Channel One Cup (ice hockey)

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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.

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

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   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   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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