Helsinki Ice Challenge

2017 Helsinki Ice Challenge (Game 1)

1 2 3 Total SKA Saint Petersburg 2 1 1 4 Jokerit 1 1 1 3
Date	December 2, 2017
Arena	Kaisaniemi Park
City	Helsinki, Finland
Attendance	17,645

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]

Background

Jokerit and HIFK will jointly organize the 100th anniversary of Finland's Independence Day in honor of the outdoors match in Kaisaniemi Park, where Finnish ice hockey took its first step over 100 years ago. Special casts are built and all places are standing places to ensure an authentic atmosphere. The view can accommodate 18,000 viewers. At the same time, the KHL will celebrate its 10th anniversary, Jokerit will celebrate its 50th anniversary and HIFK will celebrate its 120th anniversary.

The Games

• Bolded teams denote winners

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