2011 Channel One Cup

2011 Channel One Cup

Tournament details
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	15–18 December 2011
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	32 (5.33 per game)
Attendance	52,225 (8,704 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Staffan Kronwall (4 points)

The 2011 Channel One Cup was played between 15–18 December 2011, during the 2011 European Trophy playoffs. 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 the Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, and one match in the ČEZ Stadion Chomutov in Chomutov, Czech Republic. Sweden won the tournament, which was part of 2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour.

Standings

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Games

All times are local (UTC+4 for the games in Russia, and UTC+1 for the game in the Czech Republic).^[1]

15 December 2011 18:30

Czech Republic

1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0)

Sweden

ČEZ Stadion Chomutov, Chomutov Attendance: 5,225

Game reference
	Jakub Štěpánek	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Tom Laaksonen Petri Tuomisto
	P. Průcha – 00:05 1–0 1–1 29:49 – D. Axelsson (C. Söderberg, T. Viklund) 1–2 34:33 – N. Persson (M. Ritola, S. Kronwall)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	28

15 December 2011 20:00

Finland

0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2)

Russia

Megasport Arena, Moscow Attendance: 14,000

Game reference
	Teemu Lassila	Goalies	Konstantin Barulin	Referees: Vladimir Sindler Milan Minar
	0–1 16:02 – I. Nikulin (S. Shirokov, A. Radulov) 0–2 42:40 – D. Kokarev (E. Bodrov) 0–3 55:46 – V. Schipachev (V. Tarasenko)
	35 min	Penalties	35 min
	19	Shots	31

17 December 2011 14:00

Russia

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Sweden

Megasport Arena, Moscow Attendance: 14,000

Game reference
	Konstantin Barulin	Goalies	Viktor Fasth	Referees: Milan Minar Vladimir Sindler
	0–1 10:17 – (PP) S. Kronwall (J. Andersson, N. Persson) 0–2 25:15 – S. Kronwall (R. Rosén) S. Shirokov (A. Radulov) (PP) – 30:39 1–2 N. Zherdev (A. Radulov) (PP) – 43:59 2–2 2–3 44:59 – D. Axelsson (C. Söderberg, M. Karlsson) 2–4 49:44 – S. Kronwall (M. Johansson)
	8 min	Penalties	26 min
	25	Shots	27

17 December 2011 18:00

Czech Republic

5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Finland

Megasport Arena, Moscow Attendance: 3,500

Game reference
	Tomáš Pöpperle	Goalies	Mikko Koskinen	Referees: Alexey Ravodin Anatoly Zakharov
	J. Krejčík (P. Vrana) – 07:44 1–0 Z. Irgl (P. Hubáček) – 14:25 2–0 2–1 18:14 – (PP) O. Osala (T. Kiiskinen) Z. Irgl (M. Vondrka) (SH) – 22:16 3–1 P. Vrana (L. Krajíček) (PP) – 49:20 4–1 P. Vrana (L. Krajíček) – 51:21 5–1
	18 min	Penalties	24 min
	23	Shots	23

18 December 2011 14:00

Russia

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

Czech Republic

Megasport Arena, Moscow Attendance: 14,000

Game reference
	Mikhail Biryukov	Goalies	Jakub Štěpánek	Referees: Mikael Sjöqvist Morgan Johansson
	0–1 00:31 – R. Červenka N. Zherdev (D. Kalinin, E. Biryukov) (PP) – 07:25 1–1 A. Tereshchenko (A. Perezhogin) – 21:31 2–1 2–2 30:27 – (PP) R. Červenka (J. Nakládal, L. Kašpar) A. Radulov – 33:30 3–2 3–3 47:09 – T. Rolinek (P. Průcha, O. Němec)
	N. Zherdev A. Radulov V. Schipachev A. Radulov A. Radulov	Shootout	Z. Irgl P. Průcha R. Červenka Z. Irgl Z. Irgl
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	32	Shots	34

18 December 2011 18:00

Sweden

3–4 (1–1, 1–2, 1–1)

Finland

Megasport Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,500

Game reference
	Joacim Eriksson	Goalies	Teemu Lassila	Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Konstantin Olenin
	P. Zackrisson (C. Söderberg, D. Axelsson) (PP) – 05:56 1–0 1–1 18:36 – V. Uusitalo (P. Wirtanen) J. Andersson (M. Ekholm) – 21:08 2–1 2–2 22:13 – T. Kiiskinen (M. Kuparinen, M. Kousa) 2–3 36:05 – (PP) M. Kousa (I. Heikkinen, T. Kiiskinen) 2–4 58:14 – H. Pesonen (J. Enlund) M. Ekholm – 59:05 3–4
	10 min	Penalties	22 min
	23	Shots	35

Scoring leaders

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS

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

Goaltending leaders

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	GAA	Sv%	SO

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Tournament awards

Best players selected by the directorate:^[2]

• Best Goaltender: Viktor Fasth
• Best Defenceman: Staffan Kronwall
• Best Forward: Alexander Radulov
• Top Scorer: Staffan Kronwall (3 goals, 1 assist)
• Most Valuable Player: Zbyněk Irgl

Tournament All-Star Team selected by the media:
Goaltender:
Defencemen:
Forwards:

References

1. Anders Feltenmark (3 September 2011). "Svenska Ishockeyförbundet – Channel One Cup 2011". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
2. Solovyev, Roman (18 December 2011). "Sweden lost the Nordic derby, but won Channel One Cup". eurohockey.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012.