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- Sweden took a sweet victory in the LG Hockey Games, the third tournament in this season’s Euro Hockey Tour. The hosts grabbed three wins – Russia (4-3), Czech Republic (6-4), and Finland (4-0) – and gave head coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson something to wave in front of those critical of the team’s performances this season.
- The LG Hockey Games All-Stars, as voted by the media:
Goaltender: Johan Holmqvist (Sweden)
Defencemen: Janne Niinimaa (Finland), Kenny Jönsson (Sweden)
Forwards: Niko Kapanen (Finland), Mattias Weinhandl (Sweden), Maxim Rybin (Russia) - Sweden iced a very experienced defence corps in the tournament. In the team’s first game against Russia, Dick Tärnström, 34, was the youngest defenceman on Team Sweden, while Marcus Ragnarsson, 37, was the oldest. Tärnström injured his knee in the second game, opening the door for Victor Hedman, 18.
- Even though Russia didn’t win the tournament, it collected enough points to already secure the total victory of the Euro Hockey Tour 2008-09, when one tournament still remains to be played.
- Finland scored nine goals in the first five periods of the tournament, and none in the last four. The team had a 4-1 lead after two periods against Russia, but lost the game 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out, and was shut out by the Swedes in the last game of the tournament.
LG Hockey games recap
Feb 09, 2009 by RistoP | Europe | Send to a buddyHere's what happened at the LG Hockey Games in Stockholm this past weekend:
