2008 LG Hockey Games

2008 LG Hockey Games

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7-10 February 2008
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played	4
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The 2008 LG Hockey Games were played between February 7 and February 10, 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden lost the final game, 1-2, against Finland despite Swedish goalkeeper Stefan Liv saving many shots.^[1]

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	OTW	SOW	OTL	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	7	+4	6
Finland	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	7	+1	6
Sweden	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	8	0	3
Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	12	−5	3

Matches

February 7, 2008, 17:15 GMT

Finland

6:1 (2:0, 3:0, 1:1)

Czech Republic

Hakametsä, Tampere, Finland

February 7, 2008, 19:00 GMT

Russia

4:3 (1:0, 1:1, 2:2)

Sweden

Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

February 9, 2008, 12:00 GMT

Finland

0:5 (0:0, 0:2, 0:3)

Russia

Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

February 9, 2008, 15:30 GMT

Sweden

4:2 (0:1, 1:1, 3:0)

Czech Republic

Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

February 10, 2008, 12:00 GMT

Czech Republic

4:2 (0:1, 4:1, 0:0)

Russia

Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

February 10, 2008, 15:30 GMT

Sweden

1:2 (1:1, 0:1, 0:0)

Finland

Stockholm Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

Best players

The tournament directorate nominated the following players

• Best goaltender: Semyon Varlamov
• Best defenceman: Kenny Jönsson
• Best forward: Maxim Sushinski

The media All Star Team was named as follows

• Semyon Varlamov, Goaltender
• Ilya Nikulin, Defenceman
• Kenny Jönsson, Defenceman
• Maxim Sushinski, Forward
• Tony Mårtensson, Forward
• Mattias Weinhandl, Forward

References

External links

• Hockeyarchives (in French)
• Official Games Reports
• 2008 LG Hockey Games awards