The Vitebsk ice hockey club became the owner of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Chairman's Cup for the first time

August 24, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. The Vitebsk ice hockey club has become the owner of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Chairman's Cup for the first time, a BELTA correspondent reports. In the final match of the fifth draw of the Cup, the hosts of the ice rink defeated the Bobruisk Shinnik in a hard-fought game with a score of 3:0. Alexey Vinokurov, Egor Tsurikov and Alexey Erashov scored one goal each period for Vitebsk. The third prize winner of the tournament was Novopolotsk Khimik-SKA, which defeated Keramin (Minsk) in a penalty shootout 4:3. The best players of the competition were recognized as goaltender Maxim Malyutin (Vitebsk), defenseman Vasily Polonitsky (Vitebsk), forward Vladimir Bryzgalov (Shinnik (Bobruisk)). The top scorer was Nikita Komarov from the Novopolotsk team, who scored 7 (4+3) points in the "goal+assist" system. Cups and honorary diplomas were presented to the winners and prize-winners by the Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets. The governor thanked the athletes and fans for their skill and active participation in the tournament, which was a prologue to the 18th open ice hockey championship of Belarus, starting in September. The country pays close attention to the development of this sport, including its material and technical base, Alexander Kosinets emphasized. The construction of an ice arena for 3.5 thousand seats has already begun in Orsha. Similar facilities are planned to be built in Lepel, Novolukoml, Glubokoye, and Vitebsk itself needs a second ice rink. The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee expressed hope that thanks to such a commitment to developing hockey, representatives of Vitebsk hockey will soon take a worthy place in the national ice hockey team. The winners of the ice hockey tournament for the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Chairman's Cup in different years included Novopolotsk Khimik-SKA (twice), Sokol Kyiv, and Dmitrov (Russia). -0-