2003 Karjala Tournament

2003 Karjala Tournament

Tournament details
Host countries	Finland Sweden
Cities	HelsinkiNyköping
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	6-9 November 2003
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Finland(7th title)
Runners-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per game)
Attendance	47,273 (7,879 per game)
Scoring leader	Maxim Sushinsky (4 points)

The 2003 Karjala Tournament was played between 6 and 9 November 2003. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. One game was played in Rosvalla, Nyköping, Sweden (Sweden vs Czech Republic) all the other games was played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki. Finland won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	0	12	4	+8	9
2	Czech Republic	3	0	2	0	1	6	8	−2	4
3	Russia	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Sweden	3	0	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: flashscore^[1]

Games

Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2) Nyköping– (Central European Time – UTC+1)Source^[2]

6 November 200318:30

Finland

3-2(2-1, 0-0, 1-1)

Russia

Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 6,265

Game reference
	Fredrik Norrena	Goalies	Maksim Sokolov	Referee: Milan MinarLinesmen: Riku Peltonen Jouni Saukkonen
	0-1 06:21 – Vitali Proshkin (Roman Kukhtinov, Sergueï Moziakin) (PP) 02:43 – Jukka Hentunen (Erkki Rajamäki, Marko Kiprusoff) 1-1 16:18 – Toni Dahlman (Janne Laakkonen, Jarkko Immonen) 2-1 2-2 48:26 – Aleksandr Boïkov 47:21 - Toni Dahlman (Petteri Nummelin) 3-2
	8 min	Penalties	24 min
	35	Shots	25

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 3 N2 = 2 PN = 3

6 November 200318:00

Sweden

1-2 GWS(1-0, 0-1, 0–0)(OT: 0–0)(SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Rosvalla, NyköpingAttendance: 5,008

Game reference
	Stefan Liv	Goalies	Adam Svoboda	Referee: Hannu HenrikssonLinesmen: Mikael Ljungqvist Leo Takula
	12:31 – Niklas Anger (Johan Davidsson) 1-0 1-1 38:34 – Jaroslav Hlinka (Jirí Vykoukal, Petr Kadlec) (PP) 1-2
	Steen	Shootout	Divišek
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	40	Shots	25

8 November 200315:00

Russia

2-0(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)

Sweden

Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 6,352

Game reference
	Maksim Sokolov	Goalies	Henrik Lundqvist	Referee: Timo FavorinLinesmen: Juha Kautto Mikko Kekäläinen
	23:02 – Sergueï Korolev (Dmitri Bykov, Maksim Sushinsky) 1-0 50:37 – Kukhtinov (Maksim Sushinsky, Sergueï Korolev) 2-0
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	38

8 November 200318:30

Finland

5-1(4-0, 0-0, 1-1)

Czech Republic

Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 11,324

Game reference
	Mika Lehto	Goalies	Adam SvobodaRoman Málek	Referee: Sergueï KarabanovLinesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Tuomo Sorakangas
	06:26 – Mikko Eloranta (Tuukka Mäntylä, Jari Viuhkola) (PP) 1-0 06:46 – Jarkko Immonen (Marko Tuulola) 2-0 08:36 – Tomi Kallio (Timo Pärssinen) 3-0 19:46 – Jari Viuhkola (Petri Pakaslahti) 4-0 4-1 50:58 – Radek Duda (Jaroslav Balaštík, Jaroslav Hlinka) (PP) 58:36 – Janne Laakkonen 5-1
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	33	Shots	8

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 5 N2 = 4 PN = 5

9 November 200314:30

Russia

2-3 GWS(0-1, 0-0, 2-1)(OT: 0–0)(SO: 0–1)

Czech Republic

Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 8,321

Game reference
	Vadim Tarasov	Goalies	Roman Malek	Referee: Tom LaaksonenLinesmen: Mikko Kekäinen Petri Nokisalmi
	0-1 10:10 – Jan Hejda (Radek Duda, Petr Kadlec) (PP) 47:02 – Maksim Sushinsky (Sergueï Korolev) (PP) 1-1 53:40 – Vasili Turkovsky (Maksim Sushinsky, Aleksandr Boïkov) 2-1 2-2 54:52 – Tomáš Divišek (Petr Sýkora) 2-3
	Moziakin	Shootout	Šup
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	35	Shots	22

9 November 200318:30

Finland

4-1(1-0, 3-1, 0-0)

Sweden

Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiAttendance: 10,003

Game reference
	Fredrik Norrena	Goalies	Henrik Lundqvist	Referees:Linesmen:
	13:18 – Petteri Nummelin (Kimmo Rintanen, Timo Pärssinen) (PP) 1-0 23:12 – Petteri Nummelin (Timo Pärssinen) (PP) 2-0 23:40 – Ville Peltonen (Tuukka Mäntylä, Mikko Eloranta) (PP) 3-0 3-1 24:07 – Andreas Salomonsson (Per Svartvadet) 37:52 – Jere Karalahti (Janne Laakkonen) 4-1
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	25	Shots	24

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Maxim Sushinsky	Russia	3	1	3	4	+3	0	LD
2	Toni Dahlman	Finland	3	2	1	3	+4	0	RW
3	Petteri Nummelin	Finland	3	2	1	3	+2	2	RD
4	Jarkko Immonen	Finland	3	1	2	3	+4	0	CE
5	Sergei Korolyov	Russia	3	1	2	3	+3	0	LW

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = PositionSource: swehockey^[3]

Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Roman Málek	Czech Republic	105:00	3	1.71	94.64	0
2	Fredrik Norrena	Finland	120:00	3	1.50	93.88	0
3	Maxim Sokolov	Russia	120:00	3	1.50	91.43	1
4	Adam Svoboda	Czech Republic	85:00	5	3.53	90.38	0
5	Henrik Lundqvist	Sweden	119:13	6	3.02	87.23	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource: swehockey^[4]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2003:^[5]

• Best goalkeeper: Maxim Sokolov
• Best defenceman: Petteri Nummelin
• Best forward: Jarkko Immonen

Media All-Star Team:

• Goaltender: Fredrik Norrena
• Defence: Marko Tuulola, Petteri Nummelin
• Forwards: Ville Peltonen, Jarkko Immonen, Maksim Sushinsky

References

1. "Karjala 2003 Standings". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2004-11-14. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
2. "Karjala 2003 Matches". flashscore.com. flashscore. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
3. "Karjala Tournament 2003 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
4. "Karjala Tournament 2003 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
5. "Best players by position".

External links

• Tournament on hockeyarchives.info