Karjala Tournament
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![]() Peter Forsberg representing Sweden during the 2009 tournament
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Status | active |
Genre | sporting event |
Date(s) | November |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Inaugurated | 1995 |
Karjala Tournament, also known as Karjala Cup, is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand Karjala ("Karelia").
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History
The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup and has been part of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) in which Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden participate since 1996. It is usually held in the first year of each EHT season, with the exception of 2002 when two Karjala Tournaments were held in the same year but were both part of different EHT seasons.
Karjala Tournament winners
- 1 Known as Sauna Cup.
- 2 Part of Euro Hockey Tour season 2001-02
- 3 Part of Euro Hockey Tour season 2002-03
Winner, runner-up and third place is determined by total standing after a round-robin style of play. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by won games between the tied teams.
Statistics
Medal count
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
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11 --% |
6 --% |
0 --% |
17 --% |
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6 --% |
5 --% |
8 --% |
19 --% |
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4 --% |
5 --% |
7 --% |
16 --% |
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1 --% |
6 --% |
5 --% |
12 --% |
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0 --% |
0 --% |
1 --% |
1 --% |
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0 --% |
0 --% |
1 --% |
1 --% |
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