The 2007

Karjala Tournament The Karjala Tournament ( fi, Karjala-turnaus), also known as Karjala Cup, is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand Karjala. History The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup. In 1995, t ...

took place from November 8-11, 2007. Five games were played in

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and one was played in

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. Russia won the tournament before Sweden and the Czech Republic. The tournament was part of the 2007-08 Euro Hockey Tour. Sweden opened the tournament in

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, losing 1-3 against Russia.

Final standings

Results

All times local (UTC+2)

Best players

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2007: * Best goalkeeper:

Jussi Markkanen Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975) is a Finnish professional ice hockey executive and former goaltender. He is currently serving as general manager of SaiPa. Markkanen played extensively in various European professional leagues as well as the Nati ...

* Best defenceman:

Kenny Jönsson Kenny Per Anders Jönsson (born October 6, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Jönsson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round as the 12th overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Afte ...

* Best forward:

Oleg Saprykin Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (russian: Олег Дмитриевич Сапрыкин; born February 12, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Saprykin played with HC Dynamo Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Sochi and Avtomobilist ...

References

External links

Tournament
on hockeyarchives.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Karjala 2007–08 Euro Hockey Tour 2007–08 in Swedish ice hockey 2007–08 in Russian ice hockey 2007–08 in Finnish ice hockey 2007–08 in Czech ice hockey Karjala Tournament

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