Channel One Cup (ice hockey)

The Channel One Cup (Russian: Кубок Первого канала, formerly Izvestia Trophy) is an annual ice hockey event held in Russia under the auspices of Channel One.The first edition of the tournament was held in 1967, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution.[1] 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 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tournament was removed from the Euro Hockey Tour.[2] To replace the countries that had pulled out, Kazakhstan and Belarus made their tournament debuts, alongside a second Russian team of players under 25.
The 2017 tournament (Russia vs Canada)
Snowman has been the traditional mascot of the tournament
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