2018 Carlson Hockey Games

2018 Carlson Hockey Games (Euro Hockey Games)

Tournament details
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	19–22 April 2018
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic (8th title)
Runners-up	Finland
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	27 (4.5 per game)
Attendance	34,569 (5,762 per game)
Scoring leader	Antti Suomela (4 points)
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The 2018 Carlson Hockey Games were played between 19 and 22 April 2018. 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 games were played in Pardubice, Czech Republic, and one game in Yaroslavl, Russia. The tournament was won by the Czech Republic. ^[1] The tournament was part of the 2017–18 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	10	7	+3	6
3	Sweden	3	1	0	0	2	6	11	−5	3
4	Russia	3	0	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: Swehockey ^[1]

Games

All times are local.Pardubice – (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2) Yaroslavl – (Central European Time – UTC+1)

19 April 2018 19:00

Finland

1–3 (1–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Czech Republic

Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 6,212

Game reference
	Eero Kilpeläinen	Goalies	Pavel Francouz	Referees: Yuri Oskirko Alexander Soin Linesmen: Filip Ondracek Josef Spúr
	0–1 09:05 – Zadina (Sklenička) (PP) Suomela (Näkyvä) – 11:56 1–1 1–2 49:33 – Jaškin (Kaut, Sklenička) (PP) 1–3 59:15 – Nestrašil (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	35	Shots	33

19 April 2018 20:00

Russia

1–2 (0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

Sweden

Arena 2000, Yaroslavl Attendance: 9,000

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Magnus Hellberg	Referees: Aleksi Rantala Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Nikita Vilyugin Dmitry Golovlyov
	0–1 18:04 – Zackrisson (PP) Dadonov (Byvaltsev, Gusev) (PP) – 22:11 1–1 1–2 40:41 – Händemark (Wikstrand, Klingberg)
	18 min	Penalties	6 min
	36	Shots	31

21 April 2018 14:20

Czech Republic

3–1 (1–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Sweden

Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 6,843

Game reference
	Dominik Furch	Goalies	Magnus Hellberg	Referees: Yuri Oskirko Alexander Soin Linesmen: Jiri Gebauer Vit Lederer
	Hanzl (Pyrochta, Nestrašil) (PP) – 03:17 1–0 1–1 14:25 – Klingberg (Rödin) Nestrašil (Hanzl, Moravčík) (PP) – 49:23 2–1 Horák (Červenka, Stastny) (EN) – 57:53 3–1
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	22

21 April 2018 18:15

Russia

1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Finland

Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 3,357

Game reference
	Igor Shestyorkin	Goalies	Ville Husso	Referees: Jan Hribik Vladimir Pešina Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Rudolf Tošenovjan
	Gusev (Byvaltsev) – 07:15 1–0 1–1 34:39 – Jokiharju (Suomela, Jormakka) (PP) 1–2 58:02 – Sallinen (Anttila, Pokka)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	20

22 April 2018 14:20

Czech Republic

2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Russia

Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 6,585

Game reference
	David Rittich	Goalies	Vasily Koshechkin	Referees: Tobias Björk Mikael Holm Linesmen: Stanislav Barvir Petr Blümel
	Chytil (Zadina) (PP) – 08:36 1–0 Stransky (Tomášek) – 20:14 2–0 2–1 49:27 – Kruchinin (Mamin, Bereglazov) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	16 min
	23	Shots	35

22 April 2018 18:15

Sweden

3–7 (0–1, 1–2, 2–4)

Finland

Tipsport Arena, Pardubice Attendance: 2,572

Game reference
	Filip Gustavsson	Goalies	Ville Husso	Referees: Martin Frano Robin Sir Linesmen: Jiri Svoboda Miroslav Lhotský
	0–1 09:21 – Suomela (Vaakanainen, Manninen) 0–2 20:55 – Palola (Suomela) Rödin (Andersson, Arnesson) – 27:21 1–2 1–3 33:21 – Jokiharju (Enlund, Niemi) 1–4 41:42 – Puustinen (Rajala, Sandell) Everberg (Jonsson-Fjällby, Ölund) – 48:10 2–4 2–5 52:37 – Jormakka Everberg (Jonsson-Fjällby) – 55:36 3–5 3–6 59:45 – Pokka (Niemi) (SH, EN) 3–7 59:59 – Sandell (Honka, Sallinen)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	31

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
1	Antti Suomela	Finland	3	2 0	2	4	+3	0	F
2	Andrej Nestrašil	Czech Republic	2	2	1	3	+1	0	F
3	Dennis Everberg	Sweden	3	2	0	2	+2	2	F
4	Henri Jokiharju	Finland	3	2	0	2	-1	0	D
5	Nikita Gusev	Russia	2	1	1	2	0	0	F

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	Magnus Hellberg	Sweden	119:31	3	1.51	95.31	0
2	Igor Shesterkin	Russia	117:54	4	2.04	92.16	0
3	Ville Husso	Finland	120:00	4	2.00	91.49	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]

References

1. "Carlson Hockey Games". Stats.Swehockey.se. Swedish Icehockey Association. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
2. "Carlson Hockey Games 2018 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
3. "Carlson Hockey Games 2018 Goaltending Leaders". swehockey.se. swehockey. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-09.