1997 Baltika Cup

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1997 Baltika Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
City Moscow
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–21 December 1997
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per game)
Scoring leader Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Moravec (5 points)
Awards
MVP Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kharitonov
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The 1997 Baltika Cup was played between 17 and 21 December 1997. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. All of the matches were played in Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia. Russia won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour.

Contents

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 31201711+65
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 311138−54
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 311187+14
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 302179−22
Source: swehockey [1]

Games

All times are local.Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+4)

Group Stage

17 December 1997
13:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4-4
(2-0, 1-2, 1-2)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 300
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
17 December 1997
16:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0-0
(0-0, 0-0, 0-0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 3,000
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Belarus.svg Sergej Bervenskij
4 minPenalties8 min
21Shots6
18 December 1997
13:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6-6
(4-3, 1-3, 1-0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Leonid Vaisfeld
0-104:39 – Huusko (Tornberg) (PP)
Vykoukal (Patera) – 08:141-1
Procházka (Kaberle) – 09:272-1
Bělohlav (Růžička) – 09:343-1
Moravec (Benýšek, Beránek) – 09:464-1
4-212:22 – Nord (Påhlsson, Salomonsson)
4-313:27 – Lindquist (Johansson)
Beránek (Kaberle) (PP) – 22:325-3
5-427:43 – Johnsson
5-529:21 – Nordström (Johnsson)
5-631:17 – Kjellberg (Lindquist)
Dopita (Špaček) – 58:566-6
12 minPenalties10 min
20Shots22
18 December 1997
16:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1-2
(0-1, 0-0, 1-1)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
20 December 1997
11:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1-3
(0-1, 0-2, 1-0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Karabanov
0-116:39 – Kakko (Varvio)
0-223:37 – Karalahti (Peltonen)
0-334:48 – Timonen (Helminen, Karalahti) (PP)
Kjellberg (Westlund) – 47:311-3
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots18
20 December 1997
15:00		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1-7
(0-0, 1-7, 0-0)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 6,000
Game reference
16 minPenalties16 min

PlayOff

Semifinals Final
      
1  
4  
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
3  
2  Third place
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2


21 December 1997
11:00		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1-2
(0-0, 0-2, 1-0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 500
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Leonid Vaisfeld
0-123:45 – Huokko (Kjellberg) (PP)
0-226:42 – Sundblad
Ruuttu (Ruutu, Törmänen) (PP) – 55:141-2
14 minPenalties10 min
25Shots21
21 December 1997
15:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1-0
(1-0, 0-0, 0-0)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 7,000
Game reference
Referee:
Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Müller
Dopita (Beránek, Moravec) – 16:041-0
10 minPenalties23 min

Scoring leaders

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
1 David Moravec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4415+30F
2 Josef Beránek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4145+42F
3 Jiří Dopita Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4134+24F
3 Ville Peltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4134+10F
5 Patric Kjellberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 421300F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey [2]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 1997: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Baltika Cup 1997 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 21 December 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Baltika Cup 1997 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 21 December 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Best players by position".
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