2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour (women) International ice hockey tournament season
2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour (women) Host countries Finland Sweden Germany Venue(s) 7 (in 6 host cities) Dates 5 Nations in Vierumäki 8–12 November 2022 5 Nations in Ängelholm 13–17 December 2022 5 Nations in Füssen 8–12 February 2023 Format Round-robin Teams 5 Champions Finland Runner-up Czech Republic Third place Sweden Fourth place Switzerland Games played 29 Goals scored 148 (5.1 per game) Scoring leader(s)
The 2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour was the third season of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) since the tournament season format was revised and expanded in 2018.[ 1] [ 2] It followed the 2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour , as the 2020–21 and 2021–22 instances of the international ice hockey tournament season were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The season comprised three five-nation tournaments, hosted in Finland, Sweden, and Germany, respectively. The national teams of Czechia , Finland , Germany , Sweden , and Switzerland participated in every tournament. The Russian national team was not invited to participate pursuant to the suspension of Russian teams from participation in all IIHF competitions and events on 1 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .[ 3]
Five Nations Tournament in Vierumäki
The 2022–23 season began with the Five Nations Tournament in Vierumäki (also stylized as “5 nations tournament”) during 8–12 November 2022. It was principally played at the Vierumäen jäähalli (lit. ' Vierumäki ice hall ' ) and Vierumäki 2, two ice rinks at the Finnish Institute of Sport [fi ] in Vierumäki , Finland. Single matches were also played at the Gatorade Center in Turku and Trio Areena [fi ] in Tikkurila .[ 4]
Finland swept the tournament to claim a decisive victory for the host nation. Finnish players also topped all of the statistics tables: Noora Tulus led tournament scoring with 7 points ; Viivi Vainikka scored the most goals , with 5; and Anni Keisala topped the goaltending tables with a 96.3 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average .[ 5]
Standings
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association
[ 6] (H) Hosts
Results
All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00 )
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08 ) 16:00 Germany 0 – 7 (0–3, 0–2, 0–2) Sweden Vierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki Attendance: 10
Top Scorers
Noora Tulus (F ): 4 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 7 Pts, 0 PIM
Viivi Vainikka (F): 4 GP, 5 G, 0 A, 5 Pts, 0 PIM
Fanny Rask (F): 4 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 Pts, 4 PIM
Rosa Lindstedt (F): 4 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 5 Pts, 2 PIM
Felizia Wikner Zienkiewicz (F): 4 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM
Daniela Pejšová (D): 3 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM
Sofie Lundin (F): 4 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM
Hanna Olsson (F): 4 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM
Sanni Rantala (D): 4 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 Pts, 0 PIM
Tereza Vanišová (F): 3 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 3 Pts, 4 PIM
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association [ 7]
Top Goaltenders
Anni Keisala : 2 GP, 120:00 TOI, 52 SA, 2 GA, 96.3 SV%, 1.00 GAA, 0 SO
Felicity Luby : 2 GP, 88:38 TOI, 56 SA, 3 GA, 94.4 SV%, 2.03 GAA, 0 SO
Ida Boman : 2 GP, 119:12 TOI, 37 SA, 2 GA, 94.9 SV%, 1.01 GAA, 1 SO
Viktorie Švejdová : 2 GP, 117:53 TOI, 45 SA, 3 GA, 93.8 SV%, 1.53 GAA, 1 SO
Sandra Heim : 2 GP, 100:00 TOI, 28 SA, 3 GA, 90.3 SV%, 1.80 GAA, 1 SO
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association [ 8]
Player awards
Players of the Game
Five Nations Tournament in Ängelholm
The Five Nations Tournament in Ängelholm and Helsingborg (Swedish : 5-nationsturnering i Ängelholm och Helsingborg ; also stylized as '5 Nations Tournament') was played during 13 December to 17 December 2022. Matches were held at two venues in Skåne County , Sweden: Catena Arena in Ängelholm and the Olympiarinken [sv ] in Helsingborg .[ 11]
The tournament was another dominant showing for the Finns, who again swept all four of their matches. Switzerland placed second, losing only one game, and Swiss players ranked first on the scoring and goaltending statistics tables. Swiss centre Lara Stalder was an offensive powerhouse, scoring 5 goals and 10 points in four games to lead all skaters in goals and points; her 5 assists tied Finnish right winger Noora Tulus for most assists. Switzerland’s Saskia Maurer recorded both the best save percentage (96.5%) and the best goals against average (1.00) of all goaltenders.
Standings
Source: Swedish Ice Hockey Association
[ 12] (H) Host
Results
All times local, Central European Time (UTC+01:00 )
Top scorers
Switzerland‘s Lara Stalder was the top scorer of the tournament, netting a tournament-leading 5 goals and 5 assists (tying Finland‘s Noora Tulus for most assists) for 10 points in four games. Both Switzerland and Finland had two players rank in the tournament top-five for scoring – Stalder and Alina Müller for the Swiss, Tulus and Petra Nieminen for the Finns – and Sweden had one player, Sara Hjalmarsson . The top-ten point scorers of the tournament featured four Finnish players (Tulus, Nieminen, Jenniina Nylund , and Viivi Vainikka ), three Swedish players (Hjalmarsson, Lisa Johansson , and Josefin Bouveng ), three Swiss players (Stalder, Müller, and Noemi Ryhner ), and one Czech player, Klára Hymlárová .
Germany was the only team not represented in the top-ten list. The highest scoring German player was Theresa Wagner , who scored the team‘s lone goal in the tournament. She ranked in fortieth place on the scoring table, in a four-way tie with Finland‘s Sanni Rantala , Sweden‘s Thea Johansson , and Switzerland‘s Nadine Hofstetter . Wagner‘s teammates, Celina Haider and Carina Strobel , were the only other Germans to record a point, both registering an assist on Wagner‘s goal.
Note: Bold indicates top scorer on team.
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association [ 13]
Goaltenders
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association [ 14]
Five Nations Tournament in Füssen
The Women's Euro Hockey Tour Finals were played in Füssen , Germany during 8 to 12 February 2023 at the arena of the Bundesstützpunkt für Eishockey und Curling [de ] (lit. ' National Base for Ice Hockey and Curling; ' called the 'Füssen National Performance Center' in IIHF documents), previously known as the Bundesleistungszentrum für Eishockey und Curling (BLZ, lit. ' National Training Centre for Ice Hockey and Curling ' ).[ 15]
Finland earned another four-game sweep to claim first place in every tournament of the 2022–23 season. Six Finns featured on the top-ten scoring list, including top-scorer of the tournament Petra Nieminen (4+3), and Emilia Kyrkkö led all goaltenders with a 96.3 save percentage and 0.33 goals against average in her senior national team debut. Czechia had their strongest showing of the season, winning three of four games to place second in the standings. In third place, Sweden split their games with two wins and two losses, recording a goal difference of +2. Switzerland beat Germany to secure fourth place and tournament host Germany was held winless to finish in fifth.[ 16]
Standings
Source: German Ice Hockey Federation
[ 17] (H) Host
Results
All times local, Central European Time (UTC+01:00 )
[ Game reference 22] [ Official game sheet 10] Anni Keisala Goalies Sandra Heim Referees: Tijana Haack Martina ZedníkováLinesmen: Julia Strube Melanie Bauer0–1 03:04 – Lutz (Stalder , Ryhner ) Havana (Montonen , Karppinen ) – 06:501–1 Liikala (Nieminen , Lindstedt ) – 10:322–1 Hiirikoski (Lindstedt, Tulus ) (PP1 ) – 15:413–1 Hiirikoski (Havana, Yrjänen ) – 16:29 4–1 Savolainen (Rantala , Tulus) – 24:445–1 5–2 29:14 – Zimmermann (Hauser , Marti ) Nieminen (Tulus, Rantala) (PP1 ) – 56:276–2 Vesa (Liikala, Rantala) (PP1 ) – 59:017–2 Havana (Yrjänen, Lindstedt) – 59:58 8–2
8 min Penalties 10 min 42 Shots 10
9 February 2023 (2023-02-09 ) 20:30 Finland 3 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 1–0) Germany Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 60
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11 ) 16:30 Sweden 4 – 1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) Germany Bundesstützpunkt Arena, Füssen Attendance: 56
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12 ) 16:30 Sweden 1 – 4 (1–3, 0–1, 0–0) Finland Bundesstützpunkt für Eishockey, Füssen
Top scorers
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association[ 18]
Goaltenders
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association [ 19]
Player awards
Players of the Game
Final standings
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association,
[ 6] Swedish Ice Hockey Association,
[ 12] German Ice Hockey Federation
[ 17]
References
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^ O’Brien, Derek (27 August 2018). "Finns win women's EHT event" . International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 17 November 2022 .
^ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 28 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ Mennander, Pasi (13 November 2022). "Naisten viiden maan turnauksen 2022 ohjelma, tulokset, tilastot ja taulukko" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 .
^ Montroy, Liz (14 November 2022). "Finland, Hungary win women's events" . International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 November 2022 .
^ a b "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki, FIN: Sarjatalukko" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki, FIN: Pelaajatilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki, FIN: Maahlivahtitilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki, FIN: Tshekki - Sveitsi (Live broadcast). Vierumäki: Leijonat.fi. 11 November 2022. Event occurs at 2:20:08. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki, FIN: Ruotsi - Sveitsi (Live broadcast). Vierumäki: Leijonat.fi. 12 November 2022. Event occurs at 2:10:55. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Damkronorna spelar 5-nationers i Ängelholm och Helsingborg" . Svenska Ishockeyförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 December 2022 .
^ a b "Women 5-Nations – Overview" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 13.-17.12.2022 Ängelholm, SWE: Pelaajatilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 13.-17.12.2022 Ängelholm, SWE: Maahlivahtitilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
^ "DEB-Frauen empfangen europäische Teams zum 5-Nationen-Turnier in Füssen" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 .
^ Brown, Erin (13 February 2023). "Finnish women top in Fussen" . International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ a b "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023 – Tabelle" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER: Pelaajatilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER: Maahlivahtitilastot" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023 .
^ Löfman, Sini (9 February 2023). "Naisleijonille 8–2-voitto Sveitsiä vastaan Saksan EHT-turnauksen avausottelussa – Saara Niemen pointit ottelusta" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ Löfman, Sini (9 February 2023). "Naisleijonat voittoon EHT-turnauksen kotijoukkuetta Saksaa vastaan – Valmentaja Saara Niemi listaa ottelun tärkeimmät pointit" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ Löfman, Sini (10 February 2023). "Saara Niemen pointit Naisleijonien Tshekki-ottelusta: "Tuloksellisesti tiukka ottelu, mutta hallitsimme peliä" " . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ Löfman, Sini (12 February 2023). "Naisleijonat jälleen voittoon Saksan Füssenissä – Saara Niemi: "Näillä tuloksilla on hienoa lähteä kevään kohokohtaan eli MM-kisoihin" " . Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
Game references
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29013" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29014" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29025" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29026" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29027" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29028" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29030" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 11 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29029" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 11 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29032" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki: Game No. 29023" . Finnish Ice Hockey Association . 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Czech Republic - Switzerland, Olympiarinken A-Hall" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Sweden - Germany, Olympiarinken A-Hall" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Sweden - Switzerland, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Finland - Czech Republic, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Germany - Czech Republic, Olympiarinken A-Hall" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Switzerland - Finland, Olympiarinken A-Hall" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Switzerland - Germany, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Sweden - Finland, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Germany - Finland, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
^ "Women 5-Nations: Germany - Finland, Catena Arena" . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Deutschland 1 : 5 Tschechische Republik, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Finnland 8 : 2 Schweiz, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Tschechische Republik 5 : 2 Schweden, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Finnland 3 : 0 Deutschland, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Tschechische Republik 0 : 1 Finnland, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Schweiz 0 : 5 Schweden, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Schweiz 0 : 5 Schweden, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Schweden 4 : 1 Deutschland, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023, Ergebnisse – Deutschland 1 : 2 Schweiz, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Frauen 5-Nationen 08.-12.02.2023 – Ergebnisse – Schweden 1 : 4 Finnland, Spielbericht" . German Ice Hockey Federation (in German). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
Official game sheets
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29013" (PDF) . IIHF . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29014" (PDF) . IIHF . 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29025" (PDF) . IIHF . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29026" (PDF) . IIHF . 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29027" (PDF) . IIHF . 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29028" (PDF) . IIHF . 10 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29030" (PDF) . IIHF . 11 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.11.2022 Vierumäki – Game No.: 29032" (PDF) . IIHF . 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38038" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38039" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38040" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38041" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38042" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38043" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38044" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38045" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38046" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ "Official Game Sheet – EHT: 5 Nations Tournament 8.-12.2.2023 Füssen, GER – Game No. 38047" . International Ice Hockey Federation . 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 .