{{Infobox international hockey competition | tourney_name = Channel One Cup | year = 2008 | other_titles = | image = | size = | caption = | dates = 18–21 December 2008 | num_teams = 4 | venues = 2 | cities = 2 | country = Russia | country2 = Sweden | city = Moscow<br>Malmö | type = ih | winners = Russia | count = 12 | second = Finland | third = Czechia | fourth = Sweden | games = 6 | goals = 38 | attendance = {{#expr: 11202+12000+12000+3350+12200+4400}} | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|RUS}} Danis Zaripov | points = 4 | mvp = {{flagicon|RUS}} Danis Zaripov | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2009 }}
The '''2008 Channel One Cup''' was played between 18 and 21 December 2008. 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 Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia, and one match in Hyllie Arena in Malmö, Sweden. Russia won the tournament. The tournament was a part of the 2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour.
==Standings== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL OT |update=complete |start_date=17 December 2008 |source=eurohockey<ref name="Channel One Cup 2008 Standings">{{Cite web | title = Channel One Cup 2008 Standings | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 2008-12-21 | accessdate = 2026-01-20 | url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/cs/StandingsAndGames.asp?qsSort=4&qsSerieId=91121&qsFromDate=2007-12-01&qsToDate=2007-12-31&qsLinkTitle=Standings&qsLayout=942&qsSeasonId=41&qsGameTitle=Channel+One+Cup}}</ref>
|team1=RUS |team2=FIN |team3=CZE |team4=SWE
|win_RUS=3 |OTwin_RUS=0 |OTloss_RUS=0 |loss_RUS=0 |gf_RUS=15 |ga_RUS=5 |win_FIN=1 |OTwin_FIN=1 |OTloss_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=1 |gf_FIN=8 |ga_FIN=7 |win_CZE=1 |OTwin_CZE=0 |OTloss_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=2 |gf_CZE=10 |ga_CZE=12 |win_SWE=0 |OTwin_SWE=0 |OTloss_SWE=1 |loss_SWE=2 |gf_SWE=5 |ga_SWE=14
|name_SWE={{ih|SWE}} |name_CZE={{ih|CZE}} |name_RUS={{ih|RUS}} |name_FIN={{ih|FIN}} }}</onlyinclude>
==Games== <small>''All times are local.''</small> <small>''Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+3) Prague – (Central European Time – UTC+1)''</small>
{{IceHockeybox |id=Sweden vs Czechia |bg = #eeeeee |date = 18 December 2008 |time = 19:30 |team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}} |team2 = '''{{ih|CZE}}''' |score = 2-6 |progression = 0-1 / 0-2 / 0-3 / 0-4 / 0-5 / 1-5 / 2-5 / 2-6 |periods = (0-1, 0-4, 2-1) |goalie1 = Mattias Modig |goalie2 = Miroslav Kopřiva |goals1 = Weinhandl (Mårtensson, Fernholm) (PP) – 43:05 / Håkanson (Mårtensson, Weinhandl) (PP) – 43:43 |goals2 = 01:26 – Rolinek (Marek) / 30:15 – Irgl / 37:47 – Kutlák (Vašíček) (PP) / 38:08 – Irgl (Rolinek) / 39:00 – Vašíček / 49:52 – Irgl (Marek, Kutlák) (PP) |stadium = Hyllie Arena, Malmö |attendance = 11,202 |official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Tom Laaksonen |official2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jari Levonen |linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Christian Jönsson |linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Pihlblad |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121002/91121002_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 12 |penalties2 = 16 |shots1 = 27 |shots2 = 30 }} {{IceHockeybox |id=Finland vs Russia |bg = #eeffff |date = 18 December 2008 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{ih-rt|FIN}} |team2 = '''{{ih|RUS}}''' |score = 1-4 |progression = 1-0 / 1-1 / 1-2 / 1-3 / 1-4 |periods = (1-0, 0-1, 0-3) |goalie1 = Teemu Lassila |goalie2 = Alexander Yeryomenko |goals1 = Voutilainen (Seikola) (PP) – 15:18 |goals2 = 21:48 – Proshkin (Nikulin, Morozov) (PP) / 45:56 – Zaripov / 57:13 – Schastlivy (Mikhnov) / 59:21 – Zaripov (Proshkin) |stadium = Khodynka Arena, Moscow |attendance = 12,000 |official = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sören Persson |official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ulf Rönnmark |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Birin |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Medvedev |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121001/91121001_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 18 |penalties2 = 10 |shots1 = 25 |shots2 = 40 }} {{IceHockeybox |id=Russia vs Czechia |bg = #eeeeee |date = 20 December 2008 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{ih-rt|RUS}} |team2 = {{ih|CZE}} |score = 5-2 |progression = 1-0 / 2-0 / 2-1 / 2-2 / 3-2 / 4-2 / 5-2 |periods = (2-0, 1-2, 2-0) |goalie1 = Konstantin Barulin |goalie2 = Miroslav Kopřiva |goals1 = Sushinsky (Sergei Mozyakin) – 05:26 / Zaripov (Tereshchenko) – 16:25 / Radulov (Saprykin) – 33:19 / Saprykin (Gorovikov, Radulov) – 57:54 / Kulyash (Yashin, Vishnevskiy) – 59:21 |goals2 = 27:56 – Klepiš (PS) / 29:38 – Marek (Rolinek) (PP) |stadium = Khodynka Arena, Moscow |attendance = 12,000 |official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Stefan Persson |official2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ulf Rönnmark |linesman = {{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Birin |linesman2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexei Medvedev |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121003/91121003_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 51 |penalties2 = 34 |shots1 = 32 |shots2 = 16 }} {{IceHockeybox |id=Sweden vs Finland |bg = #eeffff |date = 20 December 2008 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{ih-rt|SWE}} |team2 = '''{{ih|FIN}}''' |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 = Johan Backlund |goalie2 = Iiro Tarkki |goals1 = Hannula (Åkerman, Berglund) – 12:47 |goals2 = 14:37 – Sahlstedt (Koivisto, Aalto) |soshots1 = |soshots2 = {{SOgoal}} Kuhta |stadium = Khodynka Arena, Moscow |attendance = 3,350 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov |official2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Kulakov |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121004/91121004_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 16 |penalties2 = 14 |shots1 = 19 |shots2 = 27 }} {{IceHockeybox |id=Russia vs Sweden |bg = #eeeeee |date = 21 December 2008 |time = 14:00 |team1 = '''{{ih-rt|RUS}}''' |team2 = {{ih|SWE}} |score = 6-2 |progression = 1-0 / 2-0 / 3-0 / 4-0 / 5-0 / 5-1 / 6-1 / 6-2 |periods = (1-0, 2-0, 3-2) |goalie1 = Alexander Yeryomenko |goalie2 = Johan Backlund |goals1 = Mikhnov (SHG) – 17:21 / Tereshchenko (Morozov, Proshkin) (PP) – 30:09 / Atyushov (Mozyakin, Zinovjev) (PP) – 39:07 / Zaripov (Nikulin, Morozov) (PP) – 40:28 / Mozyakin (Sushinsky) – 41:42 / Kulyash (Schastlivy, Mikhnov) (SHG)– 52:44 |goals2 = 49:54 – Ericsson (Åkerman, Fransson) / 54:14 – Ericsson (Omkark, Harju) (PP) |stadium = Khodynka Arena, Moscow |attendance = 12,200 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov |official2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Kulakov |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121005/91121005_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 14 |penalties2 = 20 |shots1 = 42 |shots2 = 26 }} {{IceHockeybox |id=Czechia vs Finland |bg = #eeffff |date = 21 December 2008 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{ih-rt|CZE}} |team2 = '''{{ih|FIN}}''' |score = 2-5 |progression = 0-1 / 0-2 / 1-2 / 2-2 / 2-3 / 2-4 / 2-5 |periods = (0-1, 2-2, 0-2) |goalie1 = Alexander Salák |goalie2 = Teemu Lassila |goals1 = Hlinka (Klepiš) (PP) – 25:53 / Rolinek (Blaťák) (PP) – 33:16 |goals2 = 08:48 – Niskala (Voutilainen, Seikola) (PP) / 22:17 – Niskala (Aalto, Kuusela) (PP) / 38:14 – Seikola (Laine, Voutilainen) / 46:58 – Sahlstedt (Mäntylä, Kuusela) (PP) / 54:18 – Voutilainen (Koskenkorva, Seikola) |stadium = Khodynka Arena, Moscow |attendance = 4,400 |official = {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Bulanov |official2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Kulakov |linesman = |linesman2 = |reference = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/online/41/91121/91121006/91121006_frame_default.htm |penalties1 = 30 |penalties2 = 22 |shots1 = 28 |shots2 = 24 }}
==Scoring leaders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !Player !width=120|Country !width=20|GP7 !width=20|G !width=20|A !width=30|Pts !width=30|+/− !width=30|PIM !width=30|POS |- | 1 || align=left|Danis Zaripov || align=left|{{ih|RUS}} || 3 || 4 || 0 || 4 || +3 || 0 || LW |- | 2 || align=left|Tomáš Rolinek || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 3 || 2 || 2 || 4 || +3 || 0 || CE |- | 3 || align=left|Jukka Voutilainen || align=left|{{ih|FIN}} || 3 || 2 || 2 || 4 || +2 || 2 || LW |- | 4 || align=left|Markus Seikola || align=left|{{ih|FIN}} || 3 || 1 || 3 || 4 || +2 || 0 || RD |- | 5 || align=left|Zbyněk Irgl || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 3 || +3 || 10 || RW |} <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="Channel One Cup 2008 Scoring Leaders">{{Cite web | title = Channel One Cup 2008 Scoring Leaders | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 2008-12-21 | accessdate = 2026-01-20 | url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/0809/html/rosno/page0001.html}}</ref></small>
==Goaltending leaders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Pos !Player !width=120|Country !width=20|TOI !width=20|GA !width=20|GAA !width=20|Sv% !width=20|SO |- | 1 || align=left|Alexander Yeryomenko || align=left|{{ih|RUS}} || 120:00 || 3 || 1.50 || '''94.12''' || 0 |- | 2 || align=left|Teemu Lassila || align=left|{{ih|FIN}} || 120:0 || 6 || 3.00 || '''91.18''' || 0 |- | 3 || align=left|Johan Backlund || align=left|{{ih|SWE}} || 145:01 || 9 || 3.72 || '''88.75''' || 0 |- | 4 || align=left|Miroslav Kopřiva || align=left|{{ih|CZE}} || 120:00 || 7 || 3.50 || '''88.14''' || 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="Channel One Cup 2008 Goaltending Leaders">{{Cite web | title = Channel One Cup 2008 Goaltending Leaders | publisher = swehockey | work = swehockey.se | date = 2008-12-21 | accessdate = 2026-01-20 | url = https://historical.stats.swehockey.se/0809/html/rosno/page0010.html}}</ref></small>
==Tournament awards== Best players selected by the directorate:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyarchives.info/inter2009.htm|title=Best players by position}}</ref> * Best goalkeeper: {{Flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Lassila * Best defenceman: {{Flagicon|CZE}} Petr Čáslava * Best forward: {{Flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Sushinsky * Most Valuable Player: {{flagicon|RUS}} Danis Zaripov
Media All-Star Team: * Goaltender: {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Yeryomenko * Defence: {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitali Proshkin, {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Kulyash * Forwards: {{flagicon|RUS}} Danis Zaripov, {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Marek, {{flagicon|CZE}} Zbyněk Irgl
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Euro Hockey Tour}}
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