2012 Oddset Hockey Games

The 2012 Oddset Hockey Games was played between 9–12 February 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 the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland. Sweden won the tournament for the second year in a row, after defeating Finland 3–1 on the last game day. The tournament was part of Euro Hockey Tour 2011–12.

2012 Oddset Hockey Games
Tournament details
Dates9–12 February 2012
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (12th title)
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Russia
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Attendance55,398 (9,233 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Janne Pesonen
(3 points)
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Prior to this year, Sweden Hockey Games was named LG Hockey Games because the tournament was sponsored by LG Electronics. However, after LG decided to drop out their sponsoring, Oddset, a gambling game by Svenska Spel, took over and effectively renamed the tournament to Oddset Hockey Games.[1][2]

Standings
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Sweden 32010847
 Czech Republic 31101685
 Russia 31002383
 Finland 31002853

Games

All times are local (UTC+1 for the games in Sweden, and UTC+2 for the game in Finland).[3]

February 9, 2012
18:30		Finland 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 RussiaHelsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki[4]
Attendance: 25,036
February 9, 2012
19:00		Czech Republic 2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 SwedenEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,125
February 11, 2012
12:00		Finland 7–0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,755
February 11, 2012
16:30		Sweden 4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 RussiaEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 9,062
February 12, 2012
12:00		Russia 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,157
February 12, 2012
16:30		Sweden 3–1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 FinlandEricsson Globe, Stockholm
Attendance: 9,263

Scoring leaders
Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source:

Goaltending leaders
Pos Player Country TOI GA GAA Sv% SO

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:[5]

Tournament All-Star Team selected by the media:
Goaltender: Viktor Fasth
Defencemen: Ossi Väänänen, Mattias Ekholm
Forwards: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Danielsson

References
  1. Feltenmark, Anders (2011-12-12). "Nytt namn: Oddset Hockey Games". swehockey.se (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  2. "Sweden Hockey Games 2012". globearenas.se. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  3. Feltenmark, Anders (2011-08-11). "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – LG Hockey Games 2012". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Winter+Classic+ice+hockey+project+back+on+track+after+all+/1135269683604
  5. Feltenmark, Anders (2012-02-13). "Utmärkelser i Oddset Hockey Games" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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