Smolensk "Slavutich" took over the "Aviator" from Baranovichi in the hockey extraliga match

In the most productive match of Wednesday, September 16, in the hockey extraliga Smolensk “Slavutich” won away from “Aviator” from Baranovichi – 8:4. It's reported by sb.by.

After the triumph in the Ruslan Salei Cup, the Russian team started unsuccessfully in the new championship, twice losing to Zhlobin Metallurg (6: 9, 1: 2). However, today the squad of Ivan Usenko convincingly proved that it is a formidable force.

The winners scored Kirill Tatarnikov (3rd minute), Dmitry Noskov (3), Artem Ivanov twice (12, 23), Daniil Rakitin (20), Ivan Sushinsky (25), Vladislav Filippov (45) and Alexander Shevchenko (55), the losers on the scoring double made Anton Astashevich (21, 23) and Timofey Crane (41, 59).

The results of all extraleague matches held on September 15 and 16: Neman (Grodno) – Metallurg (Zhlobin) – 2:6, Brest – Lida – 3:0, Dynamo (Molodechno) – Gomel – 2:1 (by bullites), Lokomotiv (Orsha) – Shakhtar (Soligorsk) – 1:8, Mogilev – Youth (Minsk) – 3:3, Aviator (Bamolodechno) – Gomel – 2:1 (Bapolytov), Lokomotivtov (Shlak) – 4:8 (Shlavitsk).

The tournament table is headed by Shakhtar, which has the maximum possible at the moment 6 points. Also in the top three are Metallurg (6 points) and Vitebsk (5).

In the regular season, all teams will play 52 matches. According to the results of the stage of the six strongest squads qualify for 1/4 finals. Participants who finish in places from seventh to tenth will contest two more playoff vouchers in the qualifying round in series to two wins. The playoffs will begin on March 10 and end no later than April 23. At each stage - quarterfinal, semifinal and final - the fight will be fought up to four victories.

Most often in the championship of Belarus on hockey won “Youth”, which has 11 trophies. Also in the three most titled teams of the tournament are Neman (7) and Metallurg (5).