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2009 Channel One Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Russia Czech Republic
Cities	Moscow Prague
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	17–20 December 2009
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Finland (2nd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Czech Republic
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	36 (6 per game)
Attendance	66,063 (11,011 per game)
Scoring leader	Mattias Weinhandl (5 points)

The 2009 Channel One Cup was played between 17 and 20 December 2009. 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 O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was a part of the 2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Finland	3	1	1	1	0	8	7	+1	6
2	Russia	3	1	1	0	1	10	9	+1	5
3	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	0	8	9	−1	4
4	Sweden	3	0	1	1	1	10	11	−1	3

Source: eurohockey

Games

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

17 December 2009 17:30

Czech Republic

2-1 OT (1-1, 0-0, 0-0) (OT: 1–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 12,563

Game reference
	Marek Schwarz	Goalies	Iiro Tarkki	Referees: Sören Persson Patrik Sjöberg Linesmen: Frantisek Kalivoda Roman Pouzar
	0-1 06:41 – Immonen (Pettinen, Erkinjuntti) Jágr (Blaťák, Čajánek) – 07:08 1-1 Čajánek (Čáslava, Jágr) – 61:40 2-1
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	18

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 7 N2 = 6 PN = 7

17 December 2009 20:00

Sweden

3-4 (0-1, 2-2, 1-1)

Russia

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 13,000

Game reference
	Henrik Karlsson	Goalies	Alexander Yeryomenko	Referees: Milan Minar Robin Sir Linesmen: Viktor Birin Aleksei Medvedev
	0-1 00:39 – Tereshchenko (Nikulin, Morozov) Weinhandl (Engqvist) – 22:51 1-1 1-2 24:45 – Morozov (Zaripov) (PP) 25:34 – Saprykin (Proshkin, Kondratyev) (PP) 1-3 48:31 – Zinovjev (Kondratyev) (PP) Johansson (Mårtensson, Karlsson) – 28:56 2-3 Mårtensson (Weinhandl, Ericsson) – 42:05 3-3 3-4
	18 min	Penalties	14 min
	18	Shots	23

19 December 2009 12:00

Russia

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

Finland

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 13,000

Game reference
	Georgy Gelashvili	Goalies	Teemu Lassila	Referees: Milan Minar Robin Sir Linesmen: Viktor Birin Aleksei Medvedev
	0-1 03:55 – Hytönen (Komarov) Mikhnov (Atyushov, Kozlov) – 26:17 1-1 Sushinsky (Kuryanov, Mozyakin) – 50:33 2-1 2-2 52:14 – Immonen (Pettinen, Peltonen) 2-3 59:53 – Kontiola
	18 min	Penalties	20 min
	33	Shots	21

19 December 2009 18:00

Czech Republic

3-4 OT (0-0, 0-2, 3-1) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 12,500

Game reference
	Jakub Štěpánek	Goalies	Stefan Liv	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Aleksei Ravodin Linesmen: Vladimir Sivov Aleksandr Kalinkin
	0-1 25:53 – Weinhandl (Mårtensson, Ericsson) (PP) 0-2 34:37 – Tjärnqvist (Åslund, Engqvist) 0-3 43:12 – Weinhandl (Mårtensson) (PP) Čajánek (Jágr, Blaťák) – 46:20 1-3 Klepiš – 49:02 2-3 Čajánek (Blaťák) (PP) – 59:49 3-3 3-4 62:11 – Weinhandl (Tjärnqvist)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	20

20 December 2009 12:00

Russia

4-3 GWS (1-0, 1-2, 1-1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 13,000

Game reference
	Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Marek Schwarz	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Antti Boman Linesmen: Viktor Birin Aleksei Medvedev
	Saprykin (Zaripov) – 15:11 1-0 Nikulin (Zaripov, Morozov) (PP) – 35:36 2-0 2-1 38:38 – Němec (Novák) (PP) 2-2 39:59 – Blaťák (Červenka, Jágr) Radulov – 52:58 3-2 3-3 54:52 – Červenka (Čajánek, Jágr)
	Zaripov Mozyakin Morozov	Shootout	Klepiš Marek
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	24	Shots	34

20 December 2009 18:00

Finland

4-3 GWS (0-1, 2-1, 1-1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Sweden

Khodynka Arena, Moscow Attendance: 2,500

Game reference
	Iiro Tarkki	Goalies	Stefan Liv	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Aleksei Ravodin Linesmen: Vladimir Sivov Aleksandr Kalinkin
	0-1 12:00 – Johansson (Omark) Hentunen (Peltonen, Mäenpää) (PP) – 31:49 1-1 1-2 32:20 – Persson (Josefsson) Peltonen (Hietanen, Lehterä) – 37:42 2-2 Peltonen (Immonen, Hentunen) – 52:06 3-2 3-3 55:16 – Tjärnqvist (Omark, Persson)
	Immonen Peltonen Hentunen Immonen	Shootout	Weinhandl Omark Johansson Johansson
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	18

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Mattias Weinhandl	Sweden	3	4	1	5	+3	0	CE
2	Petr Čajánek	Czech Republic	3	3	2	5	+4	6	CE
3	Jaromír Jágr	Czech Republic	3	1	4	5	+4	4	RW
4	Jarkko Immonen	Finland	3	3	1	4	+3	0	CE
5	Ville Peltonen	Finland	3	2	2	4	+3	4	LW

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	Iiro Tarkki	Finland	125:40	5	2.37	90.20	0
2	Stefan Liv	Sweden	127:12	7	3.30	88.71	0
3	Marek Schwarz	Czech Republic	126:41	5	2.37	88.10	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 Goaltender: Iiro Tarkki
• Best Defenceman: Miroslav Blaťák
• Best Forward: Mattias Weinhandl