2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games

2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games

Tournament details
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	26–29 April 2012
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Finland (5th title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	29 (4.83 per game)
Attendance	38,082 (6,347 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Niklas Olausson Jiří Novotný (4 points)
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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 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.

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]

Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	3	2	1	0	0	9	3	+6	8
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	0	9	7	+2	7
Russia	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Sweden	3	0	0	0	3	6	13	−7	0

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

Game reference
	Semen Varlamov	Goalies	Kari Lehtonen	Referees: Christer Lärking Alexandr Sadovnikov
	0–1 ? 0–2 ?
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	18

April 26, 2012 18:30

Sweden

3–5 (1–1, 2–2, 0–2)

Czech Republic

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 7,068

Game reference
	Jhonas Enroth Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Jakub Štěpánek	Referees: Alexei Anisimov Konstantin Olenin
	? 1–0 1–1 ? 1–2 ? 1–3 ? ? 2–3 ? 3–3 3–4 ? 3–5 ?
	18 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	29

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

Game reference
	Jakub Štěpánek	Goalies	Petri Vehanen	Referees: Konstantin Olenin Alexei Anisimov
	? 1–0 ? 2–0 2–1 ? 2–2 ? 2–3 ?
	39 min	Penalties	41 min
	29	Shots	28

April 28, 2012 18:30

Russia

4–2 (0–0, 3–1, 1–1)

Sweden

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 5,655

Game reference
	Semen Varlamov	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Vladimir Sindler Martin Frano
	? 1–0 ? 2–0 ? 3–0 3–1 ? 3–2 ? ? 4–2
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	37	Shots	24

April 29, 2012 14:00

Finland

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Sweden

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 5,634

Game reference
	Kari Lehtonen	Goalies	Jhonas Enroth	Referees: Vladimir Sindler Jan Hribik
	? 1–0 ? 2–0 2–1 ? ? 3–1 ? 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	23

April 29, 2012 18:00

Czech Republic

2–1 (0–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Russia

Kajot Arena, Brno Attendance: 7,200

Game reference
	Jakub Kovář	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Jari Leppäalho
	0–1 ? ? 1–1 ? 2–1
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	27	Shots	23

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source:

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Best players selected by the directorate:

• Best Goalkeeper:
• Best Defenceman:
• Best Forward:
• Most Valuable Player: