Belarus Cup groups set
National Cup, named after Ruslan Salei, will be played, as usual, before the start of the season
The Belarus National Cup, for some years named after Ruslan Salei will be played from 7 to 17 August before the start of championship. As usual, the Extraliga teams, included newcomer Dynamo-Shinnik Bobruisk, were splitted in two groups, the winners of each group will play the final. Last year Neman Grodno was the champion, defeating 5-0 Yunost Minsk in the final. Although it appears among the participants, the fate of HK Mogilev is still unknown due the difficult economic situation of the club
Group A
HK Lida
Shakhtar Soligorsk
Neman Grodno
Metallurg Zhlobin
Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk
Dynamo-Shinnik Bobruisk
Group B
HC Gomel
Yunost Minsk
Dinamo Maladzyechna
HC Vitebsk
HK Brest
HK Mogilev