2022-23 Women's Euro Hockey Tour
The 2022–23 Women’s Euro Hockey Tour was the third season of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) since the tournament season format was revised and expanded in 2018.[1][2] It followed the 2019-20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, as the 2020–21 and 2021–22 instances of the international ice hockey tournament season were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The season comprised three five-nation tournaments, hosted in Finland, Sweden, and Germany, respectively. The women’s national teams of Czechia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland participated in every tournament. The Russian national team was not invited to participate pursuant to the suspension of Russian teams from participation in all IIHF competitions and events on 1 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Five Nations Tournament in Vierumäki
The 2022–23 season began with the Five Nations Tournament in Vierumäki (also stylized as “5 nations tournament”) during 8–12 November 2022. It was principally played at the Vierumäen jäähalli and Vierumäki 2, two ice rinks at theFinnish Institute of Sport in Vierumäki, Finland. Single matches were also played at the Gatorade Center in Turku and Trio Areena in Tikkurila.[4]
Finland swept the tournament to claim a decisive victory for the host nation. Finnish players also topped all of the statistics tables: Noora Tulus led tournament scoring with 7 points; Viivi Vainikka scored the most goals, with 5; and Anni Keisala topped the goaltending tables with a 96.3 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average.[5]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 |  Finland (H)
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Switzerland
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Results
| 8 2022 16:00 |
Germany 
|
0 – 7 (0–3, 0–2, 0–2) |
Sweden
|
Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki Attendance: 10 |
| Referees: Johanna Tauriainen Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Leevi Parantainen Onni Halme | ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 39 | ||
| 8 2022 19:00 |
Switzerland 
|
0 – 4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3) |
Finland
|
Vierumäki 2, Vierumäki Attendance: 60 |
| Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Linnea Sainio Salla-Maaria Raitala | ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 8 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 9 2022 16:00 |
Sweden 
|
0 – 3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) |
Czech Republic
|
Vierumäki 2, Vierumäki Attendance: 10 |
| Referees: Johanna Tauriainen Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Nikita Nikolajevs Arttu Sopanen | ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 15 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 9 2022 19:00 |
Switzerland
|
2 – 0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) |
Germany
|
Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki Attendance: 10 |
| Referees: Kaisa Ketonen Jenni Jaatinen Linesmen: Linnea Sainio Tiina Saarimäki | ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 32 | Shots | 7 | ||
| 10 2022 14:30 |
Finland 
|
3 – 1 (1–0, 0–0, 2–1) |
Sweden
|
Gatorade Center, Turku Attendance: 826 |
| Referees: Johanna Tauriainen Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Helinä Anttila | ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 10 2022 19:30 Game cancelled due to power outage |
Czech Republic 
|
'19:30 Game cancelled due to power outage' |
Germany
|
Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki |
| 11 2022 16:00 |
Germany
|
0 – 4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) |
Finland
|
Vierumäki 2, Vierumäki Attendance: 43 |
| Referees: Henna Åberg Johanna Tauriainen Linesmen: Johanna Oksanen Helinä Anttila | ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 6 | Shots | 53 | ||
| 11 2022 17:00 |
Czech Republic
|
3 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) |
Switzerland
|
Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki Attendance: 10 |
| Referees: Anniina Nurmi Jenni Jaatinen Linesmen: Linnea Sainio Tiina Saarimäki | ||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 102 min | ||
| 27 | Shots | 10 | ||
| 12 2022 13:30 |
Finland
|
3 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) |
Czech Republic
|
Trio Areena, Tikkurila Attendance: 489 |
| Referees: Anniina Nurmi Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Linnea Sainio Johanna Oksanen | ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 12 2022 14:00 |
Sweden
|
5 – 0 (2–0, 1–0, 2–0) |
Switzerland
|
Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki Attendance: 20 |
| Referees: Henna Åberg Jenni Jaatinen Linesmen: Leevi Parantainen Helinä Anttila | ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 5 | ||
Five Nations Tournament in Ängelholm
The Five Nations Tournament in Ängelholm and Helsingborg (Swedish: 5-nationsturnering i Ängelholm och Helsingborg; also stylized as '5 Nations Tournament') was played during 13 December to 17 December 2022. Matches were held at two venues in Skåne County, Sweden: Catena Arena in Ängelholm and the Olympiarinken in Helsingborg.[6]
The tournament was another dominant showing for the Finns, who again swept all four of their matches. Switzerland placed second, losing only one game, and Swiss players ranked first on the scoring and goaltending statistics tables. Swiss centre Lara Stalder was an offensive powerhouse, scoring 5 goals and 10 points in four games to lead all skaters in goals and points; her 5 assists tied Finnish right winger Noora Tulus for most assists. Switzerland’s Saskia Maurer recorded both the best save percentage (96.5%) and the best goals against average (1.00) of all goaltenders.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Switzerland
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Sweden (H)
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Results
| 13 2022 12:00 |
Czech Republic
|
3 – 4 (3–2, 0–1, 0–1) |
Switzerland
|
Olympiarinken, Helsingborg Attendance: 50 |
| Referees: Filip Sandstedt Anna Hammar Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Felix Nilsson | ||||
| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 13 2022 18:00 |
Sweden
|
4 – 1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) |
Germany
|
Olympiarinken, Helsingborg Attendance: 120 |
| Referees: Ida Henriksson Reica Staiger Linesmen: Pontus Littmar Anina Egli | ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 14 2022 13:00 |
Sweden
|
2 – 5 (0–1, 1–1, 1–3) |
Switzerland
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 429 |
| Referees: Julia Kainberger Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Hanna Öberg | ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 25 | ||
| 14 2022 17:00 |
Finland
|
3 – 2 (1–1, 0–0, 2–1) |
Czech Republic
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 46 |
| Referees: Reica Staiger Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Anina Egli Jessica Lundgren | ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 34 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 15 2022 12:00 |
Germany
|
0 – 4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) |
Czech Republic
|
Olympiarinken, Helsingborg Attendance: 65 |
| Referees: Julia Kainberger Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Elias Hardtmann Ottilia Classon | ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 15 2022 18:00 |
Switzerland
|
2 – 4 (2–1, 0–2, 0–1) |
Finland
|
Olympiarinken, Helsingborg Attendance: 35 |
| Referees: Anna Hammar Reica Staiger Linesmen: Anina Egli Hanna Öberg | ||||
| 14 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 47 | ||
| 16 2022 13:00 |
Switzerland
|
8 – 0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0) |
Germany
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 34 |
| Referees: Julia Kainberger Reica Staiger Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Felix Nilsson | ||||
| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 40 | Shots | 14 | ||
| 16 2022 17:00 |
Sweden
|
2 – 7 (1–0, 0–6, 1–1) |
Finland
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 278 |
| Referees: Anna Hammar Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Anina Egli | ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 43 | ||
| 17 2022 12:00 |
Germany
|
0 – 4 (0–2, 0–2, 0–0) |
Finland
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 57 |
| Referees: Anna Hammar Veronica Lovensnö Linesmen: Jessica Lundgren Hanna Öberg | ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 13 | Shots | 46 | ||
| 17 2022 16:00 |
Sweden
|
4 – 1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0) |
Czech Republic
|
Catena Arena, Ängelholm Attendance: 108 |
| Referees: Julia Kainberger Ida Henriksson Linesmen: Ottilia Classon Ludvig Lundgren | ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 29 | ||
Five Nations Tournament in Füssen
The Women's Euro Hockey Tour Finals was played in Füssen, Germany during 8 to 12 February 2023 at the arena of the Bundesstützpunkt für Eishockey und Curling (lit. 'National Base for Ice Hockey and Curling;' called the 'Füssen National Performance Center' in IIHF documents), previously known as the Bundesleistungszentrum für Eishockey und Curling (BLZ, lit. 'National Training Centre for Ice Hockey and Curling').[7]
Finland earned another four-game sweep to claim first place in every tournament of the 2022–23 season. Six Finns featured on the top-ten scoring list, including top-scorer of the tournament Petra Nieminen (4+3), and Emilia Kyrkkö led all goaltenders with a 96.3 save percentage and 0.33 goals against average in her senior national team debut. Czechia had their strongest showing of the season, winning three of four games to place second in the standings. In third place, Sweden split their games with two wins and two losses, recording a goal difference of +2. Switzerland beat Germany to secure fourth place and tournament host Germany was held winless to finish in fifth.[8]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 | Czech Republic
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Sweden
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany (H)
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Results
| 8 2023 16:00 |
Germany
|
1 – 5 (1–1, 0–3, 0–1) |
Czech Republic
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 50 |
Referees:  Julia Hjelmström Anneke OrlandiniLinesmen:  Kamila Smetková Jennifer Vicha
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 8 2023 20:30 |
Finland
|
8 – 2 (4–1, 1–1, 3–0) |
Switzerland
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 50 |
Referees:  Tijana Haack Martina ZedníkováLinesmen: Julia Strube Melanie Bauer
| ||||
| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 42 | Shots | 10 | ||
| 9 2023 16:00 |
Czech Republic
|
5 – 2 (1–1, 2–0, 2–1) |
Sweden
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 25 |
| Referees: Julia Hjelmström Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Julia Strube Kamila Smetková
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 30 | ||
| 9 2023 20:30 |
Finland
|
3 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) |
Germany
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 60 |
| Referees: Tijana Haack Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Jennifer Vicha Leonie Ernst
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 11 | ||
| 10 2023 15:00 |
Czech Republic
|
0 – 1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) |
Finland
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 50 |
| Referees: Julia Hjelmström Leonie Ernst Linesmen: Anneke Orlandini Julia Strube
| ||||
| 16 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 15 | Shots | 39 | ||
| 10 2023 18:30 |
Switzerland
|
0 – 5 (0–0, 0–2, 0–3) |
Sweden
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen |
| Referees: Tijana Haack Martina Zedníková Linesmen: Jennifer Vicha Kamila Smetková
| ||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 9 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 11 2023 13:00 |
Switzerland
|
2 – 3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2) |
Czech Republic
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen |
| Referees: Tijana Haack Jennifer Vicha Linesmen: Julia Hjelmström Leonie Ernst
| ||||
| 18 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 11 2023 16:30 |
Sweden
|
4 – 1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) |
Germany
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 56 |
| Referees: Martina Zedníková Anneke Orlandini Linesmen: Kamila Smetková Julia Strube
| ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 12 2023 12:00 |
Germany
|
1 – 2 (1–2, 0–0, 0–0) |
Switzerland
|
Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen |
| Referees: Martina Zedníková Tijana Haack Linesmen: Leonie Ernst Kamila Smetková
| ||||
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 20 | ||
| 12 2023 16:30 |
Sweden
|
1 – 4 (1–3, 0–1, 0–0) |
Finland
|
Bundesstützpunkt für Eishockey, Füssen |
| 8 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 38 | ||
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland
|
12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 36 |
| 2 | Czech Republic
|
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Sweden
|
12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 15 |
| 5 | Germany
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 47 | −43 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "New Format for Women's Euro Hockey Tour" (in en-US). 2018-07-12. https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/new-format-for-womens-euro-hockey-tour/.
- ↑ O’Brien, Derek (2018-08-27). "Finns win women’s EHT event". https://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/indexa1df.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12898&cHash=1745eb9b8353c0246c2d0ed42a0917d4.
- ↑ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". 2022-02-28. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (2022-11-13). "Naisten viiden maan turnauksen 2022 ohjelma, tulokset, tilastot ja taulukko" (in fi-fi). http://www.leijonat.fi/index.php/maajoukkueet/naisleijonat/2022-23/item/44321-naisten-viiden-maan-turnauksen-2022-ohjelma-tulokset-tilastot-ja-taulukko.
- ↑ Montroy, Liz (2022-11-14). "Finland, Hungary win women’s events" (in en). https://www.iihf.com/en/news/40508/finland_hungary_win_women_s_events.
- ↑ "Damkronorna spelar 5-nationers i Ängelholm och Helsingborg" (in sv). https://www.swehockey.se/landslag/landslagsnyheter/damkronorna-spelar-5-nationers-i-angelholm-och-helsingborg/.
- ↑ "DEB-Frauen empfangen europäische Teams zum 5-Nationen-Turnier in Füssen" (in de-DE). 2023-02-06. https://deb-online.live/deb-frauen-empfangen-europaeische-teams-zum-5-nationen-turnier-in-fuessen/.
- ↑ Brown, Erin (2023-02-13). "Finnish women top in Fussen" (in en). https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww/news/42109/finnish_women_top_in_fussen.
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