Karjala Tournament

The Karjala Tournament (Finnish: Karjala-turnaus), also known as Karjala Cup, is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand Karjala.

Karjala Tournament
Karjala-turnaus
Peter Forsberg representing Sweden during the 2009 tournament
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)November
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Helsinki
CountryFinland
Inaugurated1992 (1992)

History

The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup.[1] In 1995, the tournament was played as Christmas Cup at the same time as the Izvestija Trophy tournament, just before the Christmas holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup.[2]

In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of Karjala under the name Karjala Tournament. It became part of the annual Euro Hockey Tour (EHT), in which the national teams of Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002.

Results

Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.

YearWinnerRunner-up3rd place4th place
1992[lower-alpha 1] CIS Czechoslovakia United States Finland
1995[lower-alpha 2] Sweden Finland France Czech Republic
Part of the Euro Hockey Tour
1996 Finland Sweden Russia Czech Republic
1997 Sweden Czech Republic Russia Finland
1998 Finland Russia Czech Republic Sweden
1999 Finland Russia Czech Republic Sweden
2000 Finland Sweden Russia Czech Republic
2002 (April)[lower-alpha 3] Finland Russia Sweden Czech Republic
2002 (November)[lower-alpha 4] Finland Czech Republic Sweden Russia
2003 Finland Czech Republic Russia Sweden
2004 Finland Sweden Czech Republic Russia
2005 Finland Sweden Russia Czech Republic
2006 Russia Czech Republic Sweden Finland
2007 Russia Sweden Czech Republic Finland
2008 Russia Czech Republic Sweden Finland
2009 Russia Finland Sweden Czech Republic
2010 Finland Russia Sweden Czech Republic
2011 Russia Finland Czech Republic Sweden
2012 Czech Republic Finland Russia Sweden
2013 Finland Russia Sweden Czech Republic
2014 Sweden Finland Russia Czech Republic
2015 Sweden Finland Russia Czech Republic
2016 Russia Czech Republic Finland Sweden
2017 Finland Russia Sweden Canada
2018 Russia Finland Czech Republic Sweden
2019 Czech Republic Finland Russia Sweden
2020 Russia Czech Republic Finland Sweden
  1. In 1992, the tournament was known as Sauna Cup.
  2. In 1995, the tournament was known as Christmas Cup.
  3. April 2002 tournament was part of the 2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour.
  4. November 2002 tournament was part of the 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour.

Medal table

Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Medals
1  Finland129122
2  CIS
 Russia
96924
3  Sweden45817
4  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
27716
5  France0011
 United States0011

References

  • "Statistik från tidigare säsonger" (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Archived from the original on December 5, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
  • Anders Feltenmark. "Karjala Tournament 2005". Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
  • "Karjala historia" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2006.
  1. "Sauna Cup" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 1992. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. David Schlegel (21 December 2005). "History of Euro Hockey Tour and its tournaments". EHT. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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