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The final day of international action in St. Petersburg saw Russia 25 make it three from three with victory over Kazakhstan. That secured the trophy for the tournament host, while condemning the winless Kazakhs to last place. Then Belarus thrashed the KHL World Team 6-1, securing second place in the four-team competition.

Day two of the Channel 1 Cup started with Russia 25 edging past Belarus in overtime after an entertaining 3-3 tie in St. Petersburg. Then the KHL World Stars defeated Kazakhstan 3-1, bouncing back from an opening-night loss.

For the first time at the Channel 1 Cup, fans got to see 3x3 hockey. The four teams played a knock-out tournament, whetting the appetite for the start of the KHL 3x3 championship next week. Russia 25 and Belarus progressed to the final, with the host nation taking a 4-2 verdict in that gold medal game. Kazakhstan defeated the KHL World Team in the battle for bronze.

Thursday saw the start of the 2024 Channel 1 Cup. The four-team international tournament at the SKA Arena in St. Petersburg featured a KHL World Team for the first time. The roster, coached by Mike Keenan and comprising 28 top imports, faced a Russian national team in its opening game and fell to a 1-4 loss. Earlier, Belarus defeated Kazakhstan 3-1.

The Kontinental Hockey League has announced the roster for the KHL World Team participating in the upcoming Channel One Cup.

Russia 25 wrapped up a successful Channel 1 Cup with victory over Kazakhstan. The Red Machine’s prospects – average age 25 – defeated all-comers in St. Petersburg to win the trophy. Earlier in the day, VHL Stars got its first win of the competition, edging Belarus in OT.

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.

Belarus won the 2022 Channel 1 Cup, defeating Russia in a shoot-out after an entertaining decisive game in Moscow on Sunday. Dinamo Minsk goalie Alexei Kolosov stopped all five Russian attempts in the shoot-out, while Shane Prince was the only player to convert his attempt.

Russia enjoyed a convincing victory in its first international game of the season, overcoming Kazakhstan in the Red Machine’s first game at the Channel 1 Cup.

Moscow hosted the world’s first international 3x3 hockey tournament as part of the Channel 1 Cup weekend. Russia welcomed Belarus, Kazakhstan and China to the competition, which was played in a single day at the CSKA Arena.

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.

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.

Two goals from Nikita Mikhailis gave Kazakhstan the verdict in this game — and lifted the Steppe Eagles to victory in the three-team Kazakhstan Open. Both teams warmed up for today’s showdown with wins over Belarus, making this a gold-medal showdown within the mini-tournament.

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.

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.

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.