The CHL Canada–Russia Series is an annual
junior ice hockey exhibition tournament, held between a select team of Russian players and all-star teams representing the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...
, the
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...
, and the
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h ...
. The event is organized by the
Canadian Hockey League and consists of six games total each year, with the Russian Selects playing two games versus each league’s all-star team. All games are broadcast nationally in Canada on
Sportsnet. The series often features players from the
Canadian national junior team, and the
Russian national junior team.
The first series held in 2003 as the RE/MAX Canada–Russia Challenge, and was envisioned as tune-up for the
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), or simply the "World Juniors" in ice hockey circles, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is t ...
. The event has had several corporate sponsors and names including, the ADT Canada–Russia Challenge from 2004 until 2008, and the Subway Super Series from 2009 until 2014. The 2015 series did not have a title sponsor. In 2016,
CIBC
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC; french: Banque canadienne impériale de commerce) is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at CIBC Square in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario. ...
picked up the naming rights for five years and renamed the event CIBC Canada–Russia Series.
In response to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
, the event was cancelled as of 2022.
2003 RE/MAX Canada–Russia Challenge
The annual series began in 2003. It was known as the RE/MAX Canada–Russia Challenge after its sponsor
RE/MAX
RE/MAX, short for Real Estate Maximums, is an American international real estate company that operates through a franchise system. As of 2015, RE/MAX had more than 100,000 agents in 6,800 offices. RE/MAX operates in about 100 countries.
H ...
, a real estate agency. The CHL won five of the six games.
Alexandre Picard led the event with 6 points.
Ryan Getzlaf
Ryan Getzlaf (born May 10, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Getzlaf played his entire NHL career with the Anaheim Ducks and is the franchise's all-time leading scorer. A first-round selection, 19th overall, at the 200 ...
and
Dion Phaneuf
Dion Phaneuf (born 10 April 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted ninth overal ...
both scored two goals and two assists for the WHL.
Ben Eager led the OHL with two goals. The top scoring Russian was
Alexander Shinin with 4 points.
2004 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge
The
ADT Corporation became the corporate title sponsor of the series. Russia defeated the QMJHL in both games by 4–3 shootout wins. Russia lost the next four games to the OHL and WHL, losing the series four games to two.
Mikhail Yunkov led Russia with 6 points.
Eric Fehr scored 3 goals for the WHL, and
Dave Bolland
David D. Bolland (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Bolland was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. While playing junior hockey in the Ontario ...
scored twice for the OHL.
2005 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge
The third series saw the CHL win all six games by at least two-goal margins.
Guillaume Latendresse of the QMJHL led the event with 5 goals.
Wojtek Wolski scored 4 times for the OHL.
Kyle Chipchura led the WHL with 4 points.
Sergei Ogorodnikov scored 3 goals and 3 assists for Russia, while
Alexander Mayer scored 4 goals.
2006 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge
The CHL won all six games, outscoring Russia by 20 goals, and swept the series for the second year in a row.
Brodie Dupont and
Zach Boychuk
Zachary Boychuk (born October 4, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round, 14th overall, i ...
led the CHL with 4 points.
Egor Milovzorov led Russia with 6 points, while
Vadim Shipachyov led with 4 goals.
2007 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge
The 2007 series was much closer than the previous two. Russia won the first game 6–4, ending a 16-game losing streak at the event. Goal scoring was much closer, as the goals totalled 21–19 in favour of the CHL. The CHL won three games in regulation, and the fourth win came in a shootout.
John Tavares
John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ...
led the CHL with 4 points. Mikhail Milekhin scored 4 times for Russia, while
Anton Korolev led the team with 6 points.
2008 ADT Canada–Russia Challenge
The CHL teams won five out of six games, scoring 24 goals and conceding 13. Eight different players led the event with 4 points:
Cody Hodgson,
John Tavares
John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ...
,
Jordan Eberle
Jordan Leslie Eberle (; born May 15, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2008 NHL E ...
and
Thomas Hickey for the CHL; and
Pavel Chernov,
Nikita Klyukin,
Evgenii Dadonov
Yevgeny Anatolyevich Dadonov (russian: Евгений Анатольевич Дадонов; born 12 March 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in two s ...
and
Anatoli Nikontsev for Russia.
2009 Subway Super Series
Subway, a restaurant chain, became the corporate title sponsor. The CHL teams won all six games, scoring 27 goals and conceding 11.
Luke Adam
Luke Adam (born June 18, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabre ...
led the CHL with 5 points.
Kirill Petrov led Russia with 5 points, while
Maxim Kitsyn scored 4 goals.
2010 Subway Super Series
Russia won both games against the QMJHL and both against the WHL, and won the series for the first time. The OHL won both games to remain unbeaten since 2003. Leading scorers for Russia were
Maxim Kitsyn with four goals and two assists and
Nikita Dvurechensky with two goals and four assists.
2011 Subway Super Series
The CHL teams won the series with three regulation wins, compared to two regulation wins and a shootout win for Russia. The OHL remained unbeaten since the series began in 2003.
Ryan Spooner
Ryan Bradley Spooner (born January 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for t ...
led CHL scorers with 6 points, followed by
Jordan Weal
Jordan Weal (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing under contract with HC Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Weal was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the thi ...
with 4 points.
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Igorevich Kucherov (russian: Никита Игоревич Кучеров; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best ...
and
Nikita Gusev led Russia with seven points each, followed by
Daniil Apalkov with 6 points.
2012 Subway Super Series
Russia won the 2012 series with three regulation wins, and a point from a shootout loss. Russia also won its first game against the OHL in the history of the series.
Jonathan Huberdeau
Jonathan Huberdeau (born June 4, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Huberdeau was selected third overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2011 NH ...
led all players with 5 points. Only 29 goals were scored in the series, with no player getting more than two.
2013 Subway Super Series
The CHL won the series with three regulation wins, and an overtime loss, compared to two wins and an overtime win for Russia.
Igor Rudenkov led Russia with three goals and five points.
Charles Hudon and
Jonathan Drouin
Jonathan Drouin (born March 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). After a stellar 2012–13 season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Halifax ...
were the top scoring Canadians, with four points each.
2014 Subway Super Series
Russia won the series with three regulation wins and a shootout win, despite only scoring 15 goals in the series.
Ivan Fischenko was the only player to score four points in the series.
2015 Canada/Russia Series
The 2015 Canada/Russia Series was played without a corporate title sponsor. CHL teams won five of the six games played, outscoring Russia 24 to 13.
Artur Lauta and Spencer Watson led the event with three goals each. Collin Shirley was the top scorer with five points.
2016 CIBC Canada/Russia Series
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC; french: Banque canadienne impériale de commerce) is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at CIBC Square in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario. ...
became the corporate title sponsor of the CHL Canada/Russia series.
CHL teams won the series with 3 regulation wins, and an overtime loss.
Alexandre Fortin
Alexandre Fortin (born February 25, 1997) is a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger who is currently under contract with the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL. He has formerly played with the Chicago Blackhawk ...
led all scorers in the event with four points.
2017 CIBC Canada/Russia Series
The 2017 series was tied with three regulation wins each. The CHL prevailed after a shootout, held at the conclusion of game six.
Dillon Dubé led the CHL with five points. Alexey Polodyan led Russia with three goals and three assists.
2018 CIBC Canada/Russia Series
Russia won the 2018 series 11 points to 7, after a come-from-behind overtime win in game six. Stepan Starkov led Russia in scoring with 6 points, and goaltender
Pyotr Kochetkov won three games, allowing only two goals against.
2019 CIBC Canada/Russia Series
The 2019 series was tied with nine points each. The CHL prevailed after a shootout, held at the conclusion of game six.
2020 and 2021 CIBC Canada/Russia Series
Both the 2020 and 2021 Canada/Russia Series were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
2022 Canada/Russia Series
The 2022 Canada/Russia Series was cancelled in response to
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
All-time record
The Canadian Hockey League has won 12 of the 17 series played as of 2019.
''Updated through November 15, 2019''
See also
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2007 Super Series
References
External links
Official website of the CHL Canada/Russia SeriesOfficial website of the Canadian Hockey League
{{DEFAULTSORT:CHL Canada Russia Series
Canada–Russia relations
Canada men's national junior ice hockey team games
Canadian Hockey League events
International ice hockey competitions hosted by Canada
Junior ice hockey in Russia
Russia men's national ice hockey team games
Super Series