HC Vitebsk wins the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Chairman's Cup for the third year in a row

August 15, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. For the third year in a row, the Vitebsk ice hockey club has won the traditional ice hockey tournament for the Cup of the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, the latest edition of which concluded on August 14 in Vitebsk, a BELTA correspondent reports.

In the final match, the home team, after a hard-fought battle, defeated Slavutich of Smolensk with a score of 3:1. Daniil Orlov and Denis Lobashov scored one goal each in every period for Vitebsk, with the home team scoring the final goal while playing shorthanded.

The third prize winner of the tournament was Khimik-SKA of Novopolotsk, which defeated HC Mogilev with a score of 5:2.

 The best players of the Cup were recognized as goalkeeper Ivan Slyusar (HC Slavutich), defenseman Valentin Ebert (HC Khimik-SKA), and forward Andrey Orlyuk (HC Vitebsk). The best scorer was Vitebsk forward Anton Eliseenko. The cups and honorary diplomas to the winners and prize-winners were presented by Mikhail Portnoy, head of the department of physical culture, sports, and tourism of the regional executive committee.

The ice hockey tournament for the Cup of the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee was held for the seventh time from August 11 to 14. In different years, the winners included Khimik-SKA of Novopolotsk (twice), Sokol of Kyiv, and HC Dmitrov (Russia).-0-