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A hard-fought victory over Belarus put Russia 25 in pole position at the Channel 1 Cup. With two wins from two games, the host nation can wrap up the trophy with a result against Kazakhstan on Sunday.
The 2023 Channel 1 Cup visits St. Petersburg for the first time. SKA Arena saw Belarus start it off with a win over Kazakhstan, before Russia 25 shot down at VHL Stars team 5-2 in the later game.
On the weekend, 50 KHL players from 20 KHL teams lined up in Russia for the Channel 1 Cup, the second stage of this season’s Euro Hockey Tour.
Russia wrapped up the 2018 Channel 1 Cup in style – thumping Finland 5-0 to win the trophy and playing in front of a record crowd of 71,000 in St. Petersburg.
The opening day of this year’s Channel 1 Cup brought plenty of drama as Europe’s top nations met once again. Both games went to shoot-outs and both featured fightback victories as Russia and the Czechs overcame Sweden and Finland respectively.