Karjala Tournament

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

History

The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup and has been part of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) in which Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden participate since 1996. It is usually held in the first year of each EHT season, with the exception of 2002 when two Karjala Tournaments were held in the same year but were both part of different EHT seasons.

Karjala Tournament winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place
2018	Russia	Finland	Czech Republic
2017	Finland	Russia	Sweden
2016	Russia	Czech Republic	Finland
2015	Sweden	Finland	Russia
2014	Sweden	Finland	Russia
2013	Finland	Russia	Sweden
2012	Czech Republic	Finland	Russia
2011	Russia	Finland	Czech Republic
2010	Finland	Russia	Sweden
2009	Russia	Finland	Sweden
2008	Russia	Czech Republic	Sweden
2007	Russia	Sweden	Czech Republic
2006	Russia	Czech Republic	Sweden
2005	Finland	Sweden	Russia
2004	Finland	Sweden	Czech Republic
2003	Finland	Czech Republic	Russia
20021	Finland	Czech Republic	Sweden
20022	Finland	Russia	Sweden
2000	Finland	Sweden	Russia
1999	Finland	Russia	Czech Republic
1998	Finland	Russia	Czech Republic
1997	Sweden	Czech Republic	Russia
1996	Finland	Sweden	Russia
1995	Sweden	Finland	France
19923	Russia	United States	Czechoslovakia

¹ Part of Euro Hockey Tour season 2002-03

² Part of Euro Hockey Tour season 2001-02

³ Known as Sauna Cup.

Winner, runner-up and third place is determined by total standing after a round-robin style of play. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by won games between the tied teams.

Statistics

Medal count

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
Finland	12 --%	7 --%	1 --%	20 --%
Russia	8 --%	6 --%	8 --%	22 --%
Sweden	4 --%	5 --%	8 --%	17 --%
Czech Republic	1 --%	7 --%	6 --%	14 --%
France	0 --%	0 --%	1 --%	1 --%
United States	0 --%	0 --%	1 --%	1 --%

References

• "Statistik från tidigare säsonger" (in Swedish). Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. Archived from the original on December 5, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051205003644/http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=84948. Retrieved May 8, 2006. 

• "Karjala historia" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. http://www.hockeyligan.se/nyheter.php?nid=7141. Retrieved May 8, 2006. 

External links

• Official Web Site for Karjala Cup 2008
• Karjala stats at icehockeylinks.net
• Euro Hockey Tour news at eurohockey.net
• Prize list with link to all teams and results since 1999

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