2021 Channel One Cup

2021 Channel One Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Russia   Czechia
Cities	Moscow Prague
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	15–19 December 2021
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Finland (3rd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
Goals scored	39 (4.88 per game)
Attendance	43,946 (5,493 per game)
Scoring leader	Milan Gulas (5 points)
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The 2021 Channel One Cup was the 54th edition of the tournament. It 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)

Russia

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 8,568

Game reference
	Justin Pogge	Goalies	Ivan Fedotov	Referees: Roman Gofman Yevgeny Romasko
	0-1 04:24 – Korshkov Gormley (Robinson, Tambellini) – 27:51 (PP) 1-1 1-2 28:16 – Yelesin (Marchenko, Chibisov) 1-3 39:54 – Nesterov (Anisimov) (PP) 1-4 40:20 – Shipachyov (Marchenko) Audette (Knight) – 47:10 2-4 O’Dell (Robinson, Spooner) – 58:38 3-4
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	31	Shots	35

16 December 2021 18:30

Russia

1-0 (0-0, 0-0, 1-0)

Sweden

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 6,726

Game reference
	Magnus Hellberg	Goalies	Ivan Fedotov	Referees: Maxim Sidorenko Roman Gofman
	Voynov (Gusev, Tkachyov) – 47:55 1-0
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	34	Shots	26

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 Republic

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 1,000

Game reference
	Šimon Hrubec	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Jakub Šindel
	0-1 32:41 – Kovář (Gulas) Manninen (Granlund, Pokka) – 09:27 1-1 1-2 59:49 – Gulas (Kovář) Levtchi (Kemppainen, Karjalainen) – 47:52 2-2 2-3
	Tiivola	Shootout
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	24

17 December 2021 15:00

Sweden

1-3 (0-1, 1-2, 0-0)

Canada

CSKA Arena, Moscow

Game reference
	Adam Reideborn	Goalies	Edward Pasquale	Referees: Yevgeny Romasko Martin Frano
	Rydahl (Pettersson, Almquist) – 35:47 1-0 1-1 19:06 – Gormley (Tambellini, Robinson) 1-2 37:18 – O’Dell (Graovac, Ellis) 1-3 38:33 – Genoway (Currie, Knight)
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	25

18 December 2021 11:00

Canada

1-4 (0-2, 1-0, 0-2)

Finland

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 5,682

Game reference
	Justin Pogge	Goalies	Christian Heljanko	Referees: Martin Frano Roman Gofman
	0-1 00:32 – Karjalainen (Kemiläinen, Levtchi) 0-2 04:35 – Karjalainen (Kemiläinen, Ojamäki) ]Ferraro (Genoway) – 29:18 1-2 1-3 48:19 – Markus GranlundGranlund 1-4 57:40 – Nenonen (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	22	Shots	21

18 December 2021 15:30

Russia

5-2 (3-1, 2-0, 0-1)

Czech Republic

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 8,445

Game reference
	Alexander Samonov Timur Bilyalov	Goalies	Roman Will Šimon Hrubec	Referees: Yevgeny Romasko Maxim Sidorenko
	Arseny Gritsyuk – 00:14 1-0 Vovchenko (Korshkov, Anisimov) – 07:31 2-0 Grigorenko (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 14:08 3-0 3-1 18:18 – Kovář (Frolik, Klok) Grigorenko (Gusev, Shipachyov) – 37:27 4-1 Anisimov (Yelesin, Marchenko) (PP) – 39:12 5-1 5-2 47:36 – Gulas (Spacek, Jerabek) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	22	Shots	29

19 December 2021 11:00

Czech Republic

2-3 (0-1, 2-0, 0-2)

Sweden

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 4,981

Game reference
	Šimon Hrubec	Goalies	Magnus Hellberg	Referees: Yevgeny Romasko Roman Gofman
	0-1 05:48 – Rydahl (Larsson) Gulas (Sobotka, Zamorsky) – 31:09 1-1 Kovář (Gulas, Nestrasil) – 35:08 2-1 2-2 44:13 – Bengtsson (Olofsson) (PP) 2-3 54:44 – Heed (Hultström) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	31

19 December 2021 15:30

Russia

2-3  OT (0-1, 1-0, 1-1) (OT: 0–1)

Finland

CSKA Arena, Moscow Attendance: 8,544

Game reference
	Ivan Fedotov	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Martin Frano Maxim Sidorenko
	0-1 18:27 – Merelä (Nättinen, Salomäki) Minulin (Grigorenko, Gusev) – 35:37 1-1 1-2 44:04 – Manninen (Hartikainen, Kemppainen) (PP) Voynov (Tolchinsky, Semyonov) – 56:22 2-2 2-3 64:30 – Manninen (Kemiläinen) (EN)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	23

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.