1998 Karjala Tournament
International ice hockey competition
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The 1998 Karjala Tournament was played between 5 and 8 November 1998. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. ALl of the games was played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 5-8 November 1998 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Finland (2nd title) |
Runners-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 30 (5 per game) |
| Attendance | 41,037 (6,840 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Marko Tuomainen Anders Huusko (3 points) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
Games
All times are local.
Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 5 November 1998 17:00 | Czech Republic | 2-2 (2-1, 0-0, 0-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 500 |
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| Roman Čechmánek | Goalies | Johan Hedberg | ||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 5 November 1998 18:00 | Finland | 3-2 (1-1, 1-1, 1-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 3,211 |
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| Ari Sulander | Goalies | Maxim Sokolov | |||||||||||||||
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| 16 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 November 1998 15:00 | Russia | 4-1 (2-1, 2-0, 0-0) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 4,956 |
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| Maxim Sokolov | Goalies | Magnus Eriksson | |||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 November 1998 18:30 | Czech Republic | 3-5 (2-3, 1-2, 0-0) | Finland | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 10,327 |
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| Jaroslav Kameš | Goalies | Vesa Toskala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 November 1998 15:00 | Czech Republic | 2-2 (0-1, 0-1, 2-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 9,657 |
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| Roman Čechmánek | Goalies | Oleg Shevtsov | ||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 8 November 1998 18:30 | Finland | 2-2 (1-1, 1-0, 0-1) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 12,386 |
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| Ari Sulander | Goalies | Johan Hedberg | ||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | Anders Huusko | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | F |
| 2 | Marko Tuomainen | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Juha Riihijärvi | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Pavel Patera | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | F |
| 5 | Sergei Petrenko | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[2]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | Maxim Sokolov | Russia | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 94.55 | 0 |
| 2 | Johan Hedberg | Sweden | 156:56 | 4 | 1.53 | 93.55 | 0 |
| 2 | Roman Čechmánek | Czech Republic | 109:29 | 4 | 2.19 | 93.55 | 0 |
| 4 | Ari Sulander | Finland | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 91.84 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaroslav Kameš | Czech Republic | 00:00 | 5 | 4.31 | 85.29 | 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]
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 1998:[4]
- Best goalkeeper:
Maxim Sokolov - Best defenceman:
Petteri Nummelin - Best forward: Marko Tuomainen
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Ari Sulander
- Defence: Petteri Nummelin, Aki-Petteri Berg
- Forwards: Marko Tuomainen,
Pavel Patera, Juha Riihijärvi