497 games
98 teams
3.6 thousand players
more than 200 thousand fans
Largest in Europe
The Gazprom Neft Cup is one of the largest international children's hockey tournaments in Europe, held according to a divisional model. Children take part in the competition KHL teams in the age category up to 11 years. The tournament is held in two groups - West and East.
The tournament is 11 years old!
For the first time in the 11-year history of the Gazprom Neft Cup, 27 teams from five countries - Finland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia - took part in the tournament. The children's team of the Sochi club made its debut in the competition. In just 5 days of competition, 67 matches were played, almost 600 went on the ice young hockey players, scored 432 goals. Look decisive match 7,700 fans came to the Arena Omsk.
The tournament is hosted by the best ice arenas in the country!
The tournament matches were held simultaneously in two cities - Omsk and Sochi. Games of the West Group were hosted by the Olympic arenas: the Bolshoi Sports Palace and the Iceberg Ice Palace. The teams of the Vostok group played their matches in hockey center Avangard and at the Omsk Arena. The matches of the Gazprom Neft Cup, the largest ice hockey competition in Europe for athletes under the age of 11, aroused great spectator interest. On April 22, the opening ceremony and the Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - CSKA (Moscow) match at the Bolshoi Sports Palace were attended by over 7,000 fans. On the same day, the meeting between Avangard Omsk and Traktor from Chelyabinsk was held in the presence of 9,500 spectators.
The level of adult European tournaments!
The tournament is the main social project of Gazprom Neft in the field of development children's sports... The level of organization of the competition corresponds to large European tournaments... The opening multimedia show corresponds to the level of the leading KHL clubs, the opening of the tournament and the Superfinal are broadcast in live TV channel KHL-TV, and the TV channel Match TV again acted as the general partner.
Gazprom Neft Cup
The main trophy of the competition was made by the same craftsmen as the Gagarin Cup. Every year after the end of the tournament, the name of the winning team is put on the Gazprom Neft Cup and the prize is handed over to its new owner for a year. Before the start of the next Tournament the current champion a copy of the trophy is awarded.
Three times!
On April 26, the teams "Salavat Yulaev" (group "East") and CSKA (group "West") met in the Superfinal of the tournament. CSKA became the owner of the main children's hockey trophy in Europe and the title of a three-time winner of the Gazprom Neft Cup, which won with a score of 3: 0.
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee:
“The Gazprom Neft Cup International Children's Hockey Tournament for KHL Children's Teams, having crossed the landmark ten-year milestone, continues to develop as the largest children's ice hockey competition in Europe.
The highest level of organization and effective cooperation with the KHL ensure that children's competitions are held in accordance with the standards professional league... For all teams, participation in the tournament is an opportunity at a young age to touch the atmosphere of high-performance sports, gain invaluable experience and, of course, a reason for pride.
The Gazprom Neft Cup unites young players in their desire to learn how to fight and win, to become professional athletes, and in the future - hockey stars. I congratulate all the participants in the XI Gazprom Neft Cup International Children's Hockey Tournament for KHL Children's Teams!
Play beautifully, win with dignity! "
Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Kontinental Hockey League:
“Over the 11 years of its holding, the Gazprom Neft Cup has become an integral part of the hockey season. The tournament starts immediately after the end of the most important stage of the KHL Championship - final series Gagarin Cup. Young players learn from adult idols not only hockey skills, but also behavior on the ice, adopt the qualities that distinguish true masters. Continuity allows us to preserve and continue the great traditions of hockey in our country, to grow a strong team. The names of the participants in the first tournaments have already appeared on the playing jerseys of professional teams from the Continental and Youth Hockey Leagues, and I am sure that from year to year there will be more and more of them. Wish successful performances and the will to win to all the participants of the XI Gazprom Neft Cup! "
Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft PJSC:
“In 2017, the Gazprom Neft Cup celebrates its 11th anniversary. Over the years, it has grown from a regional tournament into the main event of children's hockey in Europe. The attention of the media, fans, specialists, and, of course, young hockey players and their parents is riveted to international competitions. Winning the Cup is prestigious and important! But it is equally important to feel like one hockey family, where the opponent, partner and tribune are respected. This is a chance to perform on the ice of the best hockey arenas our country, take the first step towards professional career and, thanks to the high standards of the Gazprom Neft Cup organization, feel like real stars! I wish success to all the participants of the tournament! "
Alexander Dybal, Chairman of the Tournament Organizing Committee, Member of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft PJSC:
« International tournament The Gazprom Neft Cup has taken another step forward this year. At home Olympic ice the children's team of the Sochi club will make its debut. We wish the beginners to confidently perform at the largest children's hockey tournament in Europe!
Our tournament was created so that young hockey players feel the atmosphere of a real international sports event with opening show, television broadcasts, own website and media publications. And for the eleventh time, the winner will raise the Cup, which was made by the same craftsmen as the Gagarin Cup.
The best children's ice hockey tournament in Europe is waiting for you!
See you at hockey! "
Official video of the tournament: Everyone is on hockey! Everyone to the Gazprom Neft Cup!
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On April 20, the XII Gazprom Neft Cup International Children's Hockey Tournament for KHL Children's Teams kicks off in Sochi - one of the largest competitions in Europe for athletes in the 11-year-old age group. 13 teams from Belarus, Germany, Latvia, Russia and Finland will take part in the tournament. For the first time, the German team Jungadler Mannheim will come to try their hand at the unofficial European Championship.
The colorful opening ceremony of the Gazprom Neft Cup will take place on April 21 at the Bolshoi Sports Palace. The entrance to the arena will open at 16.30. All hockey fans will find a rich animation zone in the lobby of the palace. Spectators will be greeted by competition mascots - polar bears, face painting awaits all who come, radio-controlled cars, floorball, instaprinter and other entertainment.
At 17.30, one of the most famous Russian electronic musicians, DJ Groove, will perform in front of hockey fans. The 3D multimedia opening show will begin at 18.00. After solemn ceremony the stands are waiting for the match young stars: three-time tournament champion CSKA (Moscow) against Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl). During the breaks, the fans will meet with an interactive program.
Traditionally, tickets for the opening ceremony and match can be obtained free of charge at the Kassir.ru box office. Attending fights group stage competitions and playoffs will be free.
Don't miss the moment to see the future of world ice hockey in Sochi!
A record number of participants have been announced for the XII Gazprom Neft Cup International Children's Hockey Tournament.
In 2018, 26 teams from six countries will play in the tournament.
For the first time, a team from Germany, Jung Adler Mannheim, will perform on the grounds of the West Group.
The group "East" debuts a team from the Primorsky Territory - "Admiral" Vladivostok.
Major competitions Europe in the age category U-11 will be held in Sochi and Omsk.
The composition of the tournament participants:
Group "West"
Vityaz, Dynamo (Minsk), Dynamo (Moscow), Dynamo (Riga), Jokerit, Lada, Lokomotiv, Severstal, SKA, Spartak, Jung Adler Mannheim "," Sochi ", CSKA.
Group "East"
Avangard, Avtomobilist, Admiral, Ak Bars, Amur, Barys, Metallurg, Neftekhimik, Siberia, Salavat Yulaev, Torpedo, Traktor, "Ugra".
Let us remind you that last year the Moscow army team won the Gazprom Neft Cup, beating Salavat Yulaev in the final.
Schedule:
20 APRIL Friday
Day of arrival of the teams participating in the tournament in Sochi
9: 00-19: 30 Games. Preliminary stage of the Bolshoi Sports Palace, Iceberg Ice Palace
21 APRIL Saturday
9: 00-16: 30 Games. Preliminary stage of the Bolshoi Sports Palace, Iceberg Ice Palace
14: 00-16: 00 Seminar for parents Velvet Seasons Hotel
18:00 Opening ceremony of the tournament Opening match of the sports complex "Bolshoi"
22 APRIL Sunday
9: 00-20: 00 Games. Preliminary stage of the Bolshoi Sports Palace, Iceberg Ice Palace
23 APRIL Monday
9: 00-17: 30 Games. Final stage DS "Bolshoi", LD "Iceberg"
18:00 Final game (group "West") DS "Bolshoi"
20:00 BC "Bolshoi" award ceremony
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From April 20 to April 25, Omsk and Sochi will host the Gazprom Neft Cup for the 12th time - a tournament for eleven-year-old players, organized according to the highest standards of professional hockey
FROM MANHEIM TO VLADIVOSTOK
February 25, 57th minute of the match Olympic tournament between the national teams of Russia and Germany. A throw by Jonas Müller and the puck flies into the goal of Vasily Koshechkin. The German team is jubilant, commentators are perplexed, why such audacity from the “Bundestim”, which previously lacked the stars from the sky. One can only envy the insight of the organizers of one of the largest children's competitions in Europe - the Gazprom Neft Cup and the Ice Hockey Federations of Germany and Russia, which two months before the 2018 Olympics recommended the team to participate in the tournament " Jungadler Manheim ".
Now for young players "young eagles", so the name is translated from the German " Jungadler ", it is necessary to strengthen the reputation German hockey, albeit at the children's level. And to prove whose school is stronger, there will be another 25 strongest teams from five countries - Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia and Finland. Including the debutant from the Far East - "Admiral". Ice battle fields - the Olympic ice of the Bolshoi and Iceberg, as well as the center of hockey Siberia - Arena Omsk!
EVERYTHING LIKE IN THE KHL
Gazprom Neft Cup bears the status of the only official children's KHL tournament, but in fact it is even older than the Continental hockey league- the first draw took place in November-December 2007, when the main club competition in Russia was still called the championship among the Super League teams.
True, the first three tournaments brought together a relatively small number of participants - only 6 teams each - and were more of a regional status, but this did not prevent the organizers from striving for sky-high standards for children's hockey. New stage in development happened in 2011, when the Gazprom Neft Cup received the status of a KHL tournament. At the same time, the current, 14-kilogram main trophy of the competition was made - the same craftsmen who gave us the Gagarin Cup and the Continent Cup worked on its creation.
With every draw children's tournament became more and more like the "big brother" of the KHL. His matches began to be shown on the air of the specialized TV channel - KHL TV, professional referees of the country's main hockey league were attracted to refereeing at the Gazprom Neft Cup arenas, the number of participants exceeded two dozen, and the organizers had to divide the tournament into two groups - West and East".
The division was not symbolic - the bands did start playing in different cities... Only one thing remained unchanged - the highest class of arenas. "Vostok" traditionally played the entire match in Omsk, but Western teams managed to play in Minsk at the "Chizhovka Arena", which hosted the 2014 World Cup, in St. Petersburg, where the tournament was held in Ice Palace and "Jubilee". Since 2016, the West Group of the Gazprom Neft Cup has settled on the Olympic arenas in Sochi. Eleven-year-olds go out on the ice of the Bolshoi and Iceberg sports palaces and immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the 2014 Games. The guys from "Jungadler" in the Olympic Adler should be especially comfortable!
The 11-year-old age of the tournament participants was not chosen by chance. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Gazprom Neft Cup
THE WAY TO PROFESSIONALS
The organizers admit that the 11-year-old age of the tournament participants was not chosen by chance. According to experts, it was at this time that the young hockey player and his parents make a decision - to continue building sports career or focus on your studies. Participation in such a large-scale competition pushes hundreds of children, and in total there are over 600 of them, to look for their future in hockey and beyond. From year to year, in the stands of the tournament arenas, it is possible to arrange a real holiday corresponding to the best show of matches of adult teams. Sold out in the "Bolshoi" and "Arena Omsk", program for the public, multimedia 3 D performance and opening match to the applause of thousands of spectators.
In the mixed zone, as with adult idols, representatives of the press communicate with them, camera flashes flash. Parents who have not managed to escape to support their children in the tournament are watching the fights through online broadcasts under the comment of professional journalists. Even documentaries are filmed about the vicissitudes of the great ice adventure in the increasingly popular 4K format. And the participants will remember not only an album from photographers who work for KHL matches but also caps, T-shirts and other mementos from recent rivals. According to the participants, it is impossible to forget this atmosphere of your first professional tournament!
BLIND LONGER, OUR STARS
Although the composition of the participants changes every year, the organizers closely monitor further career"graduates" of their tournaments. The oldest participants in the Gazprom Neft Cup are now 23 years old - a fairly young age by hockey standards. Nevertheless, already now many of them can be proud of. Artur Lauta, Ilya Dervuk, Vladislav Naumov and Yegor Yakovlev took part in the very first tournament - even by the standards of the KHL, enough famous players... Lauta in 2016 won silver medals of the youth world championship, and Dervuk with Yakovlev in the Russian youth went to the 2015 Super Series. On the account of Vladislav Naumov more than a hundred matches for “Siberia” in the KHL.
There are also younger heroes - Artem Manukyan, Alexey Polodyan and Nikolay Knizhov took part in the MFM-2018. Danila Galenyuk became the first hockey player born after January 1, 2000 to play in the KHL playoffs, Grigory Denisenko from Lokomotiv made his debut a little later, but managed to prove himself great during the series against SKA.
Andrey Svechnikov, one of the top juniors of the entire world hockey, also played at the Gazprom Neft Cup. The pupil of "Ak Bars" became top scorer tournament in 2011, and after a while they learned about his sniper and assistant abilities overseas.
Another significant result is that in the application of the Russian junior national team for the YChM, which will be held from April 19 to April 29 in Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, almost half of the hockey players have experience of performing at the Gazprom Neft Cup.
They are also proud of the hockey dynasties. Over the years, the sons of famous Russian hockey players- Danny Kulyash, Daniil Booth, Andrey Mozyakin, Artur Zaripov and others. And in 2018, Nikita Mikhailov, the grandson of Boris Petrovich Mikhailov, will defend the colors of the three-time champion of the tournament - CSKA. Nikita still has a lot of time ahead of him to catch up with his famous grandfather, but he must start with the Gazprom Neft Cup.
WHAT FLAGS IN GUESTS TO US?
The Gazprom Neft Cup continues to grow and develop - each drawing brings with it something new, takes the tournament to the next level of organization, consolidating its status as an informal European Championship U -eleven. And you can talk about the future of the competition in the words of the main ideologist of the largest international competition in the Old World, the chairman of the organizing committee of the tournament, Alexander Dybal: high level hockey development. National federations hockey will be able to delegate one club per country to the Gazprom Neft Cup every year. next year the flags of Tre Krunur and Maple Leaf will fly under the arches of the Bolshoi, and great confrontations will once again unite the huge hockey family of the whole world in love for this wonderful sport!
Dmitriy RANEV
430 games
71 teams
3 thousand players
178 thousand fans
The Gazprom Neft Cup is one of the largest international children's hockey tournaments in Europe, held according to a divisional model. KHL children's teams in the age category up to 11 years old take part in the competition. The tournament is held in two groups - West and East.
“The Gazprom Neft Cup International Children's Hockey Tournament for KHL Children's Teams is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Cooperation between the Gazprom group of companies and the KHL made it possible to create not just large children's hockey competitions, but a landmark milestone in the career of every boy who chooses hockey. From year to year the number of participants in the Gazprom Neft Cup is growing, the strongest children's teams are joining, the geography is expanding, which this year has reached Olympic Sochi. Competitions of this scale temper the character of the guys, strengthen the will to win, instill dedication and respect for the opponent! Over the ten years of the tournament, young athletes have played hundreds of matches, thousands of hockey players have gained unique experience big competitions, tens of thousands of fans have visited the arena stands. The first anniversary opens a new page in the history of the Gazprom Neft Cup - there are still many beautiful and intense ones ahead ice battles, who, I am sure, will give us new names on the starry sky of hockey in Russia! I congratulate all the participants and wish to get the maximum positive impressions from the tournament! "
Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Kontinental Hockey League:
“Today it is difficult to imagine the hockey season in Russia without the Gazprom Neft Cup, the first truly professional tournament for young hockey players. It takes place immediately after the end of the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs - the most interesting and most intense stage of the championship. Games for the Gagarin Cup serve as a guideline for the young participants of the tournament, a goal to strive for. In the meantime, they pass their first exam in skill and will to win, learn to respect comrades and rivals, acquire the qualities inherent in real masters. Several sons are taking part in the Gazprom Neft Cup today hockey players KHL- this is great, it means that the hockey dynasties continue. Hope to see in a few years best players tournament in the teams of our league. The Gazprom Neft Cup is the first step into a big hockey life! "
Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft PJSC:
“This year the Gazprom Neft Cup celebrates its first anniversary. Over a decade, from a regional tournament, it turned into the main children's international competitions for young athletes 10-11 years old - this year 26 children's teams from five countries are participating in the tournament. It is symbolic that for the first time the stage of the "West" group is held in Olympic capital Russia - Sochi. I wish the young participants an honest and uncompromising struggle and bright victories! "
Alexander Dybal, Chairman of the Tournament Organizing Committee, Member of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft PJSC:
“This year we are holding the tenth Gazprom Neft Cup and are proud that one of the cities of the tournament is Olympic Sochi... For the first time in the history of the tournament, games will be played on ice, where fate was decided two years ago Olympic medals... Traditionally, the final of the tournament will be held in Omsk, which all these years has hospitably provided us with its main arena.
Last years we followed the path of expansion at the expense of the children's teams of the KHL clubs. This year, all league teams with their own children's schools have applied to participate in the tournament. Therefore, we can rightfully say that all the children's schools of the KHL clubs are now represented in the Gazprom Neft Cup. And as always, the best children's team in the league will win the cup.
I would like to wish positive emotions and good mood to all tournament participants and fans. See you at hockey! "
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