The Karjala Tournament ( fi, Karjala-turnaus), also known as Karjala Cup, is an annual

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event held in

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. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand

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History

The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup. In 1995, the tournament was played as Christmas Cup at the same time as the Izvestija Trophy tournament, just before the

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holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup. In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of

under the name Karjala Tournament. It became part of the annual

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(EHT), in which the national teams of

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and

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compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002.

Results

Final standings in each event are determined in a

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. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.

Medal table

References

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External links

Euro Hockey Tour news at eurohockey.net
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