Euro Hockey Tour

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EHT logo since 2009
Logo of the Euro Hockey Tour until 2009

The Euro Hockey Tour is the name of a combination of four major European ice hockey tournaments in which the national teams of Finland , Sweden , Russia and the Czech Republic take part. The tour consists of the Czech Hockey Games in the Czech Republic , the Karjala Cup in Finland , the Channel One Cup in the Russian capital Moscow and the Sweden Hockey Games in Sweden Stockholm . The tour has existed since the 1996/97 season and, in addition to the Euro Hockey Challenge, is an unofficial European ice hockey championship , as the four national teams involved are considered to be the best in Europe.

The tournaments at a glance

season winner 2nd place 3rd place 4th Place
1996/97 FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
1997/98 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia
1998/99 SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia
1999/00 FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden
2000/01 FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2001/02 FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2002/03 FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic SwedenSweden Sweden
2003/04 FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2004/05 RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2005/06 RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2006/07 SwedenSweden Sweden RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Finland
2007/08 RussiaRussia Russia FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic SwedenSweden Sweden
2008/09 RussiaRussia Russia FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2009/10 FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic SwedenSweden Sweden
2010/11 RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2011/12 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden
2012/13 RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden
2013/14 FinlandFinland Finland RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic SwedenSweden Sweden
2014/15 SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia
2015/16 SwedenSweden Sweden FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia
2016/17 RussiaRussia Russia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic FinlandFinland Finland SwedenSweden Sweden
2017/18 FinlandFinland Finland Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic RussiaRussia Russia SwedenSweden Sweden

Medal table

after 20 tournaments

rank country Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals total
1 FinlandFinland Finland 9 6th 6th 21st
2 RussiaRussia Russia 7th 6th 5 18th
3 SwedenSweden Sweden 4th 6th 3 13
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 2 4th 8th 14th

1996/97 season

The first, but still unofficial, Euro Hockey Tour 1996/97 won Finland due to the better goal difference against Sweden. The overall ranking was based on the results of direct encounters between Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic in three tournaments: the Karjala Cup in Finland, the Izvestia Cup in Russia and the Sweden Hockey Games in Stockholm.

Final score
space country Sp. S. U N Gates Pt.
1. FinlandFinland Finland 9 6th 1 2 36:17 13
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 9 6th 1 2 29:21 13
3. RussiaRussia Russia 9 4th 0 5 19:25 8th
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 9 0 2 7th 15-36 2

1997/98 season

The Czech Republic won the second Euro Hockey Tour. For the first time, the overall ranking was based on the results of direct encounters between Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic in four tournaments: the Česká Pojišťovna Cup in the Czech Republic, the Karjala Cup in Finland, the Baltika Cup in Russia and the Sweden Hockey Games .

Final score
space country Sp. S. U N Gates Pt.
1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 7th 2 3 47:29 16
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 5 3 4th 30:34 13
3. FinlandFinland Finland 12 4th 3 5 36:33 11
4th RussiaRussia Russia 12 3 2 7th 17:34 8th

1998/99 season

The third Euro Hockey Tour again confirmed the results of the 1998 men's ice hockey world championship , in which Sweden and Finland faced each other in the final. As in 1996/97, only the better goal difference could decide the tour and Sweden was the winner this time. The basis of the overall ranking was again the results of the direct encounters between Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic in four tournaments: the Ceská Pojištovna Cup in the Czech Republic, the Karjala Cup in Finland, the Baltica Cup in Russia and the Sweden Hockey Games .

Final score
space country Sp. S. U N Gates Pt.
1. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 6th 4th 2 32:21 16
2. FinlandFinland Finland 12 7th 2 3 31:27 16
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 3 5 4th 28:27 11
4th RussiaRussia Russia 12 1 3 8th 24:40 5

1999/2000 season

Finland was the first time a participant won the tour for the second time in 1999/2000. The overall ranking was again based on the results of direct encounters between Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Czech Republic in four tournaments: the Ceská Pojištovna Cup in the Czech Republic from September 2nd to 5th, 1999, the Karjala Cup in Finland from November 11th to 14th, 1999, the Baltica Cup in Russia from December 16-21, 1999 and the Sweden Hockey Games , which took place from February 8-13, 2000.

Final score
space country Sp. S. U N Gates Pt.
1. FinlandFinland Finland 12 8th 2 2 27:20 18th
2. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 7th 1 4th 31:20 15th
3. RussiaRussia Russia 12 5 2 5 33:35 12
4th SwedenSweden Sweden 12 1 1 10 24:40 3

2000/01 season

At the end of the Euro Hockey Tour 2000/01, Finland was the winner, while the reigning world champion Czech Republic was only last. The tournaments of the 2000/01 tour were the Ceská Pojištovna Cup from August 31 to September 3, 2000, the Karjala Cup from November 9 to 12, 2000, the Baltika Cup from December 17 to 20, 2000 and the Sweden Hockey Games from February 6 to 11, 2001.

Final score
1. FinlandFinland Finland
2. RussiaRussia Russia
3. SwedenSweden Sweden
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic

2001/02 season

Also at the end of the Euro Hockey Tour 2001/02 Finland was the winner, while the reigning world champion Czech Republic was again only last.

The tournaments of the 2001/02 tour were the Ceská Pojištovna Cup from September 6th to 9th, 2001 in Helsinki, Finland, and Zlín , Czech Republic, the Sweden Hockey Games from November 6th to 11th, 2001 in Helsinki and Stockholm, the Baltica Cup from December 18 to 22, 2001 in Helsinki and Moscow as well as the Karjala Cup , which was held in Helsinki and Stockholm from April 18 to 21, 2002 and was the first to conclude the tour.

Final score
1. FinlandFinland Finland
2. RussiaRussia Russia
3. SwedenSweden Sweden
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic

2002/03 season

At the end of the Euro Hockey Tour 2002/03, Finland was once again the winner.

The tournaments of the 2002/03 tour were the Ceská Pojištovna Cup from September 5th to 8th, 2002 in Karlstad , Sweden, and Zlín , Czech Republic, the Karjala Cup from November 7th to 10th, 2002 in Pardubice , Czech Republic and Helsinki , Finland, the Baltica Cup from December 16-22 , 2002 in Espoo , Finland and Moscow , Russia; and the Sweden Hockey Games , which took place from February 4-9, 2003.

Final score
1. FinlandFinland Finland
2. RussiaRussia Russia
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
4th SwedenSweden Sweden

2003/04 season

The Euro Hockey Tour 2003/04 consisted of the four tournaments Ceská Pojištovna Cup from September 4th to 7th, 2003 in Helsinki , Finland, and Pardubice , Czech Republic, the Karjala Cup from November 6th to 9th, 2003 in Nyköping , Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland, the Baltica Cup from December 18-21, 2003 in Moscow , Russia, and the Sweden Hockey Games from February 5-8, 2004 in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm , Sweden. In addition, on April 16 and 18, 2004 play-off games were played in the " Best of Two " mode with penalty shootouts for places 1 and 3.

The playoffs of the tour were endowed with prize money of 135,000 euros, of which the tour winner received 75,000 euros, the second 25,000 euros and the third 35,000 euros. The fact that the third received a higher prize money than the second is probably due to the victory in the games for third place. There was also prize money of 120,000 euros for the four tournaments: 50,000 euros for 1st place, 30,000 euros for 2nd place, 25,000 euros for 3rd place and 15,000 euros for 4th place after the four tournaments.

Table after the four tournaments

Pl. country Sp SG SP NP NL Gates Pt.
1. FinlandFinland Finland 12 7th 0 0 5 29:30 21st
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 4th 2 2 4th 25:21 18th
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 2 4th 3 3 24:28 17th
4th RussiaRussia Russia 12 3 2 3 4th 28:27 16

3rd place match

April 16, 2004 RussiaRussia Russia - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1: 5
(0: 0, 0: 3, 1: 2)
April 18, 2004 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - RussiaRussia Russia 4: 7
(2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 4)
Russia wins in the decisive penalty shootout

final

April 16, 2004 SwedenSweden Sweden - FinlandFinland Finland 3: 1
(2: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0)
April 18, 2004 FinlandFinland Finland - SwedenSweden Sweden 4: 0
(1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0)
Finland wins in the decisive penalty shootout

Final score

1. FinlandFinland Finland
2. SwedenSweden Sweden
3. RussiaRussia Russia
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic

2004/05 season

In the Euro Hockey Tour 2004/05 the hosting of the Ceská Pojištovna Cup was waived because of the World Cup of Hockey , so that the competition consisted of only three tournaments.

Table after the three tournaments

Pl. country Sp SG SP NP NL Gates Pt.
1. SwedenSweden Sweden 9 3 2 1 3 22:24 14th
2. RussiaRussia Russia 9 4th 1 0 4th 26:21 14th
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 9 2 2 3 2 25:26 13
4th FinlandFinland Finland 9 3 1 2 3 24:26 13

3rd place match

April 22, 2005 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - FinlandFinland Finland 3: 3
(1: 3, 1: 0, 1: 0)
April 24, 2005 FinlandFinland Finland - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 4: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)

final

April 22, 2005 SwedenSweden Sweden - RussiaRussia Russia 1: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
April 24, 2005 RussiaRussia Russia - SwedenSweden Sweden 5: 2
(2: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)

Final score

1. RussiaRussia Russia
2. SwedenSweden Sweden
3. FinlandFinland Finland
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic

2005/06 season

In this Euro Hockey Tour 2005/06, the Ceská Pojištovna Cup , which had to be canceled the previous year because of the World Cup of Hockey , was included in the rating again. The tour consisted of four tournaments again in 2005/06. There was only one final game and one game for third place this season. Both games took place immediately after the LG Hockey Games in Stockholm.

Table after the four tournaments

Pl. country Sp SG SP NP NL Gates Pt.
1. RussiaRussia Russia 12 8th 0 2 2 40:28 26th
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 6th 2 0 4th 32:24 22nd
3. FinlandFinland Finland 12 4th 2 1 5 22:26 17th
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 1 1 2 8th 27:43 7th

3rd place match

May 1, 2006 FinlandFinland Finland - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3: 2 Globen , Stockholm

final

May 1, 2006 SwedenSweden Sweden - RussiaRussia Russia 1: 2 Globen , Stockholm

Final score

1. RussiaRussia Russia
2. SwedenSweden Sweden
3. FinlandFinland Finland
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic

2006/07 season

In the Euro Hockey Tour 2006/07 there were two final games and two games for third place after the four tournaments, in contrast to the previous season.

Table after the four tournaments

Pl. country Sp SG SP NP NL Gates Pt.
1. RussiaRussia Russia 12 6th 4th 1 1 39:30 27
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 6th 1 1 4th 40:29 21st
3. FinlandFinland Finland 12 4th 0 2 6th 19:29 14th
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 2 1 2 7th 31:41 10

3rd place match

April 19, 2007 FinlandFinland Finland - Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)
April 21, 2007 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic - FinlandFinland Finland 2: 0 nV
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)

final

April 19, 2007 SwedenSweden Sweden - RussiaRussia Russia 3: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1)
April 21, 2007 RussiaRussia Russia - SwedenSweden Sweden 2: 4
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2)

Final score

1. SwedenSweden Sweden
2. RussiaRussia Russia
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
4th FinlandFinland Finland

2007/08 season

The Euro Hockey Tour 2007/08 started in November 2007 and ended shortly before the World Cup with the Ceská Pojištovna Cup in April. Due to the world title fights, there were no finals this year. The EHT won the team of Russia, which had finished all four tournaments of the tour as winners.

Final score
Pl. country Sp S. SV NV N Gates Pt
1. RussiaRussia Russia 12 10 0 0 2 41:18 30th
2. FinlandFinland Finland 12 5 1 1 5 27:31 18th
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 4th 1 1 6th 33:44 15th
4th SwedenSweden Sweden 12 3 0 0 9 27:35 9

2008/09 season

As in the previous year, the Euro Hockey Tour 2008/09 consists of four tournaments; no finals will be played. The national team of Russia won the first three tournaments held, the Karjala Cup, the Channel One Cup and the Czech Hockey Games, while Sweden was successful at the LG Hockey Games. The overall ranking was once again won by the Russian national team.

Final score
Pl. country Sp S. SV NV N Gates Pt
1. RussiaRussia Russia 12 8th 2 0 2 49:28 28
2. FinlandFinland Finland 12 3 2 3 4th 34:41 16
3. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 4th 1 1 6th 31:28 15th
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 3 1 2 6th 36:43 13

2009/10 season

The Czech national team won the first tournament in the series, the Czech Hockey Games, which were held in the new Karlovy Vary KV Arena . The Russian national team won the Karjala Cup, while Finland won the Channel One Cup and LG Hockey Games. The overall ranking was won by the Finnish national team.

Final score
Pl. country Sp S. SV NV N Gates Pt
1. FinlandFinland Finland 12 5 2 2 3 41:28 21st
2. RussiaRussia Russia 12 4th 3 3 2 40:36 21st
3. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 3 3 3 3 32:30 17th
4th SwedenSweden Sweden 12 2 2 2 6th 30:49 12

2010/11 season

The Finnish national team won the Karjala Cup in 2010 , the national team of Russia won the Channel One Cup in 2010 . Since the Swedes were again able to win the LG Hockey Games and the Czechs the Czech Hockey Games , the constellation was that each national team was the winner of the tournament in their own country.

Final score
Pl. country Sp S. SV NV N Gates Pt
1. RussiaRussia Russia 12 9 0 0 3 42:31 27
2. SwedenSweden Sweden 12 6th 1 0 5 39:32 20th
3. FinlandFinland Finland 12 3 1 2 6th 27:33 13
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 12 3 1 1 7th 27:39 13

See also

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