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Channel One Cup (ice hockey)

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Channel One Cup
The Channel One Cup trophy in 2010
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)December
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Moscow
CountryRussia
Inaugurated1967 (1967)

The Channel One Cup (Russian: Кубок Первого канала, formerly Izvestia Trophy) is an annual ice hockey event held in Russia under the auspices of Channel One. It is an open tournament typically composed of various national teams.

History

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The tournament started in 1967 in Moscow in the Soviet Union. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1967, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was the only time when the tournament was held in different cities at one time, namely in Moscow, Leningrad, and Voskresensk. Six teams participated in that tournament; two Soviet teams, two Czechoslovakian teams, a Canadian team, and a Polish team. Sweden and West Germany declined the invitation.[1]

The tournament is played in December every year, with the exception of 1974 and 1975 when its matches were spread out during the season. In 1992, the tournament was played in Saint Petersburg, and as of 2000 some of its matches have been played in other European countries of the participating teams. During the 1970s and 1980s, the cup was often commonly referred to as "The Little World Championships". From 1996 to 2022 it was part of the Euro Hockey Tour.

In 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tournament was removed from the Euro Hockey Tour.[2] To replace the countries that had pulled out, Kazakhstan and Belarus made their tournament debuts, alongside a second Russian team of players under 25.[3]

Tournament name

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The name of the tournament has changed several times during its history:

  • International Moscow Tournament (1967–1968)[1][4]
  • Izvestia Trophy (1969–1996)
  • Baltica Brewery Cup (1997–2002)
  • Moscow International Tournament (2003)
  • Rosno Cup (2004–2005)
  • Channel One Cup (2006–present)

Results

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The 2017 tournament (Russia vs Canada)
Snowman has been the traditional mascot of the tournament

Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.

Year Winner Runner-up 3rd place 4th place
1967  Soviet Union A  Soviet Union B  Czechoslovakia B  Czechoslovakia A
1968  Soviet Union A  Soviet Union B  Finland
1969  Soviet Union  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1970  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1971  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Sweden
1972  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Finland
1973  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Poland
1974  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1975  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Finland
1976  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia Canada Winnipeg Jets
1977  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1978  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Canada  Sweden
1979  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Sweden
1980  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Sweden
1981  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Finland
1982  Soviet Union  Finland  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1983  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Finland
1984  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Sweden
1985  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden  Canada
1986  Soviet Union  Canada  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1987  Canada  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1988  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia  Canada
1989  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland  Canada
1990  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1991 No tournament held due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1992  Russia II  Czechoslovakia  Russia I  Sweden
1993  Russia I  Russia II  Sweden  United States
1994  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden
1995  Russia  Czech Republic  Sweden  Canada
Part of the Euro Hockey Tour
1996  Sweden  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic
1997  Czech Republic  Russia  Sweden  Finland
1998  Sweden  Czech Republic  Finland  Russia
1999  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden
2000  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden
2001  Czech Republic  Russia  Sweden  Finland
2002  Czech Republic  Finland  Russia  Slovakia
2003  Finland  Czech Republic  Russia  Sweden
2004  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic  Sweden
2005  Russia  Finland  Sweden  Czech Republic
2006  Russia  Finland  Sweden  Czech Republic
2007  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic  Sweden
2008  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic  Sweden
2009  Finland  Russia  Czech Republic  Sweden
2010  Russia  Czech Republic  Sweden  Finland
2011  Sweden  Czech Republic  Russia  Finland
2012  Russia  Sweden  Finland  Czech Republic
2013  Czech Republic  Finland  Russia  Sweden
2014  Russia  Finland  Sweden  Czech Republic
2015  Czech Republic  Sweden  Finland  Russia
2016  Sweden  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic
2017  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden
2018  Russia  Finland  Sweden  Czech Republic
2019  Sweden  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic
2020  Russia  Sweden  Finland  Czech Republic
2021  Finland  Russia  Canada  Sweden
No longer part of the Euro Hockey Tour
2022  Belarus  Russia  Kazakhstan
2023  Russia  Belarus  Kazakhstan Russia VHL Stars

Medal table

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Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union
 Russia I
 Russia
36 12 6 54
2  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
9 21 9 39
3  Sweden 5 6 19 30
4  Finland 3 10 18 31
5  Soviet Union B
 Russia II
1 3 0 4
6  Canada 1 2 2 5
7  Belarus 1 1 0 2
8  Kazakhstan 0 0 2 2
9  Czechoslovakia B 0 0 1 1

References

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  1. ^ a b МОСКОВСКИЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ТУРНИР - 1967 (in Russian).
  2. ^ "The Swiss national team will replace Russia on the Euro Hockey Tour in two years". Sport.cz. 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Официальный сайт Кубка Первого канала по хоккею 2022" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ МОСКОВСКИЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ТУРНИР - 1968
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