, Sami Kapanen)1-1
1-215:13 – Aleksei Mikhnov (Konstantin Korneev, Aleksandr Eremenko)
1-322:06 – Denis Kulyash
1-449:04 – Aleksandr Radulov (Aleksei Mikhnov, Konstantin Gorovikov)
1-552:26 – Sergei Zinoviev (Danis Zaripov, Aleksei Morozov) (PP)
55:04 – Juha-Pekka Hytönen2-5
2-659:03 – Aleksei Tereshchenko (Aleksandr Perezhogin, Sergei Mozyakin)
8 minPenalties16 min
30Shots34

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 1 PN = 1

9 November 2008
14:00		Russia 1-0 GWS
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1-0)		 Czech RepublicHelsinki Halli, Helsinki
Attendance: 4,212
Game reference
Konstantin BarulinGoaliesMiroslav KoprivaReferees:
Aleksi Rantala
Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Pasi Nieminen
1-0
Zaripov
But 		ShootoutKlepis
Marek
16 minPenalties14 min
19Shots28
9 November 2008
18:30		Finland 0-2
(0-0, 0-1, 0-1)		 SwedenHelsinki Halli, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,939
Game reference
Juuso RiksmanGoaliesJohan HolmqvistReferees:
Konstantin Olenin
Aleksei Ravodin
Linesmen:
Antti Orelma
Sakari Suominen
0-138:39 – Oscar Hedman (Dick Axelsson, Marcus Nilson) (PP)
0-243:03 – Mika Hannula (Dick Tärnström)
14 minPenalties12 min
31Shots21

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Alexei Mikhnov  Russia 3 3 0 3 +3 0 LW
2 Petteri Nummelin  Finland 3 2 1 3 +1 2 RD
3 Alexander Radulov  Russia 3 1 1 2 +3 0 CE
4 Miloslav Hořava  Czech Republic 3 1 1 2 +1 0 RW
5 Danis Zaripov  Russia 3 1 1 2 0 0 LW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[4]

Goaltending leaders

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Johan Holmqvist  Sweden 118:14 1 0.51 98.39 1
2 Miroslav Kopřiva  Czech Republic 125:01 2 0.96 95.65 0
3 Alexander Yeryomenko  Russia 120:00 2 1.00 95.65 1
4 Juuso Riksman  Finland 122:49 5 2.44 90.00 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
 Source: swehockey[5]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2008:[6]

Media All-Star Team:

References

  1. ^ "Karjala Cup 2008". flashscore.com. flashscore. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Karjala 2008 Standings". eurohockey.com. flashscore. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Karjala 2018 Matches". flashscore.com. flashscore. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Karjala Tournament 2008 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Karjala Tournament 2008 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Best players by position".
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