2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games

2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games
Tournament details
Dates 26–29 April 2012
Teams 4
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   Finland (5th title)
Runner-up   Czech Republic
Third place   Russia
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 29 (4.83 per match)
Attendance 38,082 (6,347 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sweden Niklas Olausson
Czech Republic Jiří Novotný
(4 points)
2011
2013

The 2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games was played between 26–29 April 2012. 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 Kajot Arena in Brno, Czech Republic, and one match in Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The tournament was part of Euro Hockey Tour 2011–12.

Finland won the tournament for the fifth time, winning all three games. It was also their first Czech/Kajotbet Hockey Games win since 2003. From this year's tournament, it's called Kajotbet Hockey Games due to sponsoring by Kajotbet.[1]

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Finland 32100938
 Czech Republic 32010977
 Russia 31002563
 Sweden 300036130

Games

All times are local (UTC+2 for the games in the Czech Republic, and UTC+4 for the game in Russia).[1]

April 26, 2012
20:00
Russia  0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
 Finland Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 5,620
April 26, 2012
18:30
Sweden  3–5
(1–1, 2–2, 0–2)
 Czech Republic Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 7,068
April 28, 2012
14:00
Czech Republic  2–3 OT
(2–0, 0–2, 0–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 Finland Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 6,905
April 28, 2012
18:30
Russia  4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)
 Sweden Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 5,655
April 29, 2012
14:00
Finland  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 Sweden Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 5,634
April 29, 2012
18:00
Czech Republic  2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
 Russia Kajot Arena, Brno
Attendance: 7,200

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position

Source:

Goaltending leaders

Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts

Source:

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

References