There has been plenty of pre-season action in Russia as the traditional warm-up tournaments dominated the action at the start of August. Some of these have a long history. All the big teams are involved and here is a summary of what has happened this summer:
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor’s Cup
* The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor’s Cup got underway on August 1, featuring the host team Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, along with last year’s Gagarin Cup runners-up Ak Bars Kazan, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Lada Tolyatti, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.* Salavat Yulaev Ufa are being tipped to mount a strong challenge for this season's Gagarin Cup. They were in imperious form last week on their way to claiming the Governor’s Cup. The team from Bashkortostan won the six-team tournament with a 4-1 record. The single loss coming to Ak Bars Kazan.
* The hosts Torpedo finished as runners up after posting a 3-2 record with an overtime loss.
* Lada Tolyatti took bronze with a 3-2 record and two overtime victories.
August 1, Saturday
12:00 Lada (Togliatti) - Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 3:2 by (0:2)
15:00 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - Ak Bars ( Kazan) 3:0 (shootout 0:1)
19:00 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) - Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) 2:4 (0:1)
August 2, Sunday
15:00 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - Lada (Togliatti) 1:4 (1:2)
19:00 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) - Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 2:1 (2:3) August 3, Monday
15:00 Ak Bars (Kazan) - Lada (Togliatti) 2:1 (1:2)
19:00 Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) - Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) 0:3 (shootout 4:3)
August 4, Tuesday
15:00 Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) - Ak Bars (Kazan) 4:5 (2:3)
19:00 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) - Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) 2:0 (1:2)
August 5, Wednesday
15:00 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 6:4 (0:1)
19:00 Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) - Lada (Togliatti ) 4:0 (0:1)
August 6, Thursday
15:00 Ak Bars (Kazan) - Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 1:3 (1:2)
19:00 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) - Lada (Togliatti) 0:1 (2:1)
August 7th, Friday
15:00 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) - Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) 2:3 (2:3)
19:00 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) - Ak Bars (Kazan) 5:2 (2:1)
Standings
1 Salavat Yulaev (Ufa) 4 0 0 1 18-9 12
2 Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod) 3 0 1 1 11-8 10
3 Lada (Togliatti) 1 2 0 2 9-9 7
4 Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) 2 0 0 3 12-13 6
5 Ak Bars (Kazan) 2 0 0 3 10-16 6
6 Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk) 1 0 1 3 10-15 4
http://www.hctorpedo.ru/cup2015.html
Governor’s Cup of Chelyabinsk Oblast
The Governor’s Cup of Chelyabinsk Oblast is one of the major pre-season competitions on the KHL calender.
* Avangard Omsk started with a 4-3 win over Metallurg Magnitogorsk. They followed that up, in game 2, by putting eight goals past Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, before rounding off he group stage with a victory over the hosts Traktor on penalties shots.
* With Avangard topping the group they qualified for the final against runners-up Metallurg. Once again it was The Omsk-based team that claimed the win, this time by a score of 5-2 to clinch the cup.
* The gold medal game started with few attacks and shots. Nikolai Lemtyugov had two shots that troubled Koshechkin. Metallurg responded with a Kovar shot during a power play but the puck got stuck in the gear of goalie Dominik Furch. Two minutes before the break, Kulik wrapped around the goal and took a shot that Koshechkin turned away, but Valentin Pyanov was on hand to net the opening goal.
* The second period quickly turned into the goal fest that many fans expected all the tournament’s games were going to be. The red hot Lemtyugov converted a power play from close range as Avangard kept the pressure on and could have won the game there and then, but Vasili Koshechkin kept Metallurg in the game. Magnitogorsk’s foreign-born players then tied the game. First, Wolski squeezed the puck in between the pipes from close range, and two minutes later Oscar Osala scored a somewhat similar goal. Before the period was over, Ilya Zubov once again pulled Omsk ahead on the power play.
* Magnitgorsk gave everything to salvage the game. The most tangible chances could have come during the power play, but Avangard defended well, preventing Metallurg's top line creating anything substantial. With four minutes to go, Nikolai Lemtyugov put together a masterpiece and scored his sixth goal of the tournament. Sergei Shirokov iced it with an empty net goal.
* Having played the most consistent hockey, Avangard were deserved winners of the tournament. Dominik Furch was named the best goaltender.
* Avtomobilist defeated Traktor in the bronze medal game leaving the hosts medal-less.
* Avangard Omsk started with a 4-3 win over Metallurg Magnitogorsk. They followed that up, in game 2, by putting eight goals past Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, before rounding off he group stage with a victory over the hosts Traktor on penalties shots.
* With Avangard topping the group they qualified for the final against runners-up Metallurg. Once again it was The Omsk-based team that claimed the win, this time by a score of 5-2 to clinch the cup.
* The gold medal game started with few attacks and shots. Nikolai Lemtyugov had two shots that troubled Koshechkin. Metallurg responded with a Kovar shot during a power play but the puck got stuck in the gear of goalie Dominik Furch. Two minutes before the break, Kulik wrapped around the goal and took a shot that Koshechkin turned away, but Valentin Pyanov was on hand to net the opening goal.
* The second period quickly turned into the goal fest that many fans expected all the tournament’s games were going to be. The red hot Lemtyugov converted a power play from close range as Avangard kept the pressure on and could have won the game there and then, but Vasili Koshechkin kept Metallurg in the game. Magnitogorsk’s foreign-born players then tied the game. First, Wolski squeezed the puck in between the pipes from close range, and two minutes later Oscar Osala scored a somewhat similar goal. Before the period was over, Ilya Zubov once again pulled Omsk ahead on the power play.
* Magnitgorsk gave everything to salvage the game. The most tangible chances could have come during the power play, but Avangard defended well, preventing Metallurg's top line creating anything substantial. With four minutes to go, Nikolai Lemtyugov put together a masterpiece and scored his sixth goal of the tournament. Sergei Shirokov iced it with an empty net goal.
* Having played the most consistent hockey, Avangard were deserved winners of the tournament. Dominik Furch was named the best goaltender.
* Avtomobilist defeated Traktor in the bronze medal game leaving the hosts medal-less.
Final detailsAugust 10, 2015. Traktor Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Attendance – 7,500.
AVANGARD Omsk Oblast vs. METALLURG Magnitogorsk – 5:2 (1:0, 2:2, 2:0)
Goals: Pyanov (Kulik), 18 (1:0); Lemtyugov (Ahnelöv, Perezhogin), 24 (2:0 – PP goal); Wolski (Mozyakin, Bereglazov), 29 (2:1); Osala (Zaripov, Bereglazov), 32 (2:2); Zubov (Shirokov, Parshin), 37 (3:2 – PP goal); Lemtygov, 56 (4:2); Shirokov (Parshin), 57 (5:2 – empty net goal).
AVANGARD
Furch;
Kulyash – Ahnelöv, Mikheyev – Sobotka – Perezhogin;
Kempny – Alexandrov, Shirokov – Zubov – Parshin;
Valentenko – N. Glukhov, Fishchenko – A. Glukhov – Lemtyugov;
Kulik – Goncharov, Rasskazov – Pyanov – Sopin;
Vasilyev.
METALLURG
Koshechkin;
Biryukov – Antipin, Mozyakin – Kovar – Zaripov;
Lee – Bereglazov, Filippi – Osala – Wolski;
Tereshchenko – Khabarov, Kosov – Kaletnik – Timkin;
Zhloba, Platonov – Zhelezkov – Potekhin.
SOG: 25 (9+8+8) – 28 (9+10+9).
Faceoffs won: 22 (6+9+7) – 25 (8+8+9).
PIM: 10 (2+0+8) – 10 (2+4+4).
Tournament Schedule and Results
August 6 Avangard vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 4:3
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14093
Traktor vs. Avtomobilist – 5:6 SO
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14076
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14094
August 7 Avtomobilist vs. Avangard – 1:8
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14110
Traktor vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 2:3
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14096
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14112
August 9 Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs. Avtomobilist – 3:1
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14119
Traktor vs. Avangard – 1:2 SO
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14114
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14125
August 10 Gold medal game. Avangard vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk – 5:2
Bronze medal game. Traktor vs. Avtomobilist - 2:3 SO
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14140
Final standings1. Avangard (Omsk Oblast)
2. Metallurg (Magnitogorsk)
3. Avtomobilist (Yekaterinburg)
4. Traktor (Chelyabinsk)
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14135
Arkady Chernyshev Memorial Tournament
* In Moscow, Dynamo fans can got their first look at the team’s new home in the 12,100 capacity, VTB Ice Palace. The superb facility located to the South East of the City, on the North bank of the Moskva River. The arena is close to the old Torpedo Moscow Football Stadium.
* The purpose-built venue saw its first action with the inaugural Chernyshev tournament was named after Dynamo’s first head coach from 1946. Arkady Chernyshev combined coaching duties with that of playing and remained behind the bench until 1975. He went on to become an assistant coach with Anatoly Tarasov’s Soviet national team. The legendary Dynamo and USSR coach won four Olympics and 11 World Championships.
* The games ran from August 6th to 9th and the four teams involved were; Dynamo Moscow (the hosts), Spartak Moscow, Dinamo Minsk, and Amur Khabarovsk.
* Things couldn't have gone much worse during the grand opening of Dynamo's new home. The hosts lost all three games they played with defeats to Dinamo Minsk, Amur Khabarovsk, and bitter rivals Spartak Moscow.
* Spartak won the tournament, with Amur finishing in second.
August 6 - Spartak v Amur & Dynamo v Dinamo Minsk
August 7 - Alumni Game Dynamo v Spartak
August 8 - Dinamo Minsk v Spartak & Dynamo v Amur
August 9 - Amur v Dinamo Minsk & Dynamo v Spartak
President’s Cup of Kazakhstan tournament
* Sunday 9 - Thursday 13
* Barys Astana invited Amur, Ugra & Metallurg Novokuznetsk to join them in opening their new Arena with the President’s Cup of Kazakhstan tournament.
* Metallurg Novokuznetsk provided the opposition for the Barys’s first game at the Barys Arena, and opened up with a 4-2 victory on Sunday 9.
* Their second game, against Ugra Khanty-Mansiyska the following day, proved to be much tougher, as they were beaten 2-1.
* Admiral Vladivostok recorded victories over Ugra and Metallurg.
* Barys lifted the cup with a 3-2 overtime win against Admiral in the final. A quick look at the scorers in that competition saw the line of Brandon Bochenski, Nigel Dawes and Dustin Boyd tuning up nicely for the coming campaign, while stalwart D-man Kevin Dallman is also back among the points. Roman Starchenko scored the OT winner.
* Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk defeated Metallurg Novokuznetsk to take third place.
Steel Cup tournament
August 11-14
* Torpedo were in Trinec, and Peteris Skudra’s men got off to a winning start with a 4-3 victory over the host city’s team, HC Ocelari (“Steelworkers”) of Trinec. Swedish forward Carl Klingberg inflicted half the damage, hitting a double, with Alexei Pepelyayev and Vyacheslav Kulyomin scoring the other two.
* The next test for the Nizhny Novgorod men was on Thursday 13, against another Czech side, HC Vítkovice Steel of Ostrava, winning 5-2.
* Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod emerged victorious in the final of the Steel Cup tournament against HC Kosice in Trinec, Czech Republic, after fighting back from a 1-3 deficit to seal a 4-3 triumph via the shootout. Carl Klingberg, Evgeny Mozer and Vadim Khomitsky were on target for Peteris Skudra’s team in regulation before Vladimir Galuzin’s successful shot in the shootout clinched a thrilling 4-3 victory.
Gäubodenvolksfest – Cup 2015
August 14-16
* Andreas Jämtin scored the game’s first goal after a mix up in the Ice Tigers defense. By the end of the period a fight broke up drawing three minor penalties. Patrick Reimer tied the game for the Ice Tigers but 90 seconds later, Medveščak re-took the lead with, Colby Genoway's goal. Medveščak's Stefano Giliati, converted a powerplay goal for a 3-1 lead heading into the second intermission. With five minutes of the game remaining, Reimer cut the deficit to one before Alexander Oblinger tied it. Gilbert Brule, then scored to give Medveščak the lead, but with only 28 seconds left on the clock, the Ice Tigers tied the game for the third time, Oblinger grabbing his second. The game headed straight into the penalty shootout when the third period ended, after five misses (two by Medveščak and three by the Ice Tigers), Gilbert Brule ended the game, giving Medveščak their third preseason win in as many games.
Gäubodenvolksfest – Cup 2015
August 14-16
* Medveščak Zagreb were victorious in Straubing, Germany, against teams from the DEL. Winning both games 5-4
* Medvescak opened the tournament against Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers from Nürnberg. Whose team included a few former Bears players (Foster, Klubertanz, Segal).
* Nurnberg who lost in the quarterfinal of the DEL last season to eventual champions Adler Mannheim, arrived having only began skating 10 days ago. This was their first pre-season game and were missing 39 year old Canadian center, Steven Reinprecht who is for 6 weeks after hand surgery.* Medvescak opened the tournament against Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers from Nürnberg. Whose team included a few former Bears players (Foster, Klubertanz, Segal).
* Andreas Jämtin scored the game’s first goal after a mix up in the Ice Tigers defense. By the end of the period a fight broke up drawing three minor penalties. Patrick Reimer tied the game for the Ice Tigers but 90 seconds later, Medveščak re-took the lead with, Colby Genoway's goal. Medveščak's Stefano Giliati, converted a powerplay goal for a 3-1 lead heading into the second intermission. With five minutes of the game remaining, Reimer cut the deficit to one before Alexander Oblinger tied it. Gilbert Brule, then scored to give Medveščak the lead, but with only 28 seconds left on the clock, the Ice Tigers tied the game for the third time, Oblinger grabbing his second. The game headed straight into the penalty shootout when the third period ended, after five misses (two by Medveščak and three by the Ice Tigers), Gilbert Brule ended the game, giving Medveščak their third preseason win in as many games.
Friday 14
14:30 - Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers v Medvescak Zagreb 4-5 SO
18:00 - Straubing Tigers v Augsburger Panthers
Sunday 16
14:30 - Medvescak Zagreb v Augsburger Panthers 5-4
14:30 - Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers v Medvescak Zagreb 4-5 SO
18:00 - Straubing Tigers v Augsburger Panthers
Sunday 16
14:30 - Medvescak Zagreb v Augsburger Panthers 5-4
18:00 - Straubing Tigers v Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers 3-2 SO
Mayor’s Cup of Moscow
* Having already claimed the Arkady Chernyshev Memorial Tournament at the same venue, Spartak Moscow, followed up by landing the Mayor’s Cup of Moscow.
* Once again Dynamo's new VTB Ice Palace in Moscow was the venue, but the hosts made a much better fight of it this time around, with the competition ending very close.
* Spartak, Dynamo Moscow, and CSKA all finished with 6 points and identical 2-1 records, but it was the returning Spartak that took the Trophy on goal difference. CSKA were Runners-up and the hosts finished third.
* Vityaz Moscow Oblast finished bottom of the group with an 0-3 record, and looked poor through-out.
* Spartak beat Vityaz 4-3 on the final day of the tournament after twice coming from behind (0-2 & 1-3).
* Dynamo raced into an early 2-0 lead on their way to beating CSKA 3-2. The Red Army were able to level things up before Martins Karsums netted the winner with 3 minutes remaining.
XXIV Ivan Romazan Memorial Tournament
* Aug. 15-19
* Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s pre-season campaign stepped up a notch when they hosted the Ivan Romazan Memorial trophy and were looking to stretch their winning run to five years in this contest.
* The tournament is dedicated to the late director of the Magnitogorsk Steel Factory whose passion for hockey helped make Metallurg one of Russia’s top teams.
* This year’s tournament saw the hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk playing Traktor, Avtomobilist, Avangard and Sibir.
* For four of these teams (with the exception of Sibir) this was their second straight contest, as they met a few days earlier in the Chelyabinsk Region Governor’s Cup.
* Traktor had the early edge after wins over Avangard and Metallurg in the tournament’s first two days.
* Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg eventually emerged as surprised winners, beating Avangard Omsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, and Traktor Chelyabinsk while only losing to Metallurg in overtime.
* Avtomobilist's 3-1 win over Avangard came after they had lost 8-1 to the same opposition earlier in the pre-season.
* Traktor earned second place, with Avangard in third.
Saturday 15
Trakor v Avangard 4-2
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14191
18:00 Sibir v Metallurg 2-3
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20852
Sunday 16
14:00 Sibir v Avtomobilist 0-2
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20853Traktor v Metallurg 4-3
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14198
Monday 17
Avangard v Avtomobilist 1-3
20:00 Traktor v Sibir 1-2 SO
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14214
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20856
Tuesday 18
Traktor v Avtomobilist 0-2
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14223
Metallurg v Avangard 2-5
Wednesday 19
16:00 Avangard v Sibir 3-1
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20859
Metallurg v Avtomobilist 4-3
http://www.hc-avto.ru/news/783/
Final standings
1. Avtomobilist - 10
2. Traktor - 7
3. Avanguard - 6
4. Metallurg - 5
5. Sibir - 2
Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament
* Aug. 15-19
* Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s pre-season campaign stepped up a notch when they hosted the Ivan Romazan Memorial trophy and were looking to stretch their winning run to five years in this contest.
* The tournament is dedicated to the late director of the Magnitogorsk Steel Factory whose passion for hockey helped make Metallurg one of Russia’s top teams.
* This year’s tournament saw the hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk playing Traktor, Avtomobilist, Avangard and Sibir.
* For four of these teams (with the exception of Sibir) this was their second straight contest, as they met a few days earlier in the Chelyabinsk Region Governor’s Cup.
* Traktor had the early edge after wins over Avangard and Metallurg in the tournament’s first two days.
* Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg eventually emerged as surprised winners, beating Avangard Omsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, and Traktor Chelyabinsk while only losing to Metallurg in overtime.
* Avtomobilist's 3-1 win over Avangard came after they had lost 8-1 to the same opposition earlier in the pre-season.
* Traktor earned second place, with Avangard in third.
Saturday 15
Trakor v Avangard 4-2
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14191
18:00 Sibir v Metallurg 2-3
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20852
Sunday 16
14:00 Sibir v Avtomobilist 0-2
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20853Traktor v Metallurg 4-3
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14198
Monday 17
Avangard v Avtomobilist 1-3
20:00 Traktor v Sibir 1-2 SO
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14214
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20856
Tuesday 18
Traktor v Avtomobilist 0-2
http://eng.hctraktor.org/media/news/?id=14223
Metallurg v Avangard 2-5
Wednesday 19
16:00 Avangard v Sibir 3-1
http://hcsibir.ru/ru/games/20859
Metallurg v Avtomobilist 4-3
http://www.hc-avto.ru/news/783/
Final standings
1. Avtomobilist - 10
2. Traktor - 7
3. Avanguard - 6
4. Metallurg - 5
5. Sibir - 2
Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament
* August 17-20 in St. Petersburg
* The Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament is another event with a long history. It is dedicated to the great USSR goalie of the 1950s who backstopped the Red Machine to their first Olympic and World Championships.
* It was reborn in St. Petersburg last year and returned to the schedules for the first time in the KHL era. Fittingly, it was won by a KHL debutant, Jokerit, and the Finns returned to defend their trophy against hosts SKA, HC Sochi and Severstal.
* Hosts SKA St. Petersburg won by beating Jokerit Helsinki, HK Sochi, and Severstal Cherepovets.
* HK Sochi finished as runners up in the competition behind the hosts SKA.
* Hosts SKA St. Petersburg won by beating Jokerit Helsinki, HK Sochi, and Severstal Cherepovets.
* HK Sochi finished as runners up in the competition behind the hosts SKA.
Monday 17
Jokerit v Severstal 5-3
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-sievierstal-iokierit-3-5
SKA v HC Sochi 5-2
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-ska-khk-sochi-5-2
Tuesday 18
Jokerit v Severstal 5-3
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-sievierstal-iokierit-3-5
SKA v HC Sochi 5-2
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-ska-khk-sochi-5-2
Tuesday 18
Jokerit v HC Sochi 1-2
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-imieni-n-g-puchkova-khk-sochi-iokierit-2-1
SKA v Severstal 7-3
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-imieni-n-g-puchkova-ska-sievierstal-7-3
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-imieni-n-g-puchkova-khk-sochi-iokierit-2-1
SKA v Severstal 7-3
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-imieni-n-g-puchkova-ska-sievierstal-7-3
Wednesday 19
HC Sochi v Severstal 3-2
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-sievierstal-khk-sochi-2-3-b
HC Sochi v Severstal 3-2
http://ska.ru/en/news/view/turnir-im-n-g-puchkova-sievierstal-khk-sochi-2-3-b
Latvian Railways Cup
* Featuring hosts Dinamo Riga, Dinamo Minsk, Ak Bars Kazan, and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
* The hosts began the competition in fine fashion, defeating Dinamo Minsk 4-3, while Lokomotiv beat Ak Bars 3-1.
* After the second round of games all four times were tied on 3 points each with identical records.
* Ak Bars Kazan won the tournament, defeating Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2-0 in the final. Fyodor Malykhin was the star with a goal and an assist.
* Hosts Dinamo Riga took third place, beating Dinamo Minsk in the bronze medal game.
Monday 16
Lokomotiv 3-1 Ak Bars
Dinamo Riga 4-3 Dinamo Minsk
Tuesday 17
Dinamo Minsk 2-1 Lokomotiv
Dinamo Riga 2-3 Ak Bars
http://www.dinamoriga.eu/en/news-1/video/railway-cup-2015-dinamo-riga---ak-bars-20150817
Wednesday 19
Dinamo Minsk 1-4 Ak Bars
Dinamo Riga v Lokomotiv
Thursday 20
Ak Bars 2-0 Lokomotiv
Dinamo Riga Dinamo Minsk
Lada Cup
* 15-18 August
* Admiral arrived in Tolyatti as beaten finalists in the President's Cup in Kazakhstan, however appearing in two Tournaments in quick succession proved to be too much as once again they lost out to the host team.
* The hosts Lada and Admiral were joined by Salavat Yulaev Ufa and Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
* The hosts clinched the competition with a game still to go. Lada defeated Salavat Yulaev and Admiral, and other results meant that their place atop the standings was assured.
* Salavat Yulaev finished as runners-up.
Saturday 15
13:00 Admiral v Salavat Yulaev 2-4
17:00 Lada v Neftekhimik 5-3Sunday 16
13:00 Neftekhimik v Admiral 6-5 OT
17:00 Lada v Salavat Yulaev 3-1
Tuesday 18
12:30 Salavat Yulaev v Neftekhimik 3-2 SO
19:00 Lada v Admiral 3-2
http://hclada.ru/tourneys/ladacup/
Standings
Lada 9 points
Salavat Yulaev 5
Neftekhimik 3
Admiral 1
If each game during the pre-season schedule was played for points Amur would be leading the standings. All this means that Amur are crowned 'Summer Champions'.
http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/835000
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