2017 Channel One Cup

Russia after defeating Canada, 2–0
Tournament details
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	13–17 December 2017
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	9
Goals scored	38 (4.22 per game)
Attendance	83,496 (9,277 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Martin Erat (5 points)

The 2017 Channel One Cup was the 50th edition of the tournament. It was played between 13–17 December 2017. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia with the new teams of Canada (composed of European-contracted players and dubbed the "Z team") and South Korea were involved in the tournament.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Winner of 2017 Channel One Cup
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	0	11	4	+7	8
3	Finland	3	1	0	1	1	6	7	−1	4
4	Sweden	3	1	0	0	2	7	8	−1	3
5	Canada	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3
6	South Korea	3	0	0	0	3	4	13	−9	0

Games

All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+3) Prague – (Central European Time – UTC+1)

13 December 2017 18:30

Czech Republic

3–2 (OT) (0–2, 0–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,227

Game reference
	Dominik Furch	Goalies	Mikko Koskinen	Referees: Linus Öhlund Markus Linde Linesmen: Tomáš Brejcha Jiří Svoboda
	0–1 S. Manninen – 05:45 0–2 J. Kemppainen (J. Junttila) – 19:09 M. Růžička (A. Nestrašil, M. Erat) (PP) – 52:15 1–2 M. Růžička (T. Mertl, M. Doudera) – 53:37 2–2 M. Růžička (M. Erat, O. Němec) (PP) – 61:04 3–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	20

13 December 2017 19:30

Canada

4–2 (1–2, 2–0, 1–0)

South Korea

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 4,882

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens	Goalies	Matt Dalton	Referees: Roman Gofman Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Nikita Shalagin Dmitry Shishlo
	M. Frattin – 02:57 1–0 1–1 Kim S. (Kim K.) – 05:01 1–2 Kim S. (Kim K., M. Testwuide) – 17:44 M. Gragnani (M. Ellison, P. A. Parenteau) (PP) – 30:19 2–2 W. Wolski (D. Roy, M. Robinson) – 32:01 3–2 Q. Howden (ENG) – 59:28 4–2
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	57	Shots	10

14 December 2017 19:30

Sweden

1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Russia

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 11,781

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Vasily Koshechkin	Referees: Anssi Salonen Aleksi Rantala Linesmen: Gleb Lazarov Alexander Otmakhov
	F. Pettersson (J. Lundqvist) – 09:24 1–0 1–1 S. Kalinin (S. Voynov, V. Shipachev) – 12:52 1–2 S. Voynov (S. Kalinin, S. Shirokov) – 34:13 1–3 N. Gusev (PS) – 41:56
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	38

15 December 2017 15:00

Finland

4–1 (3–1, 0–0, 1–0)

South Korea

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 2,418

Game reference
	Karri Rämö	Goalies	Matt Dalton	Referees: Pavel Hodek Jan Hribik Linesmen: Gleb Lazarov Alexander Otmakhov
	0–1 Kim K. (Kim S.) – 10:10 S. Manninen (J. Riikola, J. Lajunen) – 10:37 1–1 P. Kontiola (M. Anttila, J. Riikola) – 17:23 2–1 J. Jokipakka (M. Ruohomaa, J. Ikonen) – 18:31 3–1 J. Ikonen (M. Ruohomaa) – 41:14 4–1
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	57	Shots	13

15 December 2017 19:30

Czech Republic

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Canada

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 10,093

Game reference
	Pavel Francouz	Goalies	Barry Brust	Referees: Roman Gofman Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Nikita Shalagin Dmitry Shishlo
	0–1 M. Ellison (B. Kozun, M. Gragnani) (PP) – 31:42 M. Řepík (V. Mozík) – 39:30 1–1 V. Mozík (A. Polášek, J. Kovář) (PP) – 46:53 2–1 M. Erat (J. Sekáč, O. Němec) (ENG) – 59:28 3–1 M. Řepík (ENG) – 59:56 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	18

16 December 2017 13:00

South Korea

1–5 (0–0, 1–3, 0–2)

Sweden

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 4,064

Game reference
	Matt Dalton	Goalies	Viktor Fasth, Magnus Hellberg	Referees: Denis Naumov Iurii Oskirko Linesmen: Palei Yakov Alexander Sysuyev
	Mike Testwuide (Kim K.) – 20:42 1–0 1–1 A. Bergström (L. Omark, P. Hersley) – 23:39 1–2 A. Lander (M. Wikstrand, M. Nygren) – 25:11 1–3 P. Lindholm (J. Lindström) – 31:38 1–4 D. Everberg (P. Zackrisson) (SH) – 49:07 1–5 A. Engqvist (A. Bergström, L. Omark) (PP) – 56:24
	26 min	Penalties	16 min
	19	Shots	42

16 December 2017 17:00

Russia

2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Canada

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,680

Game reference
	Vasily Koshechkin	Goalies	Ben Scrivens	Referees: Jan Hribik Pavel Hodek Linesmen: Gleb Lazarov Alexander Otmakhov
	N. Nesterov (N. Gusev, M. Grigorenko) (PP) – 42:24 1–0 S. Plotnikov (V. Gavrikov) – 49:23 2–0
	33 min	Penalties	16 min
	20	Shots	38

17 December 2017 13:00

Sweden

1–4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2)

Czech Republic

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 8,870

Game reference
	Magnus Hellberg	Goalies	Dominik Furch	Referees: Roman Gofman Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Palei Yakov Alexander Sysuyev
	0–1 V. Mozík (M. Vondrka, J. Kovář) – 12:18 0–2 M. Řepík (V. Mozík, M. Vondrka) (PP) – 15:55 J. Lindström (P. Zackrisson, S. Kronwall) (PP) – 40:39 1–2 1–3 M. Erat (J. Kovář, J. Kolář) – 54:25 1–4 A. Nestrašil (P. Koukal, M. Erat) (ENG) – 57:56
	31 min	Penalties	16 min
	14	Shots	20

17 December 2017 17:00

Russia

3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Finland

VTB Ice Palace, Moscow Attendance: 12,481

Game reference
	Ilya Sorokin	Goalies	Mikko Koskinen	Referees: Martin Fraňo Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Nikita Shalagin Dmitry Shishlo
	S. Andronov (A. Zub) – 08:06 1–0 M. Shalunov (N Gusev) – 12:19 2–0 V. Nichushkin (M. Grigorenko, E. Yakovlev) (ENG) – 59:43 3–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	28	Shots	20

References