Euro Hockey Challenge 2018
The Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 was the seventh edition of the competition of the same name organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF . The competition started on April 4, 2018 and ended on April 29, 2018. The Euro Hockey Challenge games served as preparation for the World Cup in Denmark in 2018 for the national teams .
Attendees
The twelve best European teams in the IIHF world rankings that took part in the World Cup in Denmark are eligible to participate.
For the 2018 event, these are: Russia , Sweden , Finland , the Czech Republic , Germany , Switzerland , Norway , Slovakia , Belarus , France , Latvia and Denmark .
mode
The game is played in a three-point system, i.e. each team receives three points for a win, two points for an overtime win and one point for a defeat after extra time.
During the tournament, each team plays a total of eight games. As a rule, two games are played between two teams within two or three days in one country. All games are recorded in a table.
Due to the revival of the Euro Hockey Tour since the 2016/2017 season, the Czech Hockey Games will take place on the third match day , in which the four national teams from Russia, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic will take part. The results of the tournament are included in the evaluation of the Euro Hockey Challenge. Since all teams only play three games each, two games of the Sweden Hockey Games (Russia – Czech Republic, Sweden – Finland), which take place on the 4th day of the game, are also included in the rating.
Tournament course
1st matchday
| April 4, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
5: 2 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 2) game report |
Switzerland |
Zimní stadion mesta Príbrami , Příbram Spectators: 3,856 |
| April 5, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic |
4: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Switzerland |
Zimní stadion mesta Príbrami, Příbram Spectators: 4,023 |
| April 5, 2018 5:30 p.m. |
Finland |
2: 3 a.d. (0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Belarus |
Marli Areena , Turku audience: 1,862 |
| April 6, 2018 5:30 p.m. |
Finland |
4: 3 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Belarus |
Ritari-areena , Hämeenlinna spectators: 2,517 |
| April 5, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Sweden |
6: 3 (1: 2, 5: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Slovakia |
Himmelstalundshallen , Norrköping spectators: 3,122 |
| April 6, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Sweden |
7: 1 (3: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Slovakia |
Be-Ge Hockey Center , Oskarshamn Spectators: 3,054 |
| April 6, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Russia |
4: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Germany |
Bolshoi Ice Palace , Sochi Spectators: 11,171 |
| April 7, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
Russia |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Germany |
Bolshoi Ice Palace, Sochi Spectators: 11,008 |
| April 6, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
Norway |
3: 2 (0: 0, 2: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Latvia |
Halden Ishall , Halden spectators: 1,241 |
| April 7, 2018 2:45 p.m. |
Norway |
6: 2 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 1) game report |
Latvia |
Halden Ishall, Halden Spectators: 1,503 |
| April 6, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
France |
4: 2 (0: 1, 1: 1, 3: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Patinoire Polesud , Grenoble spectators: 1,490 |
| April 7, 2018 8:45 p.m. |
France |
4: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Patinoire Polesud, Grenoble spectators: 3,200 |
2nd matchday
| April 11, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Finland |
Arena Riga , Riga spectators: 1,680 |
| April 12, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
0: 5 (0: 3, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report |
Finland |
Arena Riga, Riga spectators: 1,340 |
| April 12, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Sweden |
Bitcoin Arena , Rungsted spectators: 1,887 |
| April 14, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
Denmark |
1: 5 (0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 2) game report |
Sweden |
Rødovre Skøjte Arena , Rødovre spectators: 2,663 |
| April 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
France |
2: 5 (2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 2) game report |
Czech Republic |
Coliséum , Amiens spectators: 2,836 |
| April 14, 2018 8:45 p.m. |
France |
2: 6 (2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 3) game report |
Czech Republic |
Aren'ice , Cergy-Pontoise Spectators: 2,986 |
| April 13, 2018 8:15 p.m. |
Switzerland |
3: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2) game report |
Belarus |
Patinoire des Mélèzes , La Chaux-de-Fonds Spectators: 3,554 |
| April 15, 2018 12:15 p.m. |
Switzerland |
2: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Belarus |
Patinoire de Malley , Lausanne spectators: 2,450 |
| April 14, 2018 5:45 p.m. |
Germany |
1: 2 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Slovakia |
Eisarena , Weißwasser Spectators: 2,750 |
| April 15, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Germany |
1: 4 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2) game report |
Slovakia |
EnergieVerbund Arena , Dresden Spectators: 4,412 |
| April 14, 2018 6:10 p.m. |
Norway |
0: 2 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report |
Russia |
Gjøvik Olympiske Fjellhall , Gjøvik spectators: 1,803 |
| April 15, 2018 3:00 p.m. |
Norway |
0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Russia |
Gjøvik Olympiske Fjellhall, Gjøvik spectators: 1,412 |
3rd matchday
| April 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
Finland |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report |
Czech Republic |
Tipsport arena , Pardubice Spectators: 6,212 |
| April 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
Russia |
1: 2 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Sweden |
Arena 2000 , Yaroslavl spectators: 9,017 |
| April 21, 2018 2:20 pm |
Czech Republic |
3: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Sweden |
Tipsport arena, Pardubice Spectators: 6,843 |
| April 21, 2018 6:15 p.m. |
Russia |
1: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Finland |
Tipsport arena, Pardubice Spectators: 3,357 |
| April 22, 2018 2:20 pm |
Czech Republic |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Russia |
Tipsport arena, Pardubice Spectators: 6,585 |
| April 22, 2018 6:15 p.m. |
Sweden |
3: 7 (0: 1, 1: 2, 2: 4) game report |
Finland |
Tipsport arena, Pardubice Spectators: 2,572 |
| April 19, 2018 7:15 p.m. |
Germany |
7: 1 (5: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1) game report |
France |
Ice Arena , Wolfsburg Spectators: 4,403 |
| April 21, 2018 5:45 p.m. |
Germany |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
France |
Wellblechpalast , Berlin Spectators: 4,412 |
| April 20, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
4: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Latvia |
Zimný štadión , Michalovce spectators: 3,060 |
| April 21, 2018 5:30 p.m. |
Slovakia |
4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Latvia |
Zimný štadión , Poprad audience: 4,253 |
| April 20, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Ice Sports Palace , Hrodna Spectators: 2,472 |
| April 21, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
0: 2 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) game report |
Denmark |
Ice Sports Palace, Hrodna Spectators: 2.118 |
| April 20, 2018 8:15 p.m. |
Switzerland |
1: 2 (0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) game report |
Norway |
Ice rink Schoren , Langenthal Spectators: 3,339 |
| April 21, 2018 4:15 p.m. |
Switzerland |
3: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Norway |
Raiffeisen BiascArena , Biasca spectators: 2,103 |
4th matchday
Germany and Denmark only played one game against each other. Instead of a second game, Germany played a friendly against South Korea on April 27th in Odense (4-3 ate), Denmark played against the United States on May 1st in Herning .
| April 25, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
Denmark |
4: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 3: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) |
Germany |
SE Arena , Vojens |
| April 26, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
1: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Switzerland |
Arena, Riga spectators: 2,836 |
| April 27, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Latvia |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0) game report |
Switzerland |
Arena, Riga spectators: 3,256 |
| April 27, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
4: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report |
France |
Nitra aréna , Nitra spectators: 3,480 |
| April 28, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
Slovakia |
2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) game report |
France |
Easton Aréna , Piešťany spectators: 2,859 |
| April 27, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Norway |
Eissportpalast , Schlobin Spectators: 1,964 |
| April 28, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Belarus |
3: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Norway |
Babrujsk-Arena , Babrujsk spectators: 6,867 |
| April 29, 2018 12:00 p.m. |
Russia |
4: 2 (2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Czech Republic |
Hovet , Stockholm Spectators: 2,101 |
| April 29, 2018 3:30 p.m. |
Sweden |
1: 3 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 3) game report |
Finland |
Hovet, Stockholm spectators: 6,750 |
table
| Pl. | Sp. | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Czech Republic
|
8th | 7th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30:14 | 21st |
| 2. |
Finland
|
8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27:14 | 18th |
| 3. |
Sweden
|
8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29:20 | 15th |
| 4th |
Slovakia
|
8th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:20 | 14th |
| 5. |
Switzerland
|
8th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:15 | 14th |
| 6th |
Russia
|
8th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:13 | 13 |
| 7th |
Norway
|
8th | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:15 | 13 |
| 8th. |
France
|
8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 17:28 | 10 |
| 9. |
Germany
|
7th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19:19 | 9 |
| 10. |
Denmark
|
7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 12:21 | 8th |
| 11. |
Belarus
|
8th | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14:19 | 5 |
| 12. |
Latvia
|
8th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7th | 7:30 | 1 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Web links
- Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 at pointstreak.com
- Euro Hockey Challenge 2018 at MS Hokej
