Belarus-2

Belarus-2 (also sometimes written as Belarus 2) refers to a Belarusian professional ice hockey team that serves as the farm team for Dinamo Minsk, which plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Belarus-2 typically participates in the Belarusian Extraleague, the top tier of ice hockey in Belarus. The primary function of the team is to develop young Belarusian players and provide them with valuable playing experience at a high level of competition, preparing them for potential advancement to Dinamo Minsk and, ultimately, international competition. The team structure allows Dinamo Minsk to assess player progress and identify future talent while also ensuring that there's a continuous pipeline of skilled players available to the national program. The team's performance in the Belarusian Extraleague is secondary to its developmental objectives.