The 2009
Nordic Trophy (Swedish tournament) was the
Swedish
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edition of the 2009 Nordic Trophy
ice hockey
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tournament
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, played between August 7 and August 29, 2009. The final weekend was played in
Mariehamn, Åland Islands,
Finland
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, at the
Islandia.
This year, the
Finnish teams dropped out and formed
their own Finnish edition of the 2009 Nordic Trophy.
Djurgårdens IF
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defeated defending champions
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in the final with a score of 4–1.
Andreas Engqvist, Djurgården became the best player of the tournament while
Jacob Josefson
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, also Djurgården, scored most points.
Group stage
The group stage matches were played at different small town venues in Sweden.
HV71
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clinched the first place for the first time since the tournament's inauguration.
Playoffs
The 2009 Nordic Trophy playoffs were played from August 28 to August 30 in
Mariehamn, Åland Islands,
Finland
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, at the
Islandia. The four best teams from the group stage played in the semi-finals and final, and the two lowest ranked teams played in the fifth-placed game.
Playoff bracket
Final standings
Statistics
External links
Official site
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