The open (international) championship of Belarus ( Belorussian Adkryt (international) champion Belarus ) is a system of tournaments for ice hockey teams held by the Belarus Hockey Federation . The championship structure includes the extra-league of professional hockey teams, the major league , in which the farm clubs of extra-league teams play, the junior league , as well as the youth league championships in seven age groups. In addition to Belarusian teams, teams from Latvia and Ukraine participate in the championship, as well as from Lithuania in junior and youth championships.
| Belarus Open Hockey Championship Belor. Advisors of the Belarus Championship of Belarus | |
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 Logo of the Belarus Hockey Championship | |
| Kind of sport | Hockey |
| Founded by | 1993 |
| Supervisor | Evgeny Vorsin |
| A country |  Belarus Latvia Lithuania Ukraine |
| Last champion | Neman Grodno |
| Most titles | Neman ( Grodno ) - 6, Dynamo ( Minsk ) - 5 [1] |
| Related competitions | Extraliga Major League |
| Founder | Hockey Federation of Belarus |
| Official site | hockey.by |
Content
History
In the early 1990s, three Belarusian hockey teams had the status of a team of masters : Minsk Dynamo played in the highest league of the USSR championship , Grodno Neman in the first league and Novopolotsk Chemist in the second. After the collapse of the USSR , Dynamo (renamed Tivali in 1993 ) continued to compete in the inter-national hockey league championships for the former Soviet republics , Neman and Khimik entered the first Russian league. In parallel, in a short tournament, the teams played the title of champion of Belarus.
At the end of the 1995/1996 season , the MHL was disbanded; earlier, Chemist and Neman were forced to refuse to participate in Russian tournaments. To solve the problem of insufficient competitive level, the hockey authorities of Belarus, Latvia , Lithuania and Ukraine agreed along with national championships to hold a joint tournament, which was called the East European Hockey League . According to the results of the meetings of the Belarusian teams, a separate classification was conducted among themselves, and thus the champion of the country was determined. In addition to tournaments for professional clubs, league competitions for children and youth teams of various ages were held.
In the early 2000s , ice palaces and professional hockey clubs appeared in Belarus in Gomel , Mogilev , Brest and Vitebsk . In addition, Belarusian hockey was provided with tax benefits , which allowed to increase funding for this sport. The number of teams in the national championship has grown, the champion began to be determined in a series of playoffs . Since 2002, the championship in the first league began and a cup was played. The need for Belarusian clubs to participate in the VEHL has disappeared, and in 2004 the Belarus Hockey Federation refused to participate in the league. After the dissolution of VEHL, Ukrainian and Latvian teams got the opportunity to play in the championship of Belarus, which was declared open.
Divisions
Extraliga
The extra-league of the Belarus Ice Hockey Championship was formed in 2006 , before that the strongest division was called the major league. In the 2012/2013 season in the Open (International) Championship of Belarus in extra-league 10 Belarusian teams take part, and one Latvian:
- Lida
- Brest
- Vitebsk
- Gomel
- Metallurg ( Zhlobin )
- Metallurgs ( Liepaja )
- Neman ( Grodno )
- Mogilev
- Chemist-SKA ( Novopolotsk )
- Miner ( Salihorsk )
- Junior ( Minsk )
Major League
The Premier League of the Belarus Hockey Championship was formed in 2002 , until 2006 it was called the first league. In the championship are the farm clubs of extra-league teams. In the 2012/2013 season , 9 Belarusian teams take part in the Belorussian championship in the major league:
- Mogilev-2
- Gomel-2
- Metallurg-2 ( Zhlobin )
- Shakhtar-2 ( Salihorsk )
- RCOP " Raubichi "
- Neman-2 ( Grodno )
- Chemist-SKA-2 ( Novopolotsk )
- Vitebsk-2
- Brest-2
Junior League
In the 2012/2013 season , 12 teams from Belarus , Lithuania and Ukraine , made up of juniors born in 1995 - 1996, take part in the junior league championship:
Subgroup A:
| Subgroup B: |
Youth League
In the 2012/2013 season , the youth league championships of 1997-2000 are held in four age groups, in which 46 teams from Belarus , Latvia , Poland and Ukraine participate in the youth league.
See also
- East European Hockey League
- Belarusian extra-league
- Major League of Belarus Ice Hockey Championship
Notes
- ↑ Taking into account the results of the “Tivali” team (Minsk)