2003 Sweden Hockey Games

2004 Sweden Hockey Games

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	4-9 February 2003
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	51 (5.1 per game)
Attendance	67,741 (6,774 per game)
Scoring leader	Niklas Andersson (5 points)
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The 2003 Sweden Hockey Games were played between February 4-9, 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Russia and Canada played a round-robin for a total of four games per team and 10 games in total. Five of the matches were played in the Globen in Stockholm, Sweden, and one match in the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Russia won the tournament. The tournament was part of 2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour.

Games against Canada was not included in the 2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour. ^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	4	3	1	0	0	14	7	+7	11
2	Sweden	4	1	1	1	1	11	10	+1	6
3	Canada	4	1	0	2	1	11	15	−4	5
4	Finland	4	0	2	1	1	6	10	−4	5
5	Czech Republic	4	0	1	1	2	9	9	0	3

Source: swehockey ^[2]

Games

All times are local.Stockholm – (Central European Time – UTC+1) Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

4 February 2003 17:30

Finland

1-0 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Czech Republic

Hartwall Areena, Helsinki Attendance: 6,326

Game reference
	Kimmo Kapanen	Goalies	Roman Málek	Referee: Lars-Johan Ryhed Linesmen: Antti Hämäläinen Stefan Fonselius
	61:56 – Tuomas Pihlman (Markku Tähtinen, Mikko Luoma) 1-0
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	33	Shots	23

4 February 2003 19:00

Sweden

4-3 GWS (1-2, 1-0, 1-1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Canada

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 7,783

Game reference
	Daniel Henriksson	Goalies	Joaquin Gage	Referee: Hannu Henriksson Linesmen: Mikael Ljungqvist Nicklas Smedman
	0-1 01:00 – Michael Henrich 06:25 – Mika Hannula (Thomas Rhodin) 1-1 1-2 07:19 – Nathan Smith (Jamie Heward) 22:36 – Niklas Andersson (Jari Tolsa) 2-2 42:54 – Magnus Johansson (PP) 3-2 3-3 55:10 – David Nemirovsky (Chris Armstrong)
	Andersson	Shootout	Lombardi
	2 min	Penalties	33 min
	51	Shots	23

5 February 2003 19:00

Russia

4-1 (2-0, 0-1, 2-0)

Canada

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 2,072

Game reference
	Andrei Tsaryov	Goalies	Jamie Hodson	Referee: Lars-Johan Ryhed Linesmen: Fredrik Ulriksson Johan Andersson
	01:40 – Vasili Turkovsky (Alexei Tereshchenko) 1-0 13:04 – Aleksander Suglobov (Sergei Soin) 2-0 2-1 30:45 – Paul DiPietro (Michael Henrich) 47:20 – Ruslan Bernikov (Sergei Gusev) 3-1 57:36 – Dmitri Erofeyev (Sergei Zinovjev) 4-1
	10 min	Penalties	18 min
	33	Shots	22

6 February 2003 15:30

Finland

2-3 OT (0-0, 1-1, 1-1) (OT: 0–0)

Russia

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,156

Game reference
	Ari Sulander	Goalies	Yegor Podomatsky	Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Anders Karlberg Leo Takula
	0-1 27:46 – Sergei Krivokrasov 31:44 – Sami Torkki (Jukka Voutilainen) (PP) 1-1 48:19 – Marko Kiprusoff (Juha Ylönen, Juha Lind) (PP) 2-1 2-2 56:55 – Aleksander Suglobov (Sergei Vyshedkevich) 2-3 60:19 – Sergei Krivokrasov (Sergei Vyshedkevich)
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	26

6 February 2003 19:00

Sweden

4-1 (2-1, 1-0, 1-0)

Czech Republic

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 7,529

Game reference
	Henrik Lundqvist	Goalies	Adam Svoboda	Referee: Hannu Henriksson Linesmen: Mikael Ljungqvist Nicklas Smedman
	06:01 – Niklas Andersson (Magnus Johansson) 1-0 11:26 – Johan Davidsson (Ronnie Sundin) 2-0 2-1 19:51 – Libor Procházka (Radim Tesařík) 32:15 – Johan Davidsson (Petri Liimatainen) 3-1 59:55 – Magnus Kahnberg (Jari Tolsa) 4-1
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	33	Shots	20

7 February 2003 19:00

Czech Republic

3-2 (1-1, 0-1, 1-0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Canada

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 2,831

Game reference
	Roman Málek	Goalies	Joaquin Gage	Referee: Ulf Rådbjer Linesmen: Fredrik Ulriksson Joacim Karlsson
	04:29 – Michal Sýkora (PP) 1-0 1-1 18:29 – Mike Maneluk (David Nemirovsky) 1-2 33:53 – Chuck Kobasew (Jamie Heward) (PP) 41:56 – Tomáš Blažek (Petr Tenkrát, Pavel Kolařík) 2-2
	Hudler Blažek Hudler	Shootout	Maneluk Kobasew Maneluk
	18 min	Penalties	22 min
	41	Shots	31

8 February 2003 12:00

Canada

5-4 (3-2, 2-1, 0-1)

Finland

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 9,673

Game reference
	Jamie Hodson	Goalies	Niklas Bäckström	Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Fredrik Ulriksson Mikael Ljungqvist
	0-1 03:52 – Esa Pirnes (Mikko Luoma, Tuukka Mäntylä) (PP) 10:36 – Shane Peacock (Darryl Shannon) 1-1 11:24 – Craig Ferguson (David Nemirovsky) 2-1 15:36 – Jamie Heward (Matthew Lombardi) (PP) 3-1 3-2 16:56 – Juha Lind (Marko Kiprusoff) 27:51 – David Nemirovsky 4-2 30:38 – Shane Peacock (David Nemirovsky) 5-2 5-3 33:58 – Antti-Jussi Niemi (Kimmo Rintanen, Jukka Hentunen) 5-4 55:19 – Marko Kiprusoff (Kimmo Rintanen, Niklas Bäckström)
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	13	Shots	41

8 February 2003 15:30

Russia

4-2 (1-1, 2-0, 1-1)

Sweden

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850

Game reference
	Andrei Tsaryov	Goalies	Daniel Henriksson	Referee: Frantisek Rejthar Linesmen: Anders Karlberg Leo Takula
	0-1 06:59 – Niklas Andersson (Johan Davidsson, [[]]) 18:31 – Sergei Krivokrasov (Sergei Vyshedkevich, Alexei Chupin) 1-1 25:30 – Igor Grigorenko (Vladimir Antipov) 2-1 39:27 – Igor Grigorenko (Alexei Chupin) 3-1 3-2 41:49 – Niklas Nordgren (Jonas Rönnqvist, Mathias Tjärnqvist) 59:43 – Igor Grigorenko (Sergei Krivokrasov) 4-2
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	32

9 February 2003 13:00

Czech Republic

2-3 (0-0, 1-2, 1-1)

Russia

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 2,671

Game reference
	Adam Svoboda	Goalies	Yegor Podomatsky	Referee: Christer Linesmen: Anders Karlberg Lärking Nicklas Smedman
	0-1 30:02 – Sergei Zinovjev (Aleksander Suglobov) 33:44 – Tomáš Kucharčík (Tomáš Vlasák) 1-1 1-2 34:30 – Sergei Zinovjev 1-3 43:51 – Vladimir Antipov (Aleksander Suglobov, Sergei Zinovjev) 45:01 – Petr Kadlec (František Kučera) 2-3
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	34	Shots	27

9 February 2003 17:00

Sweden

1-2 (1-0, 0-1, 0-0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1) GWS

Finland

Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850

Game reference
	Henrik Lundqvist	Goalies	Ari Sulander	Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Mikael Ljungqvist Leo Takula
	04:50 – Jonas Rönnqvist (Niklas Andersson, Niklas Nordgren) 1-0 1-1 23:31 – Juha Ylönen (Marko Kiprusoff, Markku Tähtinen) (PP)
	Andersson	Shootout	Nummelin
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	29	Shots	32

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Niklas Andersson	Sweden	4	4	1	5	+5	2	LW
2	David Nemirovsky	Canada	4	2	3	5	+5	0	RW
2	Sergei Zinovjev	Russia	4	2	3	5	+5	0	CE
4	Sergei Krivokrasov	Russia	4	3	1	4	+6	2	RW
5	Marko Kiprusoff	Finland	4	2	2	4	+1	0	LD

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: swehockey ^[3]

Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Roman Málek	Czech Republic	126:56	3	1.42	95.31	0
2	Andrei Tsaryov	Russia	120:00	3	1.50	94.44	0
3	Henrik Lundqvist	Sweden	125:01	3	1.44	94.23	0
4	Ari Sulander	Finland	125:19	4	1.92	92.73	0
5	Yegor Podomatsky	Russia	120:19	4	1.99	92.59	0
6	Joaquin Gage	Canada	130:02	7	3.23	92.39	0
7	Adam Svoboda	Czech Republic	118:47	6	3.03	89.83	0
8	Jamie Hodson	Canada	120:00	8	4.00	89.19	0
9	Daniel Henriksson	Sweden	124:30	6	2.89	85.00	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey ^[4]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2003: ^[5]

• Best goalkeeper: Andrei Tsaryov
• Best defenceman: Sergei Vyshedkevich
• Best forward: Niklas Andersson

Media All-Star Team:

• Goaltender: Andrei Tsaryov
• Defence: Sergei Vyshedkevich, Marko Kiprusoff
• Forwards: Igor Grigorenko, Jiří Hudler, Niklas Andersson

References

1. "Sweden Hockey Games 2023 Summary". swehockey.se (in Swedish). swehockey. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
2. "Sweden Hockey Games 2003 Standings". eurohockey.com. swehockey. 2003-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
3. "Sweden Hockey Games 2003 Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
4. "Sweden Hockey Games 2003 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2003-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
5. "Best players by position".

External links

• Hockeyarchives (in French)