Rail Usmanov Memorial Tournament: Results, Winners and Top Players
11.11.2026
The annual Rail Usmanov Memorial Tournament took place on the ice of our small arena from November 9–11. Six teams of boys born in 2018 from Tatarstan and neighboring regions took part: Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk), Gvozdika (Izhevsk), Tornado (Chistopol), Izhstal (Izhevsk), Ak Bars-Taneko (Nizhnekamsk) and Toros (Neftekamsk).
Fifteen games were played over three days, and the final standings were:
1st place: Ak Bars-Taneko
2nd place: Izhstal
3rd place: Toros
4th place: Gvozdika
5th place: Neftekhimik
6th place: Tornado.
The tournament’s top players:
Top Scorer: Pavel Ivanov (Ak Bars-Taneko)
Best Forward: Timofey Sebrov (Izhstal)
Best Goaltender: Gleb Abashev (Gvozdika)
Best Defenseman: Artem Mamayev (Toros)
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Semyon Piskunov (Neftekhimik)
Fan Favorite Award: Arseniy Zabegayev (Tornado).
Rail Usmanov, born in 1970, started his hockey career with Olimpiya in Nizhnekamsk under coach Anatoly Kuryanov. He won city and all-Russian “Golden Puck” (Zolotaya Shayba) tournaments and became champion of the Tatar ASSR among older youth in 1985–86. In 1988–89 he served in the army and competed in the Armed Forces championship. From 1989 he played for Neftekhimik. A tragic incident cut his career short. For more than 20 years Nizhnekamsk has hosted a tournament for young hockey players in memory of Rail Usmanov.
