2009 (April) Czech Hockey Games

2009 Czech Hockey Games (April)

Tournament details
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	16–19 April 2009
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Russia (4th title)
Runners-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	41 (6.83 per game)
Attendance	24,372 (4,062 per game)
Scoring leader	Alexander Radulov (6 points)
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The 2009 April Czech Hockey Games was played between 16 and 19 April 2009. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the matches were played in Tipsport Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic, and one match in Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was won by the Russia. The tournament was part of 2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	3	2	0	0	1	12	10	+2	6
2	Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	1	9	8	+1	5
3	Finland	3	1	0	2	0	11	11	0	5
4	Sweden	3	0	1	0	2	9	12	−3	2

Source: swehockey ^[1]

Games

All times are local.Liberec – (Central European Summer Time – UTC+1) Tampere – (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+2)

16 April 2009 18:00

Sweden

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

Czech Republic

Tipsport Arena, Liberec Attendance: 3,809

Game reference
	Stefan Liv	Goalies	Jakub Štěpánek
	0-1 32:33 – Petr Čajánek (Jaromír Jágr, Jakub Klepiš) 38:18 – Christian Berglund (Christian Wallin, Niklas Nordgren) 1-1 1-2 54:54 – Jaromír Jágr (Miroslav Blaťák)
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	21

16 April 2009 18:30

Finland

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

Russia

Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 6,265

Game reference
	Juuso Riksman	Goalies	Alexander Yeryomenko
	17:20 – Kalle Kerman (Mikko Lehtonen) 1-0 1-1 34:06 – Sergei Mozyakin (SHG) 1-2 39:52 – Alexander Radulov (Konstantin Gorovikov, Oleg Saprykin) 42:03 – Toni Kähkönen (Leo Komarov) 2-2 48:29 – Hannes Hyvönen (Kim Hirschovits, Janne Niskala) (PP) 3-2 55:50 – Hannes Hyvönen (Ville Vahalahti, Kim Hirschovits) 4-2
	8 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	26

18 April 2009 14:00

Finland

4-5  OT (1-2, 2-2, 1-0) (OT: 0–1)

Sweden

Tipsport Arena, Liberec Attendance: 2,096

Game reference
	Iiro Tarkki	Goalies	Johan Holmqvist
	0-1 06:33 – Martin Thörnberg (Linus Omark, Johan Harju) 06:49 – Kalle Kerman (Jussi Makkonen) (PP) 1-1 1-2 16:23 – Kenny Jönsson (Johan Åkerman) (PP) 1-3 22:23 – Marcus Nilson (Magnus Johansson) 23:54 – Petteri Nummelin (Kim Hirschovits, Tommi Santala) (PP) 2-3 2-4 27:52 – Martin Thörnberg (Linus Omark, Kenny Jönsson) (PP) 28:39 – Janne Niinimaa (Jussi Makkonen, Kalle Kerman) 3-4 40:58 – Kalle Kerman (Petteri Nummelin, Ville Vahalahti) (PP) 4-4 4-5 64:45 – Rickard Wallin (Martin Thörnberg)
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	23	Shots	33

18 April 2009 18:00

Czech Republic

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

Russia

Tipsport Arena, Liberec Attendance: 6,820

Game reference
	Jakub Štěpánek	Goalies	Vasily Koshechkin
	0-1 00:36 – Sergei Mozyakin 02:56 – Jan Marek (Ondřej Němec) 1-1 1-2 11:09 – Oleg Tverdovsky (Oleg Saprykin, Alexander Radulov) 23:07 – Jakub Klepiš (Jaromír Jágr) 2-2 2-3 27:47 – Alexei Tereshchenko (Igor Makarov, Maxim Rybin) 2-4 47:40 – Petr Schastlivy (Igor Makarov, Evgenii Dadonov) 59:07 – Jakub Klepiš (Jaromír Jágr, Roman Červenka) 3-4
	81 min	Penalties	69 min
	25	Shots	29

19 April 2009 13:00

Russia

6-3 (2-0, 2-1, 2-2)

Sweden

Tipsport Arena, Liberec Attendance: 1,144

Game reference
	Alexander Yeryomenko	Goalies	Stefan Liv
	01:02 – Alexander Radulov (Oleg Saprykin, Konstantin Gorovikov) 1-0 18:03 – Oleg Saprykin (Alexander Radulov) 2-0 2-1 33:55 – Niklas Persson (Johan Åkerman, Marcus Nilsson) 35:33 – Sergei Zinovyev (Maxim Sushinsky, Sergei Mozyakin) 3-1 39:35 – Oleg Saprykin (Alexander Radulov, Konstantin Gorovikov) 4-1 4-2 45:17 – Niklas Persson (Christian Berglund, Marcus Nilson) 4-3 48:59 – Johan Åkerman (Linus Omark, Johan Harju) (PP) 53:48 – Alexander Radulov 5-3 56:03 – Sergei Mozyakin (Vitaly Atyushov) 6-3
	30 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	32

19 April 2009 17:00

Czech Republic

4-3  OT (2-2, 0-0, 1-1) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

Tipsport Arena, Liberec Attendance: 4,238

Game reference
	Miroslav Kopřiva	Goalies	Juuso Riksman
	03:29 – Jan Marek (Roman Červenka) 1-0 09:07 – Jan Marek (Michal Barinka) (SHG) 2-0 2-1 09:23 – Kim Hirschovits (Hannes Hyvönen) (PP) 2-2 15:49 – Pekka Saravo (Toni Kähkönen) 45:57 – František Lukeš (Zdeněk Kutlák) 3-2 3-3 46:22 – Hannes Hyvönen (Kim Hirschovits) 60:39 – Jakub Klepiš (Jaromír Jágr) 4-3
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	34

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Alexander Radulov	Russia	3	3	3	6	+4	4	CE
2	Oleg Saprykin	Russia	3	2	3	5	+3	14	CE
3	Jaromír Jágr	Czech Republic	3	1	4	5	+2	0	RW
4	Kim Hirschovits	Finland	3	1	4	5	+2	2	CE
5	Hannes Hyvönen	Sweden	3	3	1	4	-1	2	RW

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

Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO
1	Jakub Štěpánek	Czech Republic	120:00	5	2.50	90.57	0
2	Juuso Riksman	Finland	120:00	6	3.00	90.48	0
3	Alexander Yeryomenko	Russia	119:37	7	3.51	89.06	0
4	Stefan Liv	Sweden	119:04	8	4.03	86.67	0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: swehockey ^[3]

Tournament awards

The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2009 (April): ^[4]

• Best goalkeeper: Jakub Štěpánek
• Best defenceman: Janne Niinimaa
• Best forward: Sergei Mozyakin

References

1. "Czech Hockey Games 2009 (April) Standings". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
2. "Czech Hockey Games 2009 (April) Scoring Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
3. "Czech Hockey Games 2009 (April) Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
4. "Best players by position".