Belarus Open League

Metalurgs Liepaja 2 confirmed title in Latvia but club can terminate cooperation with Dinamo Riga

By hammering 8-2 regular season winner Ozolnieki/Monarch in game #5 of finals, Liepaja Metalurgs 2 confirmed its title in Latvian League. Mārtiņš Gipters scored an hattrick. This is the fourth title in last five years for Metalurgs, two as senior team and the last two as "B" team.

During the celebrations for the title Metalurgs' Director Mikhail Vasilenok said is still unsure if club will continue to serve as Dinamo Riga farm club: ""Co-operation in this season was not as favorable as in the first season, so do not know whether we will continue to cooperate and will remain a farm club Dinamo. We had the impression Dinamo prioritised HK Riga in the MHL, assigning to them some key players when we are also fighting for access to the playoffs in Belarus League"

(16 Apr 2012)

Metallurg Zhlobin leads the Belarus finals

Metallurg Zhlobin beat Neman Grodno 5-2 today to take a 2-1 lead in the Belarus League finals.

(27 Mar 2012)

Valentin Lebedev passed away

Belarusian coach Valentin Lebedev died at 51 after a long illness. Well-known hockey expert, Lebedev spent all coach career in Novopolotsk, leading the hockey school from 1990 to 2003, then was in SKA-Khimik Novopolotsk coaching staff until 2011. He worked also in Belarus U18 national team staff. This season Lebedev trained SKA-Khimik-2 in Belrusian 2nd League

(23 Mar 2012)

Metallurg and Neman to the finals in Belarus

Metallurg Zhlobin beat Shakhter Soligorsk 5-3 and Neman Grodno beat Gomel 1-0 (OT) in game 5 of the semi finals to advance to the Belarus League finals.

(21 Mar 2012)

Tied in the Belarus semis

After todays games, Shakhter-Zhlobin 1-2 and Gomel-Neman 4-2, both Belarusian semi final series are tied 2-2.

(19 Mar 2012)

Victor Andrushchenko suspended for five games

Shakhtar Soligorsk's Ukranian forward Victor Andrushchenko received five games suspension for his "extremely rude" charge on Metallurg Zhlobin's Andrei Spiridonov during game #2 of playoffs semifinals

(18 Mar 2012)

Four home wins on the first day of the Belarus playoffs

In all four quarter finals of the Belarus playoffs the higher ranked home team won the opening home game. Metallurg Zhlobin beat Mogilev 4-1, Neman Grodno beat Metalurgs Liepaja 3-0, Gomel beat Lida 4-1 and Yunost got away with a 2-1 win against Shakhter Soligorsk.

(05 Mar 2012)

Fire at Mogilev Arena

A fire occurred in the locker room of farm team "Mogilev", located on the first floor of Mogilev Arena on February 12. Thanks to the automatic fire alarm fire was discovered at an early stage and didn't spread out of the room damaging four wardrobes with jersey and hockey clothes and the same room. No injuries were reported.

(15 Feb 2012)

Belarus Open League will change format

Belarus Federation Executive Committee approved new format for next Belarus Open League. Eleven teams will played four round robins, then will be divided in two groups: the first six secure a place in the playoffs and will play two more rounds to determine higher position for a final knock-out round. The first two teams of second group also will gain right to play playoffs.
There is an option for the entrance of a team from Lithuania, probably Baltika Vilnius, currently competing in MHL-B. The approved format is valid just for next season

(20 Dec 2011)

Four goals by Baranov

Konstantin Baranov scored four goals when Metallurg Zhlobin beat Neman Grodno 5-2 in the Belarus league. He scored 1-0 at 2:46 on the powerplay, 2-0 at 8:43, 3-0 at 12:06 shorthanded and 4-1 at 22:18.

(01 Dec 2011)