Belarus Cup

Dinamo Minsk won Belarus Cup

For the third time in history, Dinamo Minsk won the Belarus Cup, named after Ruslan Salei, by beating 3-0 in the final, played in Gomel, cup holder and national champion Yunost Minsk. In the semifinal, Dinamo trashed 4-0 host Gomel, while Yunost prevailed at shootouts against Dinamo Maladzyechna. These teams reached the final four by winnig their qualification groups, while Dinamo Minsk and Yunost earned a bye and enter in the competition in the final four.
In the bronze medal final, Dinamo Maladzyechna left no chance for Gomel, with a 5-1 victory.
It's the first trophy for Dinamo Minsk since 2009, when the club won the Spengler Cup

(31 Aug 2020)

Metallurg Zhlobin was not admitted to Belarus Cup

In a short note, Belarus Federation announced Metallurg Zhlobin won't allowed to participate in next Belarus Cup, that starts on August 1.
The reason is the non-compliance with the competition regulations, including the club's many years of growing indebtedness to the Federation and hockey players, who were forced to appeal to the Federation Appeal Committee.

If the club does not eliminate problems until August 15, Metallurg will not be allowed to start the Belarus Extraliga 2019/20.

(30 Jul 2019)

Belarus Cup fixtures unveiled

The calendar of 2019 Belarus Cup, named after legend Ruslan Salei, was unveiled with a new formula: the teams from Extraliga A and B was splitted in two groups. The winner of each group advances to the semifinals, where are automatically qualified champion Yunost Minsk and Dinamo Minsk. The semifinals and the finals will be held in Orsha on August 17 and 18

(20 Jun 2019)

Gomel win Belarus Cup

Kazakh forward German Nesterov was the key player for Gomel winning the 2018 Belarus Cup, named after Ruslan Salei. Nesterov scored a goal, seved one assist and netted the decisive shootout in 3-2 epic victory at Ice Palace Grodno in front of 2800 spectators against Cup holder Neman Grodno. The first leg of final ended 2-2. With this victory Gomel award the fifth National Cup, becoming the major winner of the Trophy along with Yunost Minsk, both with 5 titles

(20 Dec 2017)

Draw in the first leg of Belarus Cup

In front of 2.800 spectator at Gomel ice arena, home team lets the victory escaped in the first leg of Belarus Cup final against Neman Grodno. Leading 2-0 after 22 minutes, Gomel suffered two goals in 15 seconds at minute 24.for the final 2-2
The second decisive leg will be played at Neman Arena on December20

(05 Dec 2017)

Neman and Gomel are the finalists of Belarus Cup

Despite two defeats in 2nd leg of semifinals, Cup holder Neman Grodno and HK Gomel are the finalists of 2017 Belarus Cup, named after Ruslan Salei.

In a replay of last season Cup and league finals, Neman knocked out rival Yunost Minsk, winning 6-4 in Minsk and loosing 1-2 at home.

An opening goal by Edijs Brahmanis was enough for Gomel to secure the pass for the final, despite the 3-1 defeat against Dinamo Maladzyechna, thanks to the 3-0 victory in the first leg.
The date of final is TBD
HK Gomel won the national Cup 4 times, the lasty in 2013; Neman has two titles, in 2015 and 2017

(27 Sep 2017)

Belarus Cup semifinals set

After the last game, won by Dinamo Maladzyechna against Yunost Minsk, the semifinals of Belarus Cup are known with the first two teams from each of two groups qualified: HC Dinamo Maladzyechna, winner of Group A, will play with Gomel, while Neman Grodno will face Yunost Minsk. The dates of two legs of semifinals are to be determined

(27 Aug 2017)

Crvena Zvezda will compete in Belarus Cup

The calendar of 2017 Belarus Cup, named after hockey legend Ruslan Salei, was unveiled with a unexpected news: Serbian team Crvena Zvezda Beograd will compete in the Cup as host team, without the right to eventually advance to final. Serbian team, with Belarusian Igor Krivoshlykov in the coaching staff, will spend pre-season training camp in the city of Kobrin, successfully asking to the Belarus Federation to compete in a tournament as part of preparation for the new season, according to the rumours, in the newly created International Hockey League with Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian teams

As usual the teams are divided in two groups, with the top two teams in each group advancing to semifinals.
Last year Neman Grodno, later also Extraliga champion, won the Cup beating Yunost Minsk in the final

(17 Jun 2017)

Neman win Belarus Cup

After the defeat 4-5 at home in leg one of the finals, Neman Grodno overturned the score winning 4-1 at Chizovka Arena in Minsk, earning the second Belarus Cup, named after legendary Ruslan Salei, in the history of club, after the first ever won in 2014-15 defeating again Yunost in the final.
The club from Minsk is still the major winner of the trophy, with 5 victories

(25 Oct 2016)

Belarus U20 and Khimik withdrew from Belarus Cup

Belarus Federation announced changes on calendar of Belarus Cup, named after Ruslan Salei, that was supposed to start today: two teams - Belarus U20 and SKA-Khimik Novopolotsk - were withdrew from competition for different reasons: Khimik faced a serious financial crisis during the summer, resolved only days ago, so the team started preparation very late and is not able to compete, while Federation decided to focus the U20 national team preparation for upcoming tournaments in autumn.
Check the new fixtures here

(26 Jul 2016)