The Channel One Cup (russian: Кубок Первого канала, formerly Izvestia Trophy) is an annual

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event held in

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under the auspices of Channel One. It is an open tournament typically composed of various national teams.

History

The tournament started in 1967 in

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in the

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. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1967, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the

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. It was the only time when the tournament was held in different cities at one time, namely in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, and

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. Six teams participated in that tournament; two Soviet teams, two

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n teams, a Canadian team, and a Polish team. Sweden and West Germany declined the invitation. 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

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, and 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

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. In 2022, due to the

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, the tournament was removed from the Euro Hockey Tour. To replace the countries that had pulled out, Kazakhstan and Belarus made their tournament debuts, alongside a second Russian team of players under 25.

Tournament name

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Trophy (1969–1996) * Baltica Brewery Cup (1997–2002) * Moscow International Tournament (2003) * Rosno Cup (2004–2005) * Channel One Cup (2006–present)

Results

Final standings in each event are determined in a

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. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.

Medal table

References

External links

Izvestia Trophy

Channel One Cup website on fhr.ru
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