1998 Baltika Cup

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1998 Baltika Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
City Moscow
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–20 December 1998
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Fourth placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored58 (5.8 per game)
Attendance23,700 (2,370 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Vlasák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Čaloun (5 points)
Awards
MVP Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Larsson
←  1997
1999  →

The 1998 Baltika Cup was played between 15 and 20 December 1998. 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. Sweden won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour.

Contents

Games against Canada was not included in the 1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4400149+512
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4301158+79
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4112910−14
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41121113−24
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4004918−90
Source: swehockey [1]

Games

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

15 December 1998
15:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3-2
(1-0, 2-0, 0-2)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Petter Rönnquist Goalies Miikka Kiprusoff Juha Ikonen Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Komissarov
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Vasiliev
Flag of Russia.svg Igor Khimich
Per Eklund (Nord) – 16:031-0
Wernblom (Mattsson) – 21:472-0
Wernblom (Karlsson) – 31:183-0
3-156:39 – Ikonen (Pirjetä)
3-258:51 – Nurminen (Pirjetä) (PP)
20 minPenalties8 min
30Shots36
15 December 1998
18:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3-1
(1-0, 0-1, 2-0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
16 December 1998
15:00		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3-4
(1-2, 0-2, 2-0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 600
Game reference
Fred Brathwaite Goalies Petter Rönnquist Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Komissarov
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Vyacheslav Bulanov
Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Makarov
0-105:20 – Huokko (Molin) (PP)
Wright (Adduono, Szysky) (PP) – 09:311-1
1-211:15 – Larsson (Hellkvist)
1-326:52 – Molin (Jesper Matsson, Larsson)
1-436:47 – Hellkvist (Molin, Larsson)
Peters (Robinson, Wright) – 54:182-4
Maudie (Racine) – 59:003-4
16 minPenalties39 min
58Shots55
16 December 1998
15:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3-0
(1-0, 2-0, 0-0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,500
Game reference
Jaroslav Kameš Goalies Vesa Toskala
Vlasák – 05:001-0
Vlasák – 21:002-0
Hlaváč – 38:003-0
10 minPenalties12 min

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 4 N2 = 6 PN = 2

17 December 1998
18:30		 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3-5
(0-0, 3-1, 0-4)		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 8,000
Game reference
Maxim Sokolov Oleg Shevtsov Goalies Milan Hnilička
Vlasenkov – 28:001-0
1-130:00 – Vlasák
12 minPenalties14 min
18 December 1998
18:30		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5-2
(1-0, 2-0, 2-2)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Game reference
19 December 1998
13:00		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2-2
(0-0, 0-1, 2-1)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Game reference
19 December 1998
17:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1-2
(0-2, 1-0, 0-0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Jaroslav Kameš Goalies Petter Rönnquist Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Zhaytsev
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Vyacheslav Bulanov
Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Makarov
0-105:32 – Mattsson (Johnsson, Wernblom)
0-213:15 – Karlsson (Johnsson)
Čaloun (Výborný) – 35:001-2
4 minPenalties2 min
11Shots28
20 December 1998
13:00		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5-3
(2-2, 2-0, 1-1)		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 9,000
Game reference
Magnus Eriksson Goalies Maxim Sokolov Referee:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Donland
Linesmen:
Flag of Russia.svg Igor Khimich
Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Makarov
0-104:27 – Gusmanov
Olsson (Huokko, Larsson) (PP) – 09:411-1
1-218:40 – Barkov (Kharitonov, Epanchintsev)
Johnsson – 19:292-2
Johansson (Wernblom) – 21:503-2
Nordfeldt (Sundin, Thuresson) – 23:264-2
Påhlsson (Huokko) – 42:565-2
5-354:26 – Kudashov (Bautin, Gusmanov)
12 minPenalties4 min
17Shots36
20 December 1998
17:00		 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6-3
(2-1, 3-2, 1-0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
Attendance: 1,800
Game reference
Milan Hnilička Goalies Fred Brathwaite
Štěpánek – 07:00 / Ujčík – 09:00 / Čaloun – 24:00 / Hlinka – 28:00 / Meluzín – 34:00 / Vlasák – 57:00Goals20:00 – Lindsay / 24:00 – Cardwell / 33:00 – Peters
22 minPenalties22 min

Scoring leaders

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
1 Tomáš Vlasák Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4415+60F
2 Jan Čaloun Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4325+22F
3 Alexei Kudashov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4314+02F
3 Magnus Wernblom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4224+25F
5 Jan Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 413402F

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 1998: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Baltika Cup 1998 Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Baltika Cup 1998 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Best players by position".
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