"Edinstvo" - winner of "Golden Puck"

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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 13:59

Team “Edinstvo” from Railway district of Vitebsk won the national competitions in ice hockey among children and teenagers "Golden Puck" for the prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus in the junior age group.

Team "Mukhovets" (Brest region, Pruzhansky district), team "Edinstvo" (Railway district of Vitebsk), team "Vympel" (Railway district of Gomel), team "Parus" (Soligorsk district, Minsk region), team "Yunost" (Ostrovets district, Grodno region), team "Partizan" (Partizan district of Minsk), team "Torpedo" (October district of Mogilev) and the Russian team "Sudogodets" (Vladimir region, Russian Federation) were competing during five days for the main Cup.


Eight teams, divided into two groups (Group A: "Vympel", "Sudogodets", "Edinstvo", "Mukhovets;  Group B: "Partizan"," Parus","Yunost", "Torpedo") played against each other in their own group and on the last day met in the finals.

Passionate atmosphere that reigned at the ice arena of Soligorsk inspired teams to show not only their love for hockey, but also to demonstrate serious will skills and desire to win. Full stands of fans, among them - parents, friends and just hockey fans supported the young participants throughout the tournament.

In the match for the 3rd place team "Vympel" faced "Parus" on the ice of Soligorsk arena. With a score 4:1 won team from Gomel. Game for the main trophy was much more spectacular. "Edinstvo" confidently beat "Partizan" with a score - 13:4.


Final places after the decisive games as follows:

1. "Edinstvo"
2. "Partizan"
3. "Vympel"
4. "Parus"
5. "Mukhovets"
6. "Yunost"
7. "Sudogodets"
8. "Torpedo"

Traditionally all participants in the tournament received prizes and souvenirs from the President`s Sports Club and winners -  cups of Head of State, as well as medals, diplomas and prizes from the hands of representatives of the organizers of the tournament. Ice hockey players from local club “Shakter” Maxim Balmochnykh and Alexei Efimenko came to congratulate the young ice hockey players and took part in the Awards and Closing Ceremony.

Ilya Krylov ("Sudogodets") was named as the best goalkeeper of the tournament,  Alexey Soloviev ("Edinstvo") – best forward, Ilya Korenkov ("Parus") – best defender. Alexander Moroz from the winners team became the best scorer of the "Golden Puck".

Organizers also named the all-star team of the tournament:  Alexei Zasim ("Mukhovets"), Alexander Bukel  (" Yunost"), Egor Anisimov ("Vympel"), Antom Maximov ("Torpedo") and Dmitri Rusov ("Sudogodets"). Special award was presented to the only female participant of the tournament - "Partizan" captain Karina Shiptitskaya.  In Nomination "The youngest participant" was marked Vladislav Mironov ("Edinstvo").

Now Bobruisk changes Soligorsk as the child ice hockey capital. From 22 to 26 of March hockey players of senior age group will define the strongest on Bobruisk-Arena (Karbysheva str., 11).

The organizers of the tournament are:
•    Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus
•    Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus
•    Association “Belarus Ice Hockey Federation”
•    Public Association "Belarusian Republican Youth Union"
•    Public Association "Belarusian Fund of Social Children and Teenagers Support
"Us – to the Children"
•    Public Association "Children and Youth Ice Hockey Club "Golden Puck"