2011 Karjala Tournament

The 2011 Karjala Tournament was played between 10 and 13 November 2011. 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 Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, and one match in the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The tournament was won by Russia, who won all their three games. The tournament was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.

2011 Karjala Tournament (Euro Hockey Games)
Tournament details
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–13 November 2011
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Russia (6th title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per game)
Attendance49,852 (8,309 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Russia Alexander Radulov (5 points)
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Standings

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Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 3 2 1 0 0 8 3 +5 8
  Finland 3 1 0 1 1 8 6 +2 4
  Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  Sweden 3 1 0 0 2 7 12 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]

Games

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All times are local (UTC+2 for the games in Finland, and UTC+1 for the game in Sweden).[1]

November 10, 2011
18:30
Russia  2–1 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  FinlandHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,244
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Konstantin BarulinGoaliesKarri RämöReferees:
  Sören Persson
  Mikael Nord
?1–0
1–1?
?Shootout?
18 minPenalties6 min
31Shots34
November 10, 2011
19:00
Sweden  2–5
(0–1, 2–1, 0–3)
  Czech RepublicFjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
Attendance: 5,227
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Gustaf WesslauGoaliesJakub ŠtěpánekReferees:
  Vyacheslav Bulanov
  Alexey Ravodin
0–1?
0–2?
?1–2
?2–2
2–3?
2–4?
2–5?
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots27
November 12, 2011
13:00
Sweden  1–4
(0–2, 1–0, 0–2)
  RussiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 5,578
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Gustaf WesslauGoaliesMikhail BiryukovReferees:
  Jari Leppäalho
  Jari Levonen
0–1?
0–2?
?1–2
1–3?
1–4?
10 minPenalties10 min
24Shots21
November 12, 2011
17:00
Finland  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  Czech RepublicHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,814
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Niko HovinenGoaliesJakub ŠtěpánekReferees:
  Sören Persson
  Mikael Nord
?1–0
?2–0
?3–0
?4–0
2 minPenalties6 min
31Shots22
November 13, 2011
13:00
Czech Republic  1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)
  RussiaHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 3,794
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Jakub KovářGoaliesKonstantin BarulinReferees:
  Antti Boman
  Alexei Rantala
?1–0
1–1?
1–2?
14 minPenalties14 min
23Shots24
November 13, 2011
17:00
Finland  3–4
(1–1, 0–3, 2–0)
  SwedenHartwall Areena, Helsinki
Attendance: 12,195
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Karri RämöGoaliesJohan GustafssonReferees:
  Martin Frano
  Jan Hribik
J. Immonen (M. Granlund, S. Vatanen) (PP) – 05:141–0
1–118:29 – (PP) N. Danielsson (C. Järnkrok, C. Bäckman)
1–227:33 – M. Thörnberg (P. Zackrisson, J. Brodin)
1–332:35 – (PP) C. Bäckman (J. Fasth, F. Warg)
1–438:24 – (SH) M. Thörnberg (P. Zackrisson, K. Dahlbeck)
S. Vatanen (M. Granlund) (PP2) – 39:152–4
L. Komarov (J. Joensuu, M. Kuparinen) – 48:583–4
18 minPenalties20 min
38Shots24

Scoring leaders

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Alexander Radulov   Russia 3 4 1 5 0 4 FW
2 Jarkko Immonen   Finland 3 3 1 4 +2 0 FW
3 Janne Pesonen   Finland 3 1 3 4 +3 2 FW
4 Mikael Granlund   Finland 3 0 4 4 +2 2 FW
5 Petr Nedvěd   Czech Republic 3 3 0 3 0 2 FW
6 Sami Vatanen   Finland 3 2 1 3 0 0 DF
7 Ilya Nikulin   Russia 3 0 3 3 +2 2 DF
8 Jakub Petružálek   Czech Republic 3 2 0 2 +2 0 FW
8 Martin Thörnberg   Sweden 3 2 0 2 0 0 FW
10 Evgeny Kuznetsov   Russia 3 2 0 2 +1 0 FW

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

Goaltending leaders

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Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO
1 Niko Hovinen   Finland 85:31 1 0.70 96.67 1
2 Konstantin Barulin   Russia 125:00 2 0.96 96.47 0
3 Jakub Štěpánek   Czech Republic 120:00 6 3.00 89.83 0
4 Karri Rämö   Finland 98:36 5 3.04 89.36 0
5 Gustaf Wesslau   Sweden 118:58 8 4.03 82.98 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
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Tournament awards

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Best players selected by the directorate:[2]

Tournament All-Star Team selected by the media:
Goaltender:   Konstantin Barulin
Defencemen:   Ilya Nikulin,   Sami Vatanen
Forwards:   Mikael Granlund,   Jarkko Immonen,   Alexander Radulov

References

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  1. ^ Anders Feltenmark (2011-11-14). "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – Karjala Tournament 2011" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  2. ^ "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet". Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-14.