Karjala Tournament

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey tournament (1992–pres.)}}{{Infobox sports league | title = Karjala-turnaus | logo = | sport = Ice hockey | founded = 1995 | organiser = Euro Hockey Tour | teams = 4 | country = Finland | champion = {{Flagu|Finland}} | most successful club = {{Flagu|Finland}} (13) }} The '''Karjala Tournament''' ({{langx|fi|Karjala-turnaus}}), officially ''Suomen EHT-turnaus'', is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand Karjala.

== History ==

The tournament started in 1992 as the '''Sauna Cup'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.swehockey.se/mediaguider/kt%202011/previous%20tournaments/1992.pdf|title=Sauna Cup|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|language=en|date=1992|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109134949/http://info.swehockey.se/mediaguider/kt%202011/previous%20tournaments/1992.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 1995, the tournament was played as '''Christmas Cup''' at the same time as the Izvestija Trophy tournament, just before the Christmas holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eht.cz/clanek.asp?id=393|title=History of Euro Hockey Tour and its tournaments|publisher=EHT|date=21 December 2005|author=David Schlegel|language=en|access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref>

In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of Karjala under the name '''Karjala Tournament'''. It became part of the annual Euro Hockey Tour (EHT), in which the national teams of Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002.

In 2025, Negotiations with Hartwall are ongoing, so the tournament will not be the sponsorship of Karjala, and will officially be known as '''Suomen EHT-turnaus''', translating to ''Finland's EHT-tournament.''

== Results == Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up !! 3rd place !! 4th place !! EHT-Season |- | 1992{{efn|In 1992, the tournament was known as '''Sauna Cup'''.}} || {{ih|CIS}}{{efn|{{ih|CIS}} is a team of Commonwealth of Independent States from the former Soviet Union.}} || {{ih|TCH}} || {{ih|USA}} || {{ih|FIN}} |- | 1995{{efn|In 1995, the tournament was known as '''Christmas Cup'''.}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|FRA}} || {{ih|CZE}} |- ! colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0" | Part of the Euro Hockey Tour |- | 1996{{efn|In 1996 to 2024, the tournament was known as '''Karjala Tournament'''.}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 1996–97 |- | 1997 || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || 1997–98 |- | 1998 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 1998–99 |- | 1999 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 1999–00 |- | 2000 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2000–01 |- | 2002 (April){{efn|April 2002 tournament was part of the 2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour.}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2001–02 |- | 2002 (November){{efn|November 2002 tournament was part of the 2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour.}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || 2002–03 |- | 2003 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2003–04 |- | 2004 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || 2004–05 |- | 2005 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2005–06 |- | 2006 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || 2006–07 |- | 2007 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || 2007–08 |- | 2008 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || 2008–09 |- | 2009 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2009–10 |- | 2010 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2010–11 |- | 2011 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2011–12 |- | 2012 || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2012–13 |- | 2013 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2013–14 |- | 2014 || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2014–15 |- | 2015 || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2015–16 |- | 2016 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2016–17 |- | 2017 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CAN}} || 2017–18 |- | 2018 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2018–19 |- | 2019 || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2019–20 |- | 2020 || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2020–21 |- | 2021 || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || 2021–22 |- | 2022 || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|SUI}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || 2022–23 |- | 2023 || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SUI}} || 2023–24 |- | 2024 || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SUI}} || {{ih|SWE}} || 2024–25 |- | 2025{{efn|In 2025, the tournament was known as '''Suomen EHT-turnaus'''.}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SUI}} || 2025–26

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== Medal table == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! width="30" | Pos ! style="width:160px; text-align:left;"|Team ! width="60"|Gold ! width="60"|Silver ! width="60"|Bronze ! width="60"|Medals |- | 1 | style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|FIN}} || 13 || 9 || 4 || 26 |- | 2 | style="text-align:left;"| ''{{ih|CIS}}''<br/>{{ih|RUS}} || 9 || 6 || 10 || 25 |- | 3 | style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|SWE}} || 7 || 6 || 8 || 21 |- | 4 | style="text-align:left;"| ''{{ih|TCH}}''<br/>{{ih|CZE}} || 3 || 10 || 7 || 20 |- | 5 | style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|SUI}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | rowspan=2| 6 | style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|FRA}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|USA}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |}

==History of broadcasting channels in Finland== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" ! Channels |- |Yle TV2 |- |MTV3 / MTV Max / MTV Urheilu |- |Ruutu+ Urheilu 1 |- |TV5 / HBO Max / Dplay |}

== References == * {{cite web|title=Statistik från tidigare säsonger |publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet |url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=84948 |language=sv |access-date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205003644/http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=84948 |archive-date=December 5, 2005 |url-status=dead }} * {{cite web | title=Karjala Tournament 2005 | author=Anders Feltenmark | publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet | url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=109216 | access-date=May 8, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232222/http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=109216 |archive-date=September 26, 2007}} * {{cite web | title=Karjala historia | publisher=Hockeyligan.se | url=http://www.hockeyligan.se/nyheter.php?nid=7141 | language=sv | access-date=May 8, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021915/http://www.hockeyligan.se/nyheter.php?nid=7141 | archive-date=July 19, 2011 | url-status=dead }} {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.eurohockey.net/leagues/nationalteams/eht/ Euro Hockey Tour news at eurohockey.net] *[http://www.the-sports.org/ice-hockey-karjala-cup-presentation-medal-winners-s9-c0-b0-g63-t1786.html Prize list with link to all teams and results since 1999]

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