2008 LG Hockey Games

2008 LG Hockey Games
Tournament details
Host countries Sweden
 Finland
CitiesStockholm
Tampere
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates7-10 February 2008
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Russia (3rd title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Sweden
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per game)
Attendance50,325 (8,388 per game)
Scoring leader Mattias Weinhandl (4 points)

The 2008 LG Hockey Games was played between 7 and 10 February 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden. 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 the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was part of 2007–08 Euro Hockey Tour.

Sweden lost the final game, 1–2, against Finland despite Swedish goalkeeper Stefan Liv saving many shots.[1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW SOW OTL SOL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 0 3
4  Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 −5 3
Source: swehockey[2]

Games

All times are local. Stockholm – (Central European TimeUTC+1) Tampereen – (Eastern European TimeUTC+2)

7 February 2008
18:15
Finland 6-1
(2-0, 3-0, 1-1)
 Czech RepublicTampere Ice Stadium in Tampere
Attendance: 7,800
Game reference
Sinuhe WallinheimoGoaliesTomas DubaReferee:
Alexey Ravodin
Linesmen:
Stefan Fonselius
Antti Orelma
04:17 – Tomi Kallio (Tony Salmelainen) (PP)1-0
19:58 – Mikko Lehtonen (Janne Pesonen) (PP)2-0
23:20 – Hannes Hyvönen (Janne Pesonen, Esa Pirnes)3-0
25:51 – Esa Pirnes (Tomi Kallio, Pasi Puistola) (PP)4-0
00:00 – Tony Salmelainen (Esa Pirnes, Tomi Kallio) (PP)5-0
5-144:03 – Pavel Kasparik (Josef Melichar) (PP)
59:56 – Tuomas Pihlman (Raimo Helminen)6-1
10 minPenalties14 min
35Shots24
7 February 2008
19:00
Russia 4-3
(1-0, 1-1, 2-2)
 SwedenStockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 10,340
Game reference
Alexander YeryomenkoGoaliesDaniel Larsson (ice hockey)Referee:
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Fredrik Carlman
Peter Sabelström
16:57 – Sergei Mozyakin (Maxim Sushinsky, Andrei Kuteikin)1-0
1-121:31 – Tony Mårtensson (Jonas Junland, Mattias Weinhandl)
32:17 – Nikolai Kulyomin (Alexei Mikhnov, Petr Schastlivy)2-1
45:01 – Sergei Mozyakin (Maxim Sushinsky, Anton Kuryanov)3-1
3-246:15 – Patric Hörnqvist (Andreas Johansson, Nils Ekman)
3-346:39 – Mattias Weinhandl (Linus Videll, Jonas Junland)
51:40 – Denis Platonov (Alexei Mikhnov)4-3
16 minPenalties10 min
32Shots48
9 February 2008
12:00
Finland 0-5
(0-0, 0-2, 0-3)
 RussiaStockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,723
Game reference
Antti NiemiGoaliesSemyon VarlamovReferee:
Thomas Andersson
Linesmen:
Christian Jönsson
Fredrik Ulriksson
0-123:41 – Nikolai Kulyomin (Petr Schastlivy, Vitaly Atyushov)
0-233:03 – Maxim Sushinsky (Andrei Kuteikin, Petr Schastlivy)
0-341:16 – Oleg Saprykin (Konstantin Korneyev, Denis Platonov)
0-454:46 – Ilja Nikulin (Andrei Nikolishin)
0-556:12 – Maxim Sushinsky (Ilja Nikulin, Anton Kuryanov)
14 minPenalties36 min
41Shots20
9 February 2008
15:30
Sweden 4-2
(0-1, 1-1, 3-0)
 Czech RepublicStockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 10,532
Game reference
Daniel LarssonGoaliesMilan HnilickaReferee:
Aleksi Rantala
Linesmen:
Peter Sabelström
Daniel Winge
0-108:59 – Jan Marek (Tomas Rolinek, Tomas Kurka)
33:05 – Kenny Jönsson (Nils Ekman, Patric Hörnqvist)1-1
1-235:19 – Tomas Rolinek (Radek Hamr, Tomas Zizka)
44:56 – Mattias Weinhandl (Johan Åkerman, Tony Mårtensson)2-2
48:59 – Per Ledin (Tony Mårtensson, Daniel Widing)3-2
59:01 – Mattias Weinhandl (Daniel Fernholm, Fredrik Warg)4-2
10 minPenalties18 min
26Shots23
10 February 2008
12:00
Czech Republic 4-2
(0-1, 4-1, 0-0)
 RussiaStockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,080
Game reference
Milan HnilickaGoaliesAlexander YeryomenkoReferee:
Morgan Johansson
Linesmen:
Christian Jönsson
Daniel Winge
0-118:34 – Fedor Fedorov (Danny Markov, Alexei Tereshchenko)
23:08 – Petr Kumstat1-1
24:34 – Pavel Kasparik (Tomas Netik, Tomas Kurka)2-1
27:30 – Tomas Netik (Frantisek Lukes)3-1
35:38 – Jakub Klepis (Frantisek Lukes)4-1
4-237:21 – Ilja Nikulin (Andrei Nikolishin)
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots20
10 February 2008
15:30
Sweden 1-2
(1-1, 0-1, 0-0)
 FinlandStockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 13,850
Game reference
Stefan LivGoaliesAntti NiemiReferee:
Vladimir Sindler
Linesmen:
Fredrik Fredrik
Leo Takula
11:23 – Per Ledin (Daniel Widing)1-0
1-114:49 – Pasi Puistola (Mikko Luoma, Esa Pirnes) (PP)
1-232:42 – Janne Pesonen (Hannes Hyvönen, Anssi Salmela) (PP)
24 minPenalties28 min
27Shots33

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Mattias Weinhandl  Sweden 3 3 1 4 +2 2 CE
2 Maxim Sushinsky  Russia 2 2 2 4 +2 0 RW
3 Esa Pirnes  Finland 3 1 3 4 +1 2 CE
4 Ilya Nikulin  Russia 3 2 1 3 +3 6 LD
5 Tony Mårtensson  Sweden 3 1 2 3 +2 0 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
1 Semyon Varlamov  Russia 80:00 0 0.00 100.00 1
2 Alexander Yeryomenko  Russia 100:00 7 4.20 89.55 0
3 Antti Niemi  Finland 117:23 5 2.56 89.13 0
4 Daniel Larsson  Sweden 118:58 6 3.03 89.09 0
5 Milan Hnilička  Czech Republic 124:46 8 3.11 87.69 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]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate nominated the following players:[5]

Media All-Star Team:

References

  1. ^ Daniel Hultkvist (10 February 2008). "Revansch för Liv mot Finland" (in Swedish). J-nytt. Retrieved 2 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "LG Hockey Games 2008 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  3. ^ "LG Hockey Games 2008 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  4. ^ "LG Hockey Games 20XX Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
  5. ^ "Best players by position".