Helsinki Ice Challenge

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2017 Helsinki Ice Challenge (Game 1)
123 Total
SKA Saint Petersburg 211 4
Jokerit 111 3
DateDecember 2, 2017
VenueKaisaniemi Park
CityHelsinki, Finland
Attendance17,645
2017 Helsinki Ice Challenge (Game 2)
123OT Total
Oulun Kärpät 0301 4
HIFK 0030 3
DateDecember 5, 2017
ArenaKaisaniemi Park
CityHelsinki, Finland
Attendance16,000

The Helsinki Ice Challenge was a series of two ice hockey regular season games (one for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and one for the SM-liiga respectively) which were scheduled to be played outdoors. Jokerit played against SKA Saint Petersburg in the first match and the second match was HIFK playing against Oulun Kärpät. Both games took place at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland on December 2 and December 5, 2017 respectively.[1]

The Games[edit]

  • Bolded teams denote winners
Year Date Venue Location Visiting team Home team Score Attendance Notes
2017 December 2, 2017 Kaisaniemi Park Helsinki, Finland SKA Saint Petersburg Jokerit 4–3 17,645 [2]
December 5, 2017 Kaisaniemi Park Helsinki, Finland Oulun Kärpät HIFK 4–3 (OT) 16,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jokerit to host SKA in open-air classic". en.khl.ru. June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "A day for the history books. Helsinki Ice Challenge. December 2". en.khl.ru. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.