2021 Channel One Cup

2021 Channel One Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Russia
 Czechia
CitiesMoscow
Prague
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–19 December 2021
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Finland (3rd title)
Runners-up  Russia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played8
Goals scored39 (4.88 per game)
Attendance43,946 (5,493 per game)
Scoring leader Milan Gulas (5 points)

The 2021 Channel One Cup was played between 15 and 19 December 2021. Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played in the tournament. Seven of the matches were played in the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia, and one match in the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The tournament was part of 2021–22 Euro Hockey Tour. It was won by Finland, the third time in tournament history, with a 3–2 overtime win over Russia.[1]

In the game against Finland, Russia played with replica Soviet jerseys. This act was criticized by former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, who referred to the Soviet Union being a totalitarian state.[2]

Due to technical reasons, it was not possible to play all ten matches, but only eight. As a result, not all teams played the same number of matches. The overall tournament ranking was therefore not determined by the total number of points scored, but by the percentage of total possible points.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 3 1 2 0 0 10 5 +5 7
2  Russia 4 3 0 1 0 12 8 +4 10
3  Canada 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4  Sweden 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
5  Czech Republic 3 0 0 1 2 6 11 −5 1
Source: HockeyCanada[4]

Games

15 December 2021
18:30
Canada 3-4
(0–1, 1-2, 2-1)
 RussiaCSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 8,568
Game reference
Justin PoggeGoaliesIvan FedotovReferees:
Roman Gofman
Yevgeny Romasko
0-104:24 – Korshkov
Gormley (Robinson, Tambellini) – 27:51 (PP)1-1
1-228:16 – Yelesin (Marchenko, Chibisov)
1-339:54 – Nesterov (Anisimov) (PP)
1-440:20 – Shipachyov (Marchenko)
Audette (Knight) – 47:102-4
O’Dell (Robinson, Spooner) – 58:383-4
8 minPenalties2 min
31Shots35
16 December 2021
18:30
Russia 1-0
(0-0, 0-0, 1-0)
 SwedenCSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 6,726
Game reference
Magnus HellbergGoaliesIvan FedotovReferees:
Maxim Sidorenko
Roman Gofman
Voynov (Gusev, Tkachyov) – 47:551-0
4 minPenalties2 min
34Shots26

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 5 N2 = 4 PN = 5

16 December 2021
20:00
Finland 3-2 OT
(1-0, 0-1, 1-1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 1,000
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
Antonín Jeřábek
Jakub Šindel
0-132:41 – Kovář (Gulas)
Manninen (Granlund, Pokka) – 09:271-1
1-259:49 – Gulas (Kovář)
Levtchi (Kemppainen, Karjalainen) – 47:522-2
2-3
Tiivola Shootout
4 minPenalties8 min
37Shots24
17 December 2021
15:00
Sweden 1-3
(0-1, 1-2, 0-0)
 CanadaCSKA Arena, Moscow
Game reference
Adam ReidebornGoaliesEdward PasqualeReferees:
Yevgeny Romasko
Martin Frano
Rydahl (Pettersson, Almquist) – 35:471-0
1-119:06 – Gormley (Tambellini, Robinson)
1-237:18 – O’Dell (Graovac, Ellis)
1-338:33 – Genoway (Currie, Knight)
10 minPenalties12 min
27Shots25
18 December 2021
11:00
Canada 1-4
(0-2, 1-0, 0-2)
 FinlandCSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 5,682
Game reference
Justin PoggeGoaliesChristian HeljankoReferees:
Martin Frano
Roman Gofman
0-100:32 – Karjalainen (Kemiläinen, Levtchi)
0-204:35 – Karjalainen (Kemiläinen, Ojamäki)
]Ferraro (Genoway) – 29:181-2
1-348:19 – Markus GranlundGranlund
1-457:40 – Nenonen (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
22Shots21
18 December 2021
15:30
 Russia5-2
(3-1, 2-0, 0-1)
Czech Republic CSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 8,445
Game reference
Alexander Samonov Timur BilyalovGoaliesRoman Will Šimon HrubecReferees:
Yevgeny Romasko
Maxim Sidorenko
Arseny Gritsyuk – 00:141-0
Vovchenko (Korshkov, Anisimov) – 07:312-0
Grigorenko (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 14:083-0
3-118:18 – Kovář (Frolik, Klok)
Grigorenko (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 37:274-1
Anisimov (Yelesin, Marchenko) (PP) – 39:125-1
5-247:36 – Gulas (Spacek, Jerabek) (PP)
6 minPenalties2 min
22Shots29
19 December 2021
11:00
 Czech Republic2-3
(0-1, 2-0, 0-2)
Sweden CSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 4,981
Game reference
Šimon HrubecGoaliesMagnus HellbergReferees:
Yevgeny Romasko
Roman Gofman
0-105:48 – Rydahl (Larsson)
Gulas (Sobotka, Zamorsky) – 31:091-1
Kovář (Gulas, Nestrasil) – 35:082-1
2-244:13 – Bengtsson (Olofsson) (PP)
2-354:44 – Heed (Hultström) (PP)
8 minPenalties6 min
17Shots31
19 December 2021
15:30
 Russia2-3 OT
(0-1, 1-0, 1-1)
(OT: 0–1)
Finland CSKA Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 8,544
Game reference
Ivan FedotovGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
Martin Frano
Maxim Sidorenko
0-118:27 – Merelä (Nättinen, Salomäki)
Minulin (Grigorenko, Gusev) – 35:371-1
1-244:04 – Manninen (Hartikainen, Kemppainen) (PP)
Voynov (Tolchinsky, Semyonov) – 56:222-2
2-364:30 – Manninen (Kemiläinen) (EN)
2 minPenalties4 min
27Shots23

Scoring leaders

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
1 Milan Gulas  Czech Republic 3 3 2 5 +3 0 F
2 Jan Kovář  Czech Republic 3 3 1 4 +1 0 F
3 Nikita Gusev  Russia 3 0 4 4 +4 0 F
4 Sakari Manninen  Finland 3 3 0 3 +1 0 F
5 Jere Karjalainen  Finland 3 2 1 3 +3 0 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: eurohockey[5]

References

  1. ^ "Finland beats Russian ice hockey team to grab Channel One Cup". Russian News Agency. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ Kati Pohjanpalo, Alexander Sazonov (20 December 2021). "Russia's Hockey Team Raises Eyebrows With Throwback USSR Jerseys". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Финны не допустили скандала. Как Россия проиграла Кубок «Первого канала»". sportrbc.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ "SCHEDULE AND SCORES 2021 CHANNEL ONE CUP". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Channel One Cup 2021 Scoring Leaders". eurohockey.com. eurohockey. 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2026-01-27.