2008 LG Hockey Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sweden |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 7-10 February 2008 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Russia |
Runner-up | Finland |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Czech Republic |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 4 |
The 2008 LG Hockey Games were played between February 7 and February 10, 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sweden lost the final game, 1-2, against Finland despite Swedish goalkeeper Stefan Liv saving many shots.[1]
Final standings
[edit]Team | Pld | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
[edit]February 7, 2008, 17:15 GMT | Finland | 6:1 (2:0, 3:0, 1:1) | Czech Republic | Hakametsä, Tampere, Finland |
February 7, 2008, 19:00 GMT | Russia | 4:3 (1:0, 1:1, 2:2) | Sweden | Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
February 9, 2008, 12:00 GMT | Finland | 0:5 (0:0, 0:2, 0:3) | Russia | Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
February 9, 2008, 15:30 GMT | Sweden | 4:2 (0:1, 1:1, 3:0) | Czech Republic | Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
February 10, 2008, 12:00 GMT | Czech Republic | 4:2 (0:1, 4:1, 0:0) | Russia | Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
February 10, 2008, 15:30 GMT | Sweden | 1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0) | Finland | Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
Best players
[edit]- The tournament directorate nominated the following players
- Best goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
- Best defenceman: Kenny Jönsson
- Best forward: Maxim Sushinski
- The media All Star Team was named as follows
- Semyon Varlamov, Goaltender
- Ilya Nikulin, Defenceman
- Kenny Jönsson, Defenceman
- Maxim Sushinski, Forward
- Tony Mårtensson, Forward
- Mattias Weinhandl, Forward
References
[edit]- ^ Daniel Hultkvist (10 February 2008). "Revansch för Liv mot Finland" (in Swedish). J-nytt. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.