2012 Karjala Tournament

2012 Karjala Tournament (Euro Hockey Games)

Tournament details
Host countries	Finland  Czechia
Cities	Turku Prague
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7–10 November 2012
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up	Finland
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	20 (3.33 per game)
Attendance	49,723 (8,287 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Carl Söderberg Jiří Tlustý (2 points)

The 2012 Karjala Tournament was played between 7 and 10 November 2012. 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 Turkuhalli in Turku, Finland, and one match in the TipSport Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The tournament was won by Czech Republic for the first time. The tournament was part of 2012–13 Euro Hockey Tour.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	0	6	2	+4	9
2	Finland	3	1	1	0	1	5	3	+2	5
3	Russia	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Sweden	3	0	0	0	3	4	9	−5	0

All times are local. Turku – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Prague – (Central European Time – UTC+1)

7 November 2012 18:00

Czech Republic

3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Sweden

TipSport Arena, Prague Attendance: 5,893

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Gustaf Wesslau	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Alexey Ravodin
	T. Plekanec (P. Nedvěd) – 40:37 1–0 M. Vondrka (P. Koukal, J. Petružálek) – 48:56 2–0 J. Tlustý (J. Petružálek, M. Židlický) (PP) – 52:48 3–0 3–1 58:58 – C. Söderberg (N. Burström, S. Kronwall) (PP)
	20 min	Penalties	14 min
	29	Shots	33

7 November 2012 18:30

Russia

1–2 GWS (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (OT 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Turkuhalli, Turku Attendance: 9,538

Game reference
	Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Pekka Rinne	Referees: Morgan Johansson Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Joonas Saha Masi Puolakka
	A. Anisimov (N. Zherdev, E. Dadonov) – 20:31 1–0 1–1 50:47 – T. Laine (P. Kontiola, J. Joensuu)
		Shootout	Petteri Nummelin
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	35	Shots	36

9 November 2012 15:00

Sweden

2–3 (1–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Russia

Turkuhalli, Turku Attendance: 4,365

Game reference
	Johan Holmqvist	Goalies	Sergei Bobrovsky	Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Juha Suoraniemi
	0–1 02:20 – E. Averin (D. Kazionov) M. Thörnberg (R. Gynge, M. Backlund) (PP) – 05:07 1–1 1–2 11:02 – V. Shipachyov (E. Kuznetsov, N. Zherdev) T. Mårtensson (O. Fantenberg, M. Thörnberg) – 28:22 2–2 2–3 42:38 – V. Tikhonov (I. Makarov, M. Chudinov)
	6 min	Penalties	37 min
	36	Shots	14

9 November 2012 18:30

Finland

0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Czech Republic

Turkuhalli, Turku Attendance: 10,238

Game reference
	Tuukka Rask	Goalies	Ondřej Pavelec	Referees: Morgan Johansson Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Iikka Kiilunen Jari Korteniemi
	0–1 17:48 – P. Nedvěd (P. Koukal)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	27	Shots	17

10 November 2012 13:00

Czech Republic

2–1 (2–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Russia

Turkuhalli, Turku Attendance: 7,869

Game reference
	Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Hannu Sormunen
	Z. Irgl (PP) – 08:45 1–0 J. Tlustý (Z. Irgl) (PP) – 17:38 2–0 2–1 33:43 – E. Medvedev (I. Nikulin, D. Kokarev) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	26	Shots	38

10 November 2012 16:30

Finland

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Sweden

Turkuhalli, Turku Attendance: 11,820

Game reference
	Pekka Rinne	Goalies	Gustaf Wesslau	Referees: Antonin Jerabek Vladimir Sindler Linesman: Sakari Suominen
	S. Salminen (M. Koivu) – 03:26 1–0 1–1 31:21 – C. Söderberg (O. Fantenberg) J. Enlund (P. Nummelin, O. Väänänen) (PP) – 37:14 2–1 J-P Haataja (J. Lehterä, J. Enlund) (PP) – 58:32 3–1
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	42

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Carl Söderberg	Sweden	3	2	0	2	+1	6	CE
2	Jiří Tlustý	Czech Republic	3	2	0	2	+1	6	LW
3	Petr Nedvěd	Czech Republic	3	1	1	2	+2	0	CE
4	Martin Thörnberg	Sweden	3	1	1	2	+1	0	LW
5	Zbyněk Irgl	Czech Republic	3	1	1	2	0	0	RW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey^[2]

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Ondřej Pavelec	Czech Republic	120:00	1	0.50	98.46	1
2	Pekka Rinne	Finland	125:00	2	0.96	97.40	0
3	Alexander Salák	Czech Republic	120:00	1	1.00	96.97	0
4	Konstantin Barulin	Russia	124:25	3	1.45	95.08	0
5	Gustaf Wesslau	Sweden	118:41	6	3.03	88.68	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]

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2012:^[4]

• Best goalkeeper: Ondrej Pavelec
• Best defenceman: Staffan Kronwall
• Best forward: Sakari Salminen

Media All-Star Team:

• Goaltender: Ondrej Pavelec
• Defence: Ilya Nikulin, Petteri Nummelin
• Forwards: Petr Nedved, Mikko Koivu, Sakari Salminen