Channel One Cup (ice hockey)

       For football cup, see Channel One Cup (football)

Channel One Cup (formerly Izvestia Trophy) is an annual ice hockey event held in Russia under the auspices of the TV Channel One.

The tournament started in 1967 in Moscow in the Soviet Union and is played in December every year, only exception was during 1974 to 1975 when its matches were spread out during the season. 1992 it 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". Since 1996 it is part of the Euro Hockey Tour.

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The tournament's name

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

Channel One Cup winners

Year Winner Runner-up 3rd place
2011  Sweden  Czech Republic  Russia
2010  Russia  Czech Republic  Sweden
2009  Finland  Russia  Czech Republic
2008  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic
2007  Russia  Finland  Czech Republic
2006  Russia  Finland  Sweden
2005  Russia  Finland  Sweden
2004  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland
2003  Finland  Czech Republic  Russia
2002  Czech Republic  Finland  Russia
2001  Czech Republic  Russia  Sweden
2000  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland
1999  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland
1998  Sweden  Czech Republic  Finland
1997  Czech Republic  Russia  Sweden
1996  Sweden  Russia  Finland
1995  Russia  Czech Republic  Sweden
1994  Russia  Czech Republic  Finland
1993  Russia I  Russia II  Sweden
1992  Russia II  Czechoslovakia  Russia I
1991 No tournament held due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1990  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1989  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1988  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1987  Canada  Soviet Union  Sweden
1986  Soviet Union  Canada  Sweden
1985  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1984  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1983  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1982  Soviet Union  Finland  Czechoslovakia
1981  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1980  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1979  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1978  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Canada
1977  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1976  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1975  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1974  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1973  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1972  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1971  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1970  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1969  Soviet Union  Canada  Czechoslovakia
1968  Soviet Union A  Soviet Union B  Finland
1967  Soviet Union A  Soviet Union B  Czechoslovakia B

Winner, runner-up and third place is determined by total standing after a round-robin style of play. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by won games between the tied teams.

Previous statistics

Final standings 2006

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
 Russia 3 2 0 1 7 2 7 0 0 0 1
 Finland 3 2 1 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 0
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 9 7 5 0 0 1 0
 Czech Republic 3 0 3 0 8 14 0 0 0 0 0

Final standings 2005

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts OTW OTL PSW PSL
 Russia 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 0 0 0 0
 Finland 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 0 0 1 0
 Sweden 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 0 1

Medal count

Pos Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union /  Russia 30 9 4 43
2  Czechoslovakia /  Czech Republic 7 21 8 36
3  Sweden 3 3 16 22
4  Finland 2 6 14 22
5  Soviet Union B /  Russia II 1 3 0 4
6  Canada 1 2 1 4
7  Czechoslovakia B 0 0 1 1

Links

Official website of the Channel One Cup

References