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

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

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

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.

YearWinnerRunner-up3rd place4th 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 CzechoslovakiaCanada 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
1991No 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 KazakhstanRussia VHL Stars

Medal table

Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union
 Russia I
 Russia
3612654
2  Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
921939
3  Sweden561930
4  Finland3101831
5  Soviet Union B
 Russia II
1304
6  Canada1225
7  Belarus1102
8  Kazakhstan0022
9  Czechoslovakia B0011

References

  1. 1 2 МОСКОВСКИЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ТУРНИР - 1967 (in Russian).
  2. "The Swiss national team will replace Russia on the Euro Hockey Tour in two years". Sport.cz.
  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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