2008 Channel One Cup

2008 Channel One Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Russia Sweden
Cities	Moscow Malmö
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	18–21 December 2008
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Russia (12th title)
Runners-up	Finland
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	38 (6.33 per game)
Attendance	55,152 (9,192 per game)
Scoring leader	Danis Zaripov (4 points)
Awards
MVP	Danis Zaripov

The 2008 Channel One Cup was played between 18 and 21 December 2008. 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 Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia, and one match in Hyllie Arena in Malmö, Sweden. Russia won the tournament. The tournament was a part of the 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	15	5	+10	9
2	Finland	3	1	1	0	1	8	7	+1	5
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	10	12	−2	3
4	Sweden	3	0	0	1	2	5	14	−9	1

Source: eurohockey

Games

All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+3) Prague – (Central European Time – UTC+1)

18 December 2008 19:30

Sweden

2-6 (0-1, 0-4, 2-1)

Czech Republic

Hyllie Arena, Malmö Attendance: 11,202

Game reference
	Mattias Modig	Goalies	Miroslav Kopřiva	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Jari Levonen Linesmen: Christian Jönsson Henrik Pihlblad
	0-1 01:26 – Rolinek (Marek) 0-2 30:15 – Irgl 0-3 37:47 – Kutlák (Vašíček) (PP) 0-4 38:08 – Irgl (Rolinek) 0-5 39:00 – Vašíček Weinhandl (Mårtensson, Fernholm) (PP) – 43:05 1-5 Håkanson (Mårtensson, Weinhandl) (PP) – 43:43 2-5 2-6 49:52 – Irgl (Marek, Kutlák) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	27	Shots	30

18 December 2008 20:00

Finland

1-4 (1-0, 0-1, 0-3)

Russia

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 12,000

Game reference
	Teemu Lassila	Goalies	Alexander Yeryomenko	Referees: Sören Persson Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Viktor Birin Alexei Medvedev
	Voutilainen (Seikola) (PP) – 15:18 1-0 1-1 21:48 – Proshkin (Nikulin, Morozov) (PP) 1-2 45:56 – Zaripov 1-3 57:13 – Schastlivy (Mikhnov) 1-4 59:21 – Zaripov (Proshkin)
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	40

20 December 2008 14:00

Russia

5-2 (2-0, 1-2, 2-0)

Czech Republic

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 12,000

Game reference
	Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Miroslav Kopřiva	Referees: Stefan Persson Ulf Rönnmark Linesmen: Viktor Birin Alexei Medvedev
	Sushinsky (Sergei Mozyakin) – 05:26 1-0 Zaripov (Tereshchenko) – 16:25 2-0 2-1 27:56 – Klepiš (PS) 2-2 29:38 – Marek (Rolinek) (PP) Radulov (Saprykin) – 33:19 3-2 Saprykin (Gorovikov, Radulov) – 57:54 4-2 Kulyash (Yashin, Vishnevskiy) – 59:21 5-2
	51 min	Penalties	34 min
	32	Shots	16

20 December 2008 18:00

Sweden

1-2 GWS (1-1, 0-0, 0-0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Finland

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 3,350

Game reference
	Johan Backlund	Goalies	Iiro Tarkki	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Sergei Kulakov
	Hannula (Åkerman, Berglund) – 12:47 1-0 1-1 14:37 – Sahlstedt (Koivisto, Aalto)
		Shootout	Kuhta
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	19	Shots	27

21 December 2008 14:00

Russia

6-2 (1-0, 2-0, 3-2)

Sweden

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 12,200

Game reference
	Alexander Yeryomenko	Goalies	Johan Backlund	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Sergei Kulakov
	Mikhnov (SHG) – 17:21 1-0 Tereshchenko (Morozov, Proshkin) (PP) – 30:09 2-0 Atyushov (Mozyakin, Zinovjev) (PP) – 39:07 3-0 Zaripov (Nikulin, Morozov) (PP) – 40:28 4-0 Mozyakin (Sushinsky) – 41:42 5-0 5-1 49:54 – Ericsson (Åkerman, Fransson) Kulyash (Schastlivy, Mikhnov) (SHG)– 52:44 6-1 6-2 54:14 – Ericsson (Omkark, Harju) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	20 min
	42	Shots	26

21 December 2008 18:00

Czech Republic

2-5 (0-1, 2-2, 0-2)

Finland

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 4,400

Game reference
	Alexander Salák	Goalies	Teemu Lassila	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Sergei Kulakov
	0-1 08:48 – Niskala (Voutilainen, Seikola) (PP) 0-2 22:17 – Niskala (Aalto, Kuusela) (PP) Hlinka (Klepiš) (PP) – 25:53 1-2 Rolinek (Blaťák) (PP) – 33:16 2-2 2-3 38:14 – Seikola (Laine, Voutilainen) 2-4 46:58 – Sahlstedt (Mäntylä, Kuusela) (PP) 2-5 54:18 – Voutilainen (Koskenkorva, Seikola)
	30 min	Penalties	22 min
	28	Shots	24

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP7	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Danis Zaripov	Russia	3	4	0	4	+3	0	LW
2	Tomáš Rolinek	Czech Republic	3	2	2	4	+3	0	CE
3	Jukka Voutilainen	Finland	3	2	2	4	+2	2	LW
4	Markus Seikola	Finland	3	1	3	4	+2	0	RD
5	Zbyněk Irgl	Czech Republic	3	3	0	3	+3	10	RW

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey

Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Alexander Yeryomenko	Russia	120:00	3	1.50	94.12	0
2	Teemu Lassila	Finland	120:0	6	3.00	91.18	0
3	Johan Backlund	Sweden	145:01	9	3.72	88.75	0
4	Miroslav Kopřiva	Czech Republic	120:00	7	3.50	88.14	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:

• Best goalkeeper: Teemu Lassila
• Best defenceman: Petr Čáslava
• Best forward: Maxim Sushinsky
• Most Valuable Player: Danis Zaripov

Media All-Star Team:

• Goaltender: Alexander Yeryomenko
• Defence: Vitali Proshkin, Denis Kulyash
• Forwards: Danis Zaripov, Jan Marek, Zbyněk Irgl