2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour (women)

The 2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour is the fourth season of the Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) since the revision and expansion of the tournament format in 2018.[1][2]

2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Germany
 Sweden
 Czechia
Dates
  • 3 Nations in Vierumäki
  • 22–27 August 2023
  • 4 Nations in Landshut
  • 8–11 November 2023
  • 5 Nations in Falun
  • 13–17 December 2023
  • EHT Finals in Prague
  • 5–11 February 2024
Tournament formatRound-robin
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)

The season will comprise four tournaments, hosted in Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Czechia, respectively. The national teams of Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland will each participate in at least one of the tournaments; Czechia and Finland are the only teams scheduled to play in all four events.

Three Nations Tournament in Vierumäki

The 2022–23 season began with the EHT Tournament in Vierumäki and Lahti in Finland during 22 to 27 August 2023. The national teams of Czechia, Finland, and Sweden participated in the tournament. Five matches were held at the Finnish Institute of Sport in Vierumäki – four games at its secondary rink, Vierumäki 2, and one at its principal rink, Vierumäen jäähalli (lit. 'Vierumäki ice hall'). The match between Finland and Czechia on Friday, 25 August was played at Isku Areena in Lahti and drew a crowd of 871 spectators.[3]

Czechia claimed the first tournament victory of the season, recording just one loss across four games.[4] Finland recorded one win and one loss against each opponent to finish in second place and Sweden placed third with one victory.[5]

Czech left winger Denisa Křížová was the top scorer of the tournament, notching 6 points on 5 goals and an assist. Křížová's linemates, centre Michaela Pejzlová and right winger Tereza Vanišová, ranked second and third in tournament scoring, respectively. In total, the tournament's top ten scorers freatured four Czech players; four Finnish players, led by Petra Nieminen (3+1); and two Swedes, led by Sara Hjalmarsson (3+1).[6]

Of goaltenders playing at least one-third of their team's minutes, Emma Söderberg of Sweden topped the charts with a 93.1 save percentage (S-%) and 2.04 goals against average (GAA) across nearly 118 minutes of play. Finnish goaltender Tiia Pajarinen posted the best save percentage and goals against average of all goaltenders who recorded time in net and achieved the only shutout of the tournament in her one game played.[7]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czech Republic 4 3 0 0 1 17 12 +5 9
2  Finland (H) 4 2 0 0 2 10 14 −4 6
3  Sweden 4 1 0 0 3 9 10 −1 3
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association[8]
(H) Host

Results

All times local, Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

22 August 2023 (2023-08-22)
17:00		Czech Republic 4–5
(1–1, 2–2, 1–2)		 FinlandVierumäki 2, Vierumäki
Attendance: 40
[Game reference 1]
Blanka ŠkodováGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Atte Alastalo
Kalle Mikkonen
Linesmen:
Ilona Silander
Oskari Piironen
Křížová – 03:381–0
1–117:02 – Vainikka (Nieminen, Karjalainen)
1–222:53 – Laitinen (Vainikka, Vanhanen) (PP)
Křížová (Sarnovská, Pejzlová) (PP) – 26:162–2
Křížová (Vanišová, Tejralová) (PP) – 29:583–2
3–336:22 – Liikala (Nylund)
3–441:42 – Yrjänen (Pirttijärvi)
3–546:20 – Nieminen (Vanhanen) (PP)
Pejzlová (Pejšová, Lásková) – 52:234–5
6 minPenalties12 min
17Shots27
23 August 2023 (2023-08-23)
17:00		Sweden 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 FinlandVierumäki 2, Vierumäki
Attendance: 45
[Game reference 2]
Emma SöderbergGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferees:
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Arttu Sopanen
Henri Uotila
0–132:57 – Nieminen (Vainikka, Vanhanen) (PP)
0–259:34 – Vainikka (Liikala) (EN)
8 minPenalties0 min
11Shots32
24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)
17:00		Sweden 3–4
(2–1, 0–3, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicVierumäki 2, Vierumäki
Attendance: 20
[Game reference 3]
Tindra HolmGoaliesMichaela HesováReferees:
Markus Peltola
Lauri Knuuttila
Linesmen:
Juho Kovanen
Topias Tahkola
Hjalmarsson (Nylén Persson) (PP) – 03:131–0
Kjellbin (T. Johansson) (PP) – 08:352–0
2–109:55 – Lásková (Sarnovská, Pejšová)
2–228:58 – Křížová (Pejzlová, Tejralová) (PP2)
2–329:33 – Mrázová (Mlýnková) (PP)
2–435:49 – Sarnovská (Pejzlová, Tejralová) (PP)
Bouveng (Lidman) – 58:523–4
10 minPenalties12 min
20Shots23
25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)
17:00		Finland 2–6
(0–3, 1–2, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 871
[Game reference 4]
Emilia Kyrkkö
Anni Keisala		GoaliesViktorie ŠvejdováReferees:
Henna Åberg
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Tiina Saarimäki
0–103:49 – Vanišová (Křížová, Radová)
0–213:20 – Vanišová
0–314:18 – Neubauerová (Mrázová, Mlýnková)
Savolainen (Hiirikoski) – 25:091–3
1–425:25 – Mlýnková (Čajanová, Seroiszková)
1–533:27 – Šapovalivová
Nylund (Karjalainen, Liikala) – 54:292–5
2–659:57 – Radová (SH, EN)
2 minPenalties8 min
27Shots23
26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
14:30		Finland 1–4
(1–1, 0–2, 0–1)		 SwedenVierumäen jäähalli, Vierumäki
Attendance: 60
[Game reference 5]
Anni KeisalaGoaliesIda BomanReferees:
Henna Åberg
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
Linesmen:
Helinä Anttila
Tiina Saarimäki
Nieminen (Karjalainen, Vanhanen) – 11:511–0
1–112:38 – Hjalmarsson (Ljungblom, Östensson)
1–239:03 – T. Johansson (Thuvik) (PP)
1–339:35 – Svensson (Antonsson)
1–455:59 – Ljungblom (Östensson) (EN)
4 minPenalties8 min
34Shots24
27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
13:00		Czech Republic 3–2
(2–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 SwedenVierumäki 2, Vierumäki
Attendance: 20
[Game reference 6]
Blanka Škodová
Michaela Hesová		GoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Lassi Silván
Nikita Nikolajevs
Linesmen:
Niko Kalliolepo
Mark Seres
Radová (Mrázová) (PP) – 02:261–0
Křížová (Pejzlová, Vanišová) – 08:102–0
Vanišová (Pejzlová, Pejšová) – 24:553–0
3–134:52 – Hjalmarsson (Östensson, Ljungblom)
3–245:41 – Ljungblom (Hjalmarsson)
6 minPenalties8 min
26Shots26
Top scorers
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Czech RepublicDenisa Křížová 451 6 2
Czech RepublicMichaela Pejzlová 415 6 0
Czech RepublicTereza Vanišová 332 5 4
SwedenSara Hjalmarsson 431 4 4
FinlandPetra Nieminen 431 4 4
FinlandViivi Vainikka 422 4 0
SwedenLina Ljungblom 422 4 4
FinlandSanni Vanhanen 404 4 0
Czech RepublicTereza Radová 421 3 0
FinlandJulia Liikala 312 3 0
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association[6]
Goaltenders
Player GP TOI SA GA SO S-% GAA
FinlandTiia Pajarinen 160:001101 100 0.00
SwedenIda Boman 160:003410 97.1 1.00
SwedenEmma Söderberg 2117:435840 93.1 2.04
Czech RepublicViktorie Švejdová 160:002720 92.6 2.00
Czech RepublicMichaela Hesová 290:163950 87.2 3.32
Czech RepublicBlanka Škodová 288:343250 85.3 3.39
FinlandAnni Keisala 3141:375180 84.3 3.39
SwedenTindra Holm 158:462340 82.6 4.08
FinlandEmilia Kyrkkö 129:401140 63.6 8.09
Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association[6]

Player awards
Players of the Game

Four Nations Tournament in Landshut

The second event of the season will be a Four Nations Tournament played during 8 to 11 November 2023 in Landshut, Germany.[5] The national teams of Czechia, Denmark, Finland, and Germany are scheduled to participate.[16][17][18][19]

Five Nations Tournament in Falun

The penultimate tournament of the season will be a Five Nations Tournament during 13 to 17 December 2023 in Falun, Sweden. The national teams of Czechia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland are expected to participate.[16][20][21]

EHT Final in Czechia

The season will conclude with the EHT Finals during 5 to 11 February 2023 in Czechia. The national teams of Czechia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland are expected to participate.[5][16][18][19][20][21]

References
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Game references
  1. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11485". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11486". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11487". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11488". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11489". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. "EHT: 3 Nations Tournament 22.-27.8.2023 Vierumäki, FIN: Game No. 11490". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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