{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox international hockey competition | tourney_name = Baltika Cup | year = 2002 | other_titles = | image = | size = 200px | caption = | dates = 16–22 December 2002 | country = Russia | country2 = Finland | city = Moscow<br>Espoo | num_teams = 5 | venues = 2 | cities = 2 | type = ih | winners = Czechia | count = 3 | second = Finland | third = Russia | fourth = Slovakia | fifth = Sweden | games = 10 | goals = 43 | attendance = {{#expr: 6000+5000+1500+1200+8500+1500+1000+3500+4500+8000}} | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Mikeska | points = 5 | mvp = {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Somervuori | prevseason = 2001 | nextseason = 2003 }}
The '''2002 Baltika Cup''' was played between 16 and 22 December 2002. 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 Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia and one match in LänsiAuto Areena in Espoo, Finland. Czech Republic won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour.
==Standings== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT SO |update=complete |start_date=16 December 2002 |source=swehockey<ref name="Baltika Cup 2002 Standings">{{Cite web | title = Baltika Cup 2002 Standings | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 22 December 2002 | accessdate = 27 January 2026 | url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/0203/html/baltica/page0001.html}}</ref>
|team1=CZE |team2=FIN |team3=RUS |team4=SVK |team5=SWE
|win_CZE=2 |OTwin_CZE=0 |OTloss_CZE=0 |SOwin_CZE=1 |SOloss_CZE=1 |loss_CZE=0 |gf_CZE=14 |ga_CZE=8 |win_FIN=3 |OTwin_FIN=0 |OTloss_FIN=0 |SOwin_FIN=0 |SOloss_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=1 |gf_FIN=10 |ga_FIN=5 |win_RUS=2 |OTwin_RUS=0 |OTloss_RUS=0 |SOwin_RUS=1 |SOloss_RUS=0 |loss_RUS=1 |gf_RUS=11 |ga_RUS=7 |win_SVK=1 |OTwin_SVK=0 |OTloss_SVK=0 |SOwin_SVK=0 |SOloss_SVK=0 |loss_SVK=3 |gf_SVK=6 |ga_SVK=14 |win_SWE=0 |OTwin_SWE=0 |OTloss_SWE=0 |SOwin_SWE=0 |SOloss_SWE=1 |loss_SWE=3 |gf_SWE=2 |ga_SWE=9
|name_CZE={{ih|CZE}} |name_FIN={{ih|FIN}} |name_RUS={{ih|RUS}} |name_SVK={{ih|SVK}} |name_SWE={{ih|SWE}} }}
==Games== <small>''All times are local.''</small> <small>''Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+4) Espoo – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)''</small>
{{Icehockeybox |id=Finland vs Slovakia |bg = #eeeeee |date = 16 December 2002 |time = 18:30 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}''' |team2 = {{ih|SVK}} |score = 4-1 |progression = |periods = (0-1, 3-0, 1-0) |goalie1 = |goalie2 = Miroslav Šimonovič |goals1 = Santala (Somervuori, Peltonen) – 20:45<br> Saarela (Tähtinen, Torkki) – 21:40<br> Kuki (Pihlman) – 24:20<br> Söderholm (Tähtinen, Tukio) – 49:28 |goals2 = 02:13 – Škovira |stadium = LänsiAuto Areena, Espoo |attendance = 6,000 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Zaitsev |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Nokisalmi |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Saarnio |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121001_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 6 |penalties2 = 8 |shots1 = 40 |shots2 = 15 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Sweden vs Russia |bg = #eeffff |date = 16 December 2002 |time = 18:30 |team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}} |team2 = '''{{ih|RUS}}''' |score = 0-3 |progression = 0-1 / 0-2 / 0-3 |periods = (0-1, 0-1, 0-1) |goalie1 = Stefan Liv |goalie2 = Maxim Sokolov |goals1 = |goals2 = 19:21 – Suglobov (Soin) / 35:53 – Proshkin (Zinovjev, Soin) / 53:16 – Suglobov (Soin) |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 5,000 |official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Minar |official2 = |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121002_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 12 |penalties2 = 6 |shots1 = 21 |shots2 = 29 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Sweden vs Czechia |bg = #eeeeee |date = 17 December 2002 |time = 18:30 |team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}} |team2 = '''{{ih|CZE}}''' |score = 1-2 {{small|GWS}} |progression = 1-0 / 1-1 |periods = (1-1, 0-0, 0-0)<br>(OT: 0-0)<br>(SO: 0-1) |goalie1 = Henrik Lundqvist |goalie2 = Adam Svoboda |goals1 = Sundin (Johansson) – 10:55 |goals2 = 19:13 – Balaštík (Mikeska) |soshots1 = Kahnberg {{SOmiss}} / Davidsson {{SOmiss}} |soshots2 = {{SOmiss}} Moravec / {{SOgoal}} Balaštík |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 1,500 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov |official2 = |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121003_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 18 |penalties2 = 20 |shots1 = 31 |shots2 = 26 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Czechia vs Slovakia |bg = #eeffff |date = 18 December 2002 |time = 15:00 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}''' |team2 = {{ih|SVK}} |score = 6-1 |progression = 0-1 / 1-1 / 2-1 / 3-1 / 4-1 / 5-1 / 6-1 |periods = (1-1, 4-0, 1-0) |goalie1 = Roman Málek |goalie2 = Pavol Rybár |goals1 = Mikeska (SHG) – 13:14 / Mikeska (Tesařík) (PP) – 22:00 / Kratěna (Hejda, Blazek) – 33:40 / Kotrla (Tesařík, Balaštík) – 35:35 / Kántor (Balaštík, Mikeska) – 38:30 / Sup (Kratěna, Blazek) – 50:10 |goals2 = 02:23 – Milo (Rataj, Sabol) |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 1,200 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Semenov |official2 = |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121005_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 16 |penalties2 = 10 |shots1 = 32 |shots2 = 14 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Russia vs Finland |bg = #eeeeee |date = 18 December 2002 |time = 18:30 |team1 = {{ih-rt|RUS}} |team2 = '''{{ih|FIN}}''' |score = 1-3 |progression = 0-1 / 0-2 / 1-2 / 1-3 |periods = (0-1, 1-1, 0-1) |goalie1 = Maxim Sokolov |goalie2 = Niklas Bäckström |goals1 = Vlasenkov (Zinovjev, Proshkin) (PP) – 37:11 |goals2 = 19:25 – Söderholm (Tähtinen) (PP) / 35:48 – Somervuori (Santala) / 42:29 – Hulkkonen (Somervuori) |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 8,500 |official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Milan Minar |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Makarov |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Olenin |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121004_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 6 |penalties2 = 12 |shots1 = 27 |shots2 = 23 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Finland vs Sweden |bg = #eeffff |date = 19 December 2002 |time = 18:30 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|FIN}}''' |team2 = {{ih|SWE}} |score = 1-0 |progression = 1-0 |periods = (0-0, 0-0, 1-0) |goalie1 = Kimmo Kapanen |goalie2 = Stefan Liv |goals1 = Somervuori (Miettinen, Mikkola) – 40:18 |goals2 = |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 1,500 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vjacheslav Bulanov |official2 = |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121006_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 45 |penalties2 = 18 |shots1 = 20 |shots2 = 14 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Slovakia vs Sweden |bg = #eeeeee |date = 20 December 2002 |time = 17:00 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|SVK}}''' |team2 = {{ih|SWE}} |score = 3-1 |progression = 0-1 / 1-1 / 2-1 / 3-1 |periods = (0-0, 0-1, 3-0) |goalie1 = Miroslav Šimonovič |goalie2 = Henrik Lundqvist |goals1 = Hanzal (Pavlikovský) – 43:46 / Pavlikovský (Čierny, Hanzal) – 59:16 / Hlinka (Hlinka) – 59:57 |goals2 = 27:10 – Rhodin (Kahnberg, Hållberg |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 1,000 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Semenov |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kamurkin |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Olenin |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121007_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 12 |penalties2 = 20 |shots1 = 26 |shots2 = 23 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Czechia vs Finland |bg = #eeffff |date = 21 December 2002 |time = 16:00 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|CZE}}''' |team2 = {{ih|FIN}} |score = 3-2 |progression = 0-1 / 1-1 / 2-1 / 3-1 / 3-2 |periods = (0-1, 3-0, 0-1) |goalie1 = Adam Svoboda |goalie2 = Niklas Bäckström |goals1 = Blažek (Hejda) – 22:21 / Sup – 22:46 / Mikeska (Kántor) – 30:13 |goals2 = 05:01 – Tukio (Saarela) (PP) / 48:38 – Kauppila (Kuhta) |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 3,500 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Makarov |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Kamurkin |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121009_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 18 |penalties2 = 16 |shots1 = 22 |shots2 = 28 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Slovakia vs Russia |bg = #eeeeee |date = 21 December 2002 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{ih-rt|SVK}} |team2 = '''{{ih|RUS}}''' |score = 1-3 |progression = 1-0 / 1-1 / 1-2 / 1-3 |periods = (1-0, 0-1, 0-2) |goalie1 = Pavol Rybár |goalie2 = Yegor Podomatsky |goals1 = Kukumberg (Milo) – 18:11 |goals2 = 27:28 – Chupin (Subbotin) / 51:05 – Gusev (Suglobov) / 59:54 – Proshkin (Zinovjev) (SHG) |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 4,500 |official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Henriksson |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Olenin |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121010_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 40 |penalties2 = 74 |shots1 = 10 |shots2 = 32 }} {{Icehockeybox |id=Russia vs Czechia |bg = #eeffff |date = 22 December 2002 |time = 12:30 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{ih|CZE}} |score = 4-3 {{small|GWS}} |progression = 1-0 / 2-0 / 2-1 / 3-1 / 3-2 / 3-3 |periods = (2-1, 1-1, 0-1)<br>(OT: 0-0)<br>(SO: 1-0) |goalie1 = Maxim Sokolov |goalie2 = Roman Málek |goals1 = Proshkin (Antipov) (PP) – 08:31 / Skopintsev (Subbotin, Chupin) (PP) – 14:52 / Gorovikov (Suglobov) – 21:59 |goals2 = 17:25 – Kántor (Kratěna) / 34:40 – Jan Marek / 46:25 – Kucharczyk |soshots1 = Dobryshkin {{SOmiss}} / Zinovjev {{SOgoal}} |soshots2 = {{SOmiss}} Duda / {{SOmiss}} Balaštík |stadium = Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow |attendance = 8,000 |official = {{flagicon|FIN}} Hannu Henriksson |official2 = |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Konstantin Olenin |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/34/91121008_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 18 |penalties2 = 46 |shots1 = 28 |shots2 = 22 }}
== Scoring leaders == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !width=150|Player !width=120|Country !width=20|GP !width=20|G !width=20|A !!width=30|Pts !width=30|+/− !width=30|PIM !width=30|POS |- | 1 || align=left|Michal Mikeska || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 4 || 3 || 2 || 5 || +6 || 2 || CE |- | 2 || align=left|Vitali Proshkin || align=left|{{ih|RUS}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 4 || +2 || 0 || LD |- | 3 || align=left|Eero Somervuori || align=left|{{ih|FIN}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 || +4 || 0 || RW |- | 3 || align=left|Aleksander Suglobov || align=left|{{ih|RUS}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 || +4 || 2 || LW |- | 5 || align=left|Jaroslav Balaštík || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 4 || +5 || 6 || LW |} <small>''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''</small><br> <small>Source: swehockey<ref name="Baltika Cup 2002 Scoring Leaders">{{Cite web | title = Baltika Cup 2002 Scoring Leaders | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 22 December 2002 | accessdate = 27 January 2026 | url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/0203/html/baltica/page0002.html}}</ref></small>
== Goaltending leaders == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !width=150|Player !width=120|Country !width=20|TOI !width=20|GA !width=20|GAA !width=20|Sv% !width=20|SO |- | 1 || align=left|Adam Svoboda || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 125:00 || 2 || 0.96 || '''96.67''' || 0 |- | 2 || align=left|Miroslav Šimonovič || align=left|{{ih|SVK}} || 120:00 || 2 || 1.00 || '''96.15''' || 0 |- | 3 || align=left|Henrik Lundqvist || align=left|{{ih|SWE}} || 124:44 || 4 || 1.92 || '''92.31''' || 0 |- | 4 || align=left|Stefan Liv || align=left|{{ih|SWE}} || 119:20 || 4 || 2.01 || '''91.84''' || 0 |} <small>''TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts''<br></small> <small>Source: swehockey<ref name="Baltika Cup 2002 Goaltending Leaders">{{Cite web | title = Baltika Cup 2002 Goaltending Leaders | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 22 December 2002 | accessdate = 27 January 2026| url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/0203/html/baltica/page0012.html}}</ref></small>
== Tournament awards == The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 2002:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyarchives.info/inter2003.htm|title=Best players by position}}</ref>
* Best goaltender: {{Flagicon|FIN}} Kimmo Kapanen * Best defenceman: {{Flagicon|RUS}} Vitali Proshkin * Best forward: {{Flagicon|CZE}} Michal Mikeska * Most Valuable Player: {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Somervuori
Media All-Star Team: * Goaltender: {{flagicon|CZE}} Adam Svoboda * Defence: {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Söderholm, {{flagicon|CZE}} Radim Tezarik * Forwards: {{flagicon|FIN}} Eero Somervuori, {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Mikeska, {{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksander Suglobov
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.hockeyarchives.info/inter2003.htm] on hockeyarchives.info
{{Euro Hockey Tour}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baltika}} 2002 Category:2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour Category:2002–03 in Russian ice hockey Category:2002–03 in Czech ice hockey Category:2002–03 in Finnish ice hockey Category:2002–03 in Slovak ice hockey Category:2002–03 in Swedish ice hockey 2002-12-16 2002-12-16 2002-12-16 2002-12-16 Category:December 2002 sports events in Europe Category:2002 in Moscow