Young hockey players from Belarus and Russia have entered the fight for the ice cup at the tournament in Vitebsk

November 2, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. The international children's hockey tournament "Ice Cup Vitebsk-2009" started today in the regional center with the participation of 5 teams from Belarus and Russia, the children's and youth sports school of the Vitebsk hockey club informed BELTA correspondent. For the second year in a row, the Vitebsk tournament brings together teams of future hockey stars born in 1999 in the regional center. This year, the teams "Yunost" (Minsk), Belgorod Children's and Youth Sports School, and two Moscow teams "Sozvezdie" and "Sinyaya Ptitsa" came to visit the hosts - HC Vitebsk. The teams will determine the strongest according to the round-robin system: the quartet of tournament finalists will be determined in games against each other. The final match will take place on November 4. Winners and prize-winners will take home honorary cups, medals, and the best players will be awarded personal prizes in several nominations. Organizers have prepared commemorative prizes and gifts for all participants. The "Ice Cup Vitebsk-2008" is already becoming a traditional event in Vitebsk's sports life, and the number of its participants is planned to be expanded. The organizers of the "Ice Cup Vitebsk-2009" are the Vitebsk Sports Palace and the Children's and Youth Sports School of the Vitebsk Hockey Club. -0-