Belarus Open League

Belarus Extraliga expands to 14 teams

The Executive committee of the Belarusian Hockey Federation approved the composition of Extra League participants for the 2024/25 season

In the new season, 14 teams will take part in the tournament: Aviator (Baranovichi); Brest; Vitebsk; Gomel; Dinamo-Molodechno; Lida; Lokomotiv (Orsha); Mogilev; Metallurg (Zhlobin); Neman (Grodno); Khimik (Novopolotsk); Shakhtyor (Soligorsk); Yunost (Minsk) and Slavutich from Russian city of Smolensk

Aviator has joined the league. For three years, the Baranovichi club may not have a farm club in the top league.

(10 Jul 2024)

The Court sentenced the hockey players Dinamo Maladzyechna involved in a match fixing

On September 4, the Moscow District Court of Minsk sentenced hockey players Alexander Syrei, Sergei Sheleg, Nikita Ustinenko and Alexey Ivano , who were accused of unlawfully influencing the course of the Belarus Extraliga match Dynamo Molodechno - Mogilev (5: 6) in November 2019, as well as in the distribution of pornography.

The court sentenced Syrei and Sheleg to two years' imprisonment with a two-year probationary period and a suspended sentence. In addition, both hockey players were fined 2700 Belarusian rubles (euro 860)

Ivanov was fined 13,500 rubles (euro 4315)

In relation to Ustinenko, the criminal proceedings were terminated in accordance with the law "On amnesty in connection with the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."

(04 Sep 2020)

IIHF suspended the players involved in match-fixing in Belarus

All the players involved in the match-fixing scandal in Belarus received a provisional suspension by IIHF as reported in a short note issued by International Federation:
"in accordance with IIHF Code of Conduct Rule 3.6, the IIHF has decided to provisionally suspend the players from all ice hockey competitions or activities authorized and/or organized by the IIHF or any IIHF Member National Association as of 2 July 2020.These cases will now be referred to the IIHF Disciplinary Board for further review and sanctioning."

The players, all from Dinamo Maladzyechna, are:
Goaltender Alexei Ivanov
Defenders Nikita Ustinenko, Sergei Sheleg and Alexander Syrei
Forwards Pavel Boyarchuk,Stanislav Kuchkin and Vyacheslav Lisichkin

(04 Jul 2020)

Awards in Belarus assigned

The Belarusian Federation announced the awards for the 19-20 Extraliga, one of few leagues completed in Europe. The winners are determined by the votes of all Extraliga clubs

Best Goalie: Maxim Malyutin (Shakhtar Soligorsk)
Best Defender: Andrei Antonov (Yunost Minsk)
Best Forward: Nikita Remezov (Neman Grodno)
Best Young Player: Nasser Subkhi (HK Gomel)
Playoffs MVP: Maxim Malyutin (Shakhtar Soligorsk)
Coach of the Year: Yuri Faikov (Shakhtar Soligorsk)

(17 May 2020)

Shakhtar to the finals in Belarus

No corona break in Belarus. Today Shakhtar Soligorsk beat Neman Grodno 1-0 to qualify for the finals against Yunost. The finals start on Friday.

(24 Mar 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)

Geoff Platt named Player of the Year in Belarus

Forward Geoff Platt, recently signed with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg from Jokerit, was named Player of the Year by Belarusian journalists. The Canadian born Platt, who had Belarusian citizenship since 2013, received 367 votes, finishing ahead of Dinamo Minsk defender Kristian Khenkel (190) and Yunost Minsk forward Mikhail Stefanovich (115)

(15 Jul 2019)

Sergei Pushkov named Coach of the Year in Belarus

A jury of 51 journalists voted champion Neman Grodno Sergei Pushkov as Coach of the Year in Belarus, for the second consecutive season. The 54-year-old Russian coach preceded Belarus U18 coach Pavel Perepekhin, who lead the national team at the final 8th place at World Championship and current Barys Astana coach Andrei Skabelka.

(18 Jul 2018)

Yunost and Shakhtar become farm clubs of Dinamo Minsk

Yunost Minsk and Shakhtar Soligorsk will be both farm-clubs of Dinamo Minsk. The agreement was signed by the General Director of Dinamo Anatoly Kurilets, and the equal role Alexei Torbin (Yunost) and Yuri Budko (Shakhtar).

"Today we have made logical steps that will help further progress of all three teams. We ended the cooperation with Dinamo Maladzyechna that now is becoming an indipendent club.
Now we should give an opportunity to young Belarusian players to prove themselves. Cooperation with the leading clubs of our national championship will allow it to be done with the greatest efficiency" said Kurilets

(21 May 2018)

Neman retains title

Seventh title of Belarus Extraliga for Neman Grodno that defeated arch rival Yunost Minsk after six games in the final series, with a decisive 3-2 at Chizovka Arena in front of 7000 spectators.
"We did a good job. This is the victory of the whole staff, the leadership of the club and the fans." said Russian coach Sergei Pushkov

(07 Apr 2018)