Helsinki Ice Challenge

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]

2017 Helsinki Ice Challenge (Game 1)
123Total
SKA Saint Petersburg2114
Jokerit1113
DateDecember 2, 2017
VenueKaisaniemi Park
CityHelsinki, Finland
Attendance17,645
2017 Helsinki Ice Challenge (Game 2)
123OTTotal
Oulun Kärpät03014
HIFK00303
DateDecember 5, 2017
ArenaKaisaniemi Park
CityHelsinki, Finland
Attendance16,000

The Games

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  • Bolded teams denote winners
YearDateVenueLocationVisiting teamHome teamScoreAttendanceNotes
2017December 2, 2017Kaisaniemi ParkHelsinki, FinlandSKA Saint PetersburgJokerit4–317,645[2]
December 5, 2017Kaisaniemi ParkHelsinki, FinlandOulun KärpätHIFK4–3 (OT)16,000

References

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  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.