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2008 Karjala Tournament

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.

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 leaderRussia Aleksei Mikhnov (3 points)
Awards
MVPRussia Aleksei Mikhnov
← 2007
2009 →

Standings

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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

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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:
Sweden Niklas Persson
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Finland Mikko Kekäläinen
Finland 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 GOAL
Marek MISS
Vampola MISS
Klepis MISS		ShootoutNummelin GOAL
Kapanen MISS
Pirnes MISS
Nummelin GOAL
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:
Czech Republic Milan Minar
Czech Republic 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:
Finland Tom Laaksonen
Finland Jari Levonen
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Orelma
Finland 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:
Sweden Niklas Persson
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Finland Mika Tarvo
Finland 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:
Finland Aleksi Rantala
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
Finland Pasi Nieminen
1-0
Zaripov GOAL
But GOAL		ShootoutKlepis MISS
Marek MISS
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:
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Russia Aleksei Ravodin
Linesmen:
Finland Antti Orelma
Finland 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

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Pos Player Country GP G APts +/− PIM POS
1Alexei Mikhnov Russia3303+30LW
2Petteri Nummelin Finland3213+12RD
3Alexander Radulov Russia3112+30CE
4Miloslav Hořava Czech Republic3112+10RW
5Danis Zaripov Russia311200LW

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

Goaltending leaders

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Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1Johan Holmqvist Sweden118:1410.5198.391
2Miroslav Kopřiva Czech Republic125:0120.9695.650
3Alexander Yeryomenko Russia120:0021.0095.651
4Juuso Riksman Finland122:4952.4490.000

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

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

Media All-Star Team:

References

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  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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