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Last week, the Euro Hockey Tour second stage was held in Moscow, with Team Finland coming up as the victorious one after an OT win over the hosts. KHL players had a central role for the four teams in the standings, and for Team Canada.

Team Finland wrapped up top spot in this year’s Channel 1 Cup after downing Russia in overtime.

Russia powered to its third victory at the Channel 1 Cup, beating the Czech Republic 5-2 in Moscow and overtaking Sweden at the top of the overall Eurotour standings.

In Friday’s Channel 1 Cup game, Canada picked up its first victory of this year’s event when it saw off Sweden with a 3-1 scoreline.

A solitary goal from Slava Voynov made the difference as Russia got its second victory at this year’s Channel 1 Cup.

Russia began the Channel 1 Cup with a morale-boosting victory over Canada. Wednesday’s 4-3 verdict was the Red Machine’s first win over its bitterest hockey rival since 2017.

The Euro Hockey Tour returns as the top four European teams line up in Russia to compete for the Channel One Cup — the Russian phase of the European trophy. In Finland, the Swedish got the crown, while this time around Canada joins the tournament. In total, 77 players from 22 KHL sides will skate in Russia for their respective national teams.

Over the weekend, KHL players had a central role in the Euro Hockey Tour first stage in Finland. The Swedish got the crown, while Vityaz’s Miro Aaltonen ended up on top of the scoring race. The Russian sensation Matvei Michkov scored a lacrosse-style goal and had three points in the tournament.

Russia wrapped up its Karjala Cup campaign with a convincing victory over the Czechs, securing third place in the opening round of Euro Hockey Tour action. Captain Dmitry Voronkov led the way with three points and Matvei Michkov was on the scoresheet again as a youthful Russian roster bounced back after dropping its first two games in Finland.

Matvei Michkov produced a spectacular lacrosse style goal to become Russia’s youngest ever international scorer, but the 16-year-old could not save the Red Machine from a second successive loss in Helsinki. After going down 0-3 to host nation Finland in its opening game at the Karjala Cup, a youthful roster suffered another reverse against the Tre Kronor.

SKA’s teenage sensation Matvei Michkov became Russia’s youngest ever international as the season got started at the Karjala Cup in Helsinki.

The Euro Hockey Tour returns as the top four European teams line up in Finland to compete for the Karjala Cup — the Finnish phase of the European trophy. Just as last year, the Russians will bring to Helsinki a younger team, with the U20 national team’s head coach behind the bench. In total, 38 players from 14 teams will skate in Finland for their respective national teams.

Last weekend, the four top European teams gave battle at the final stage of the 2020-2021 Euro Hockey Tour in the Czech Republic. The hosts emerged as the winners, but Russia was on top of the final standings.

The Czech Republic secured top spot as tournament host in the final stage of the Euro Hockey Tour on a day that raised more questions about Russia’s goaltending options for the World Championship.

Russia suffered its first defeat in this season’s Euro Hockey Tour, producing a stuttering performance on defense in a disappointing loss against Finland. Goals from Dinamo Riga-bound Jere Karjalainen and Jokerit newbie Teemu Turunen led the way, while Metallurg’s Juho Olkinuora backstopped the Leijonat to victory.

Team Russia remains undefeated in this season’s Euro Hockey Tour after kicking off the final stage in Prague with victory over Sweden. That makes it 10 wins from 10 games in the competition so far. SKA forwards Anton Burdasov and Vladislav Kamenev led the scoring with two goals apiece as Valery Bragin’s team enjoyed an encouraging win barely a week before the start of the 2021 World Championship in Riga.

58 players from 15 KHL teams will line up in the Czech Republic for the last stage of the 2020-2021 Euro Hockey Tour.

The Red Machine’s march continues relentlessly as Team Russia won all three games at the Euro Hockey Tour’s Sweden stage — it’s the ninth straight win for the Russians, who had Igor Larionov commanding the operations from the bench for the second time this season. Team Sweden claimed second place on home soil, while Finland and the Czech Republic closed the standings with two points each.

Russia secured top spot at the Beijer Hockey Games as teenage sensation Nikita Chibrikov potted his first international goal in a big win over the Czech Republic. The Red Machine remains undefeated in Euro Hockey Tour action this season, and finished first in Malmo.

Russia earned its eighth consecutive victory of the Euro Hockey Tour, a feat all the more remarkable for the wide range of players called upon by the national team this season. Saturday’s victory over Sweden in Malmo was perhaps the toughest yet, with the Red Machine inching over the line in a shoot-out after absorbing intense pressure in a 1-1 tie.

Thursday’s action was not limited purely to the KHL. Russia had two international engagements, with the senior men’s team winning 3-2 against Finland at the start of the Swedish Hockey Games in Malmo and the ‘B’ team defeating Belarus 4-2 in Kazakhstan.

Thirty-five players from sixteen KHL teams will represent their countries at the third stage of the Euro Hockey Tour in Sweden.

Team Sweden named roster for upcoming home stage of Euro Hockey Tour.

Team Finland announced the roster for the third stage of Euro Hockey Tour.

The third stage of Euro Hockey Tour would be held in Malmo in the middle of February.

Over the weekend, 69 players from 20 KHL teams competed at the second stage of the EHT season. For the second time in a row, Russia claimed the win with three victories.

A big victory over Finland sealed another unbeaten tournament for the Red Machine and secured the Channel 1 Cup in Moscow. Earlier in the day, the Czech Republic beat Sweden 4-1 to record its first win of the competition.

Day two of the Channel 1 Cup saw Russia move out in front. Valery Bragin’s men won 4-1 against the Czechs, while Sweden bounced back from Thursday’s shoot-out loss to defeat the Finns by the same scoreline.

The Channel 1 Cup got underway in Moscow, and Russia began with a shoot-out win over Sweden on Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Finland won 4-3 against the Czechs, with all four goals coming from KHL players.

Players from 20 KHL sides will line up for their national teams at the second stage of the Euro Hockey Tour in Russia.

The last roster for the second stage of EHT.

Team Russia named players who will represent at the second stage of EHT.

Swehockey announced the roster for upcoming stage of EHT.

Jukka Jalonen announced his choice for the second stage of EHT.

Over the weekend, 24 players from 11 KHL teams helped their national teams gather on the Karjala Cup rankings’ first two spots.

With a third win in three games, Russia’s young guns shot down all-comers in the opening phase of the Euro Hockey Tour. A 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic secured the Karjala Cup for Igor Larionov’s juniors. The Czechs finished second, while the evening game saw host nation Finland take on Sweden in a battle to avoid last place.

A late goal from Rodion Amirov set up Russia for a shoot-out win against Sweden at the Karjala Cup before the Czech Republic defeated Finland to set up a showdown between two unbeaten teams in Sunday’s game in Helsinki.

One of the highlights of the current season has been the increasing influence of young players in the KHL. It’s often been observed that the unique circumstances surrounding this season have given an opportunity for the next generation to show that it is ready to play at the highest level. Young players are getting a chance not just to play, but to take a leading role. And they are taking that chance.

The first international action of the season took place in Helsinki on Thursday, and Russia’s decision to send a junior roster to the Karjala Cup was fully vindicated by a big win for Igor Larionov’s team. Earlier in the day, the Czech Republic beat Sweden 3-1 in its first game since the death of head coach Milos Riha in the summer.

Players from 11 KHL teams will line up for their national teams at the first Euro Hockey Tour stage in Finland.