Euro Hockey Tour

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Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) is an annual ice hockey tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. Most teams use the competition as preparation for the World Championships or Olympics, allowing less experienced players to collect valuable ice time in their national colours.

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[edit] Playing format

EHT consists of four tournaments: Ceska Pojistovna Cup in Czech Republic, Karjala Tournament in Finland, Channel One Cup in Russia and LG Hockey Games in Sweden. After the four tournaments have finished, the teams are seeded according to the combined point total from all four tournaments, and play in the EHT Finals.

In each tournament, five games are played in host city, and one in other participating country. Every country has one home and one away game in those games. For example in 2007 edition of Karjala Tournament, game between Sweden and Russia was played in Jönköping, Sweden rather than in Finland who hosted the Karjala Cup.

[edit] Finals

The first and second placed teams play each other in two games in the EHT Gold Medal Games, and the third and fourth placed teams play against each other in two games called the EHT Bronze Medal Games. The winner of the Gold Medal Games is declared winner and counts as the unofficial European Champion.

The EHT Gold medal Games and the EHT Bronze Medal Games were not played until season 2003-04. Before that, winner, second and third place were determined by final EHT standings. Seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05 had two-games playoffs, season 2005-06 only one game. In season 2006-07 the playoffs are played over two games. For season 2007-08 no EHT Finals will be played.

[edit] Prize money

For season 2007-08 to 2010-11 the prize money for each tournament is €120,000 and the EHT season winner will receive another €120,000.

[edit] Participating teams

Only four European teams compete in EHT:

[edit] Euro Hockey Tour finalists

Season Winner Runner-up 3rd place
2007-08 Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Finland Finland Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
2006-07 Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Russia Russia Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
2005-06 Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Finland Finland
2004-051 Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Finland Finland
2003-04 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Russia Russia
2002-03 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Russia Russia Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
2001-02 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Sweden Sweden
2000-01 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Sweden Sweden
1999-00 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Flag of Russia Russia
1998-99 Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Finland Finland Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
1997-98 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Finland Finland
1996-972 Flag of Finland Finland Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Russia Russia
1 Czech tournament not played due to World Cup of Hockey.
2 Only points from Karjala Cup, Izvestija Cup and Swedish Hockey Games counted in the final standings due to that the Russian team did not participate in the Pragobanka Cup.

[edit] EHT season 2007-08

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
Flag of Russia Russia 12 10 2 0 41 18 30 0 0 0 0
Flag of Finland Finland 12 4 5 3 26 31 17 2 0 0 1
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 12 4 6 2 33 43 15 0 1 1 0
Flag of Sweden Sweden 12 3 8 1 27 35 10 0 1 0 0

[edit] EHT season 2006-07

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
Flag of Russia Russia 12 6 1 5 40 31 27 1 0 3 1
Flag of Sweden Sweden 12 6 4 2 30 29 21 0 0 1 1
Flag of Finland Finland 12 4 6 2 19 29 14 0 1 0 1
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 12 2 7 3 32 42 10 0 0 1 2

[edit] EHT finals 2006-07

April 19, 2007
Flag of Finland Finland 1–0 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki, Finland
P. Kontiola 00:22 (ES)
April 19, 2007
Flag of Sweden Sweden 3–2 Flag of Russia Russia Läkerol Arena, Gävle, Sweden
A. Steen 30:58 (ES)
J. Davidsson 47:15 (PP)
J. Jönsson 55:32 (ES)		 A. Mikhnov 23:54 (ES)
P. Schastliviy 52:27 (PP)
April 21, 2007
Flag of Russia Russia 2–4 Flag of Sweden Sweden Khodynka Arena, Moscow, Russia
S. Mozyakin 29:00 (ES)
A. Morozov 43:46 (ES)		 F. Bremberg 06:01 (ES)
J. Davidsson 28:31 (ES)
A. Steen 40:46 (SH)
M. Thörnberg 59:36 (ES)
April 21, 2007
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2–0 Flag of Finland Finland Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
P. Sýkora 38:07 (PP)
J. Hlinka 63:30 (ES)

[edit] Season 2005-06

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL
Flag of Russia Russia 12 8 2 0 40 28 26 0 2
Flag of Sweden Sweden 12 6 4 0 32 24 22 2 0
Flag of Finland Finland 12 4 5 0 22 26 17 2 1
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 12 1 8 0 27 43 7 1 2

[edit] EHT finals 2005-06

The EHT finals 2005-06 were played in Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, on May 1, 2006. Russia beat Sweden in the final with 2-1 and won the EHT. Finland won over Czech Republic with 3-2 and clinched the 3rd place.

May 1, 2006
Flag of Russia Russia 2–1 Flag of Sweden Sweden Globen Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
J. Malkin 27:51 (PP)
D. Zaripov 35:23 (ES)		 N. Bäckström 31:07 (PP)
May 1, 2006
Flag of Finland Finland 3–2 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Globen Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
V. Peltonen 29:30 (PS)
J. Hentunen 31:39 (ES)
J. Rita 38:30 (ES)		 I. Prorok 08:12 (ES)
J. Balaštík 13:29 (ES)

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Medal table

Team Gold Silver Bronze Medals
Flag of Finland Finland 6
50.0%		 2
16.7%		 3
25.0%		 11
91.7%
Flag of Russia Russia 3
25.0%		 4
33.3%		 3
25.0%		 10
83.3%
Flag of Sweden Sweden 2
16.7%		 5
41.7%		 2
16.7%		 9
75.0%
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1
8.3%		 1
8.3%		 4
33.3%		 5
41.7%

[edit] References