The Minsk team "Berkut" became the winner of the "Golden Puck" in the younger age group

March 27, Brest /Olga Kobyak - BELTA/. The republican "Golden Puck" ice hockey competitions for children and teenagers for prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus in the junior age group (born 1996-1998) concluded today in Pruzhany (Brest region). The capital's "Berkut" team won the tournament, BELTA was informed by the department of physical culture, sports and tourism of the Pruzhany District Executive Committee. In the final match, the Minsk team won a hard-fought victory over the hosts of the ice rink, the Pruzhany team "Mukhovets", with a score of 7:4. Accordingly, the Brest region team became the silver medalist. The "Edinstvo" team from the Vitebsk region completed the top three leaders. Players from the top three teams were awarded medals, and the other participants of the tournament received commemorative prizes. The republican "Golden Puck" ice hockey competitions for children and teenagers for prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus have been held since 1997. During this time, they have become an indispensable attribute of sports life in Belarus. Thousands of children take part in hockey battles across the republic every year. Largely thanks to this tournament, children's hockey has received its mass development in the country. -0-