Euro Hockey Tour
Encyclopedia
The Euro Hockey Tour is an annual ice hockey
tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic
, Finland
, Russia
, and Sweden
. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships
or Olympics
, allowing less experienced players to collect valuable ice time in their national colours. The "Euro" part of the tournament's name stands for "European", as the four participating countries all come from Europe
.
in Finland
, Channel One Cup in Russia
, Sweden Hockey Games in Sweden
, and Czech Hockey Games in the Czech Republic
. Each team plays three games in each of the tournaments, giving a total of twelve games per team. After the four tournaments have finished, the teams are seeded according to their respective combined point total from all four tournaments.
In each tournament, five games are played in the host city, and one game in another participating country. For example, in the 2007 edition of Karjala Tournament, the game between Sweden and Russia was played in Jönköping
, Sweden
, rather than in Finland
, who host the Karjala Cup. Every country is assigned one home game and one away game in those games.
Each team is given three points for a regulation-time win, two points for a overtime
or shootout win, one point for a loss in overtime or shootout, and zero points for a loss in regulation time. If two or more teams end with the same amount of points, they are seeded based on head-to-head results between the tied teams.
120,000 and the EHT season winner received another €120,000.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament only open to the national men's teams of the Czech Republic
Czech national ice hockey team
The Czech men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked fifth by the IIHF, behind Finland. It is controlled by the Czech Ice Hockey Association...
, Finland
Finnish national men's ice hockey team
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
, Russia
Russian national ice hockey team
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Russia and are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. They are currently rated number one in the IIHF World Ranking; with 3980 points...
, and Sweden
Swedish national men's ice hockey team
The Swedish men's national ice hockey team, or Tre Kronor , as it is called in Sweden, is one of the most successful ice hockey teams in the world...
. Most of the teams use the competition as a preparation for the upcoming World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
or Olympics
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
, allowing less experienced players to collect valuable ice time in their national colours. The "Euro" part of the tournament's name stands for "European", as the four participating countries all come from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Playing format
EHT consists of four tournaments: Karjala TournamentKarjala Tournament
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 ....
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Channel One Cup in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Sweden Hockey Games in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and Czech Hockey Games in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. Each team plays three games in each of the tournaments, giving a total of twelve games per team. After the four tournaments have finished, the teams are seeded according to their respective combined point total from all four tournaments.
In each tournament, five games are played in the host city, and one game in another participating country. For example, in the 2007 edition of Karjala Tournament, the game between Sweden and Russia was played in Jönköping
Jönköping
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, rather than in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, who host the Karjala Cup. Every country is assigned one home game and one away game in those games.
Each team is given three points for a regulation-time win, two points for a overtime
Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...
or shootout win, one point for a loss in overtime or shootout, and zero points for a loss in regulation time. If two or more teams end with the same amount of points, they are seeded based on head-to-head results between the tied teams.
Prize money
From season 2007–08 to 2010–11, the prize money for each tournament was €Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
120,000 and the EHT season winner received another €120,000.
Finals in previous years
Medal games were not played until the 2003–04 season. Before that, place order was determined by the tournament standings. The seasons 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2006–07 used a format where the first-placed and second-placed teams played a home-and-home two-game series for the EHT gold and silver medals, while the third-placed and fourth-placed teams played two games for the bronze. In 2005–06, the championship was determined by a single game played at the home of the first-place team. Since 2007–08, no EHT finals have been played.Euro Hockey Tour finalists
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
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| 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour 2011–12 The Euro Hockey Tour 2011–12 is the 16th season of Euro Hockey Tour. It started on 10 November 2011 and is scheduled to end on 29 April 2011... |
TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour 2010–11 The 2010-11 Euro Hockey Tour was the fifteenth playing of the Euro Hockey Tour. Four teams played in four tournaments, the Karjala Cup, Channel One Cup, LG Hockey Games, and Czech Hockey Games, for a total of 12 games,-Results:-References:... |
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| 2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour 2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour 2009-10 is the 14th edition of Euro Hockey Tour. There are only four teams: Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden are competing.-Format:... |
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| 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour 2008–09 is the 13th edition of Euro Hockey Tour. There are only four teams: Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden are competing.-Format:... |
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| 2006–07 Euro Hockey Tour 2006–07 -Results:-Finals:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour 2005–06 -Results:- Finals:The EHT finals 2005–06 were played in Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, on May 1, 2006. Russia beat Sweden in the final with 2-1 and won the EHT. Finland won over Czech Republic with 3-2 and clinched the 3rd place.-References:... |
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| 2004–05 Euro Hockey Tour 2004–05 -Results:- 3rd place :- Final :-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... 1 |
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| 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour 2002–03 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour 2001–02 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 2000–01 Euro Hockey Tour 2000–01 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 1999–2000 Euro Hockey Tour 1999–2000 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour 1998–99 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour 1997–98 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... |
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| 1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour 1996–97 -Results:-References:* on hockeyarchives.info... 2 |
- 1 Czech tournament not played due to World Cup of Hockey.
- 2 Only points from Karjala Cup, Izvestija Cup and Swedish Hockey Games counted in the final standings due to that the Russian team did not participate in the Pragobanka Cup.
Medal table
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |