2006 LG Hockey Games
International ice hockey competition
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The 2006 LG Hockey Games was played between 26 and 29 April 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches were played in the Globen in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament was won by Russia. The tournament was part of 2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour.
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates26–29 April 2006
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Sweden Finland |
| Cities | Stockholm Helsinki |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 26–29 April 2006 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Russia (2nd title) |
Runners-up  | Finland |
Third place  | Sweden |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 41,714 (6,952 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Danis Zaripov (4 points) |
The tournament was played in late-April instead of early-February because of the 2006 Olympic tournament in Turin, Italy.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Finland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
Source: swehockey[2]
Games
All times are local. Stockholm – (Central European Time – UTC+1) Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 26 April 2006 18:30 | Finland | 1-3 (0-0, 0-1, 1-2) | Russia | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 7,486 |
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| Niklas Bäckström | Goalies | Maxim Sokolov | Referee: Milan Minar Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Mikko Kekäläinen | |||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 26 April 2006 19:00 | Sweden | 3-0 (1-0, 1-0, 1-0) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 7,251 |
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| Daniel Henriksson | Goalies | Milan Hnilicka | Referee: Jari Levonen Linesmen: Leo Takula Fredrik Carlman | ||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||
| 28 April 2006 15:30 | Czech Republic | 1-5 (0-2, 0-1, 1-2) | Finland | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,268 |
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| Milan Hnilicka | Goalies | Fredrik Norrena | Referee: Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Leo Takula Per Svensson | |||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2006 19:00 | Sweden | 7-6 (2-3, 4-0, 1-3) | Russia | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 8,386 |
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| Stefan Liv | Goalies | Alexander Fomichev | Referee: Jari Levonen Linesmen: Peer Lyth Fredrik Ulriksson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April 2006 12:00 | Russia | 7-5 (4-0, 1-3, 2-2) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 3,473 |
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| Sergey Zvyagin | Goalies | Tomas Pöpperle | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Peter Lyth Daniel Winge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 29 April 2006 15:30 | Sweden | 0-2 (0-1, 0-0, 0-1) | Finland | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
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| Johan Holmqvist | Goalies | Niklas Bäckström | Referee: Milan Minar Linesmen: Per Svensson Fredrik Ulriksson | |||||
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| 28 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
| 36 | Shots | 25 | ||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | Danis Zaripov | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 2 | LW |
| 2 | Fredrik Emvall | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 0 | CE |
| 3 | Maxim Sushinsky | Russia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 0 | RW |
| 4 | Alexander Semin | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 0 | LW |
| 5 | Alexei Mikhnov | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 0 | LW |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey[3]
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Bäckström | Finland | 120:00 | 3 | 1.50 | 95.31 | 1 |
| 2 | Sergei Zvyagin | Russia | 89:59 | 8 | 5.33 | 82.22 | 0 |
| 3 | Milan Hnilička | Czech Republic | 120:00 | 8 | 4.00 | 81.82 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey[4]
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2006:[5]
- Best goalkeeper:
Daniel Henriksson - Best defenceman: Kenny Jönsson
- Best forward:
Aleksandr Semin
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Daniel Henriksson
- Defence:
Aki-Petteri Berg, Kenny Jönsson - Forwards: Aleksandr Semin, Evgeni Malkin, Jesper Mattsson