HC Vitebsk won the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Chairman's Cup

August 16, Minsk / Sergey Vishnevsky - BELTA/. Vitebsk hockey players won the traditional pre-season tournament - the Cup of the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, which ended on August 15, reports BELTA correspondent. In the final match, the hosts only managed to defeat Khimvolokno Mogilev in a penalty shootout. Vitebsk - Khimvolokno (Mogilev) - 2:1 (SO) (Polushin, 8, P. Volchek, winning penalty shot - Blokh, 60). It is noteworthy that the shootout could have been avoided, but just two seconds before the end of regulation time, Roman Blokh of Mogilev tied the score (1:1) and sent the game into overtime. Overtime did not determine a winner, and the strongest had to be decided in a penalty shootout. Third place in the tournament was surprisingly taken by young hockey players from Yunost Minsk, who snatched a victory in a penalty shootout against Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk in the bronze medal match. The Yunost that participated in the Cup of the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee was not the five-time champion of Belarus, but its farm team, which is set to debut in the international Junior Hockey League (JHL) this season. Yunost (Minsk, JHL) - Khimik-SKA (Novopolotsk) - 3:2 (SO) (Levsha, 11, Semochkin, 32, PP, Lopachuk, winning penalty shot - Moroz, 24, PP, Pozdnyakov, 59). It is noteworthy that one of the goals against Khimik-SKA was scored by Artyom Levsha, a graduate of that club's school, who currently plays for Yunost. In the preliminary stage of the tournament, Yunost-Minsk also delivered a surprise, defeating Vitebsk (2:0) in the final round, who had already secured their place in the final by that time. In addition, in the first stage, the young Minsk team lost to Khimvolokno Mogilev - 5:6 and Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk - 1:4. Other preliminary stage results: Vitebsk - Khimvolokno - 5:4, Vitebsk - Khimik-SKA - 2:1, Khimvolokno - Khimik-SKA - 7:3. The standings after the first stage were as follows: Vitebsk - 6 points (goal difference 7-7), Khimvolokno - 6 (17-13), Khimik-SKA - 3 (8-10), Yunost - 3 (8-10).-0-