Ukrainian hockey players will play four matches before the start of the Universiade on January 11
Team head coach Ukraine Vadym Shakhraychuk announced the composition of the student team, which went on tour Hockey Can’t Stop Tour In Canada.
In total, there are 22 hockey players on the list of Shakhraichuk and Konstantin Simchuk:
GoalkeepersCast: Bogdan Dyachenko (Berserkers), Dmitry Kubritsky (Dauphin Kings, MJHL), Savva Serdyuk (Falcon);
Defenders: Andrey Grigoriev, Ivan Sisak (both Sokol), Artem Grebenik, Evgeny Ratushny (both Dnipro), Denis Matusevich, Gleb Varava (both Kremenchug), Arsen Paliychuk (Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, NAHL);
forwards: Denis Borodai, Artem Tselogorodtsev (both Dnipro), Mikhail Chikantsev (Podhale, Poland), Artem Grabovetsky (Sparta Prague U20, Czech Republic), Gleb Krivoshapkin (Kremenchuk), Artem Mateichenko (Man College, NCAA), Vadim Mazur (Falcon) , Yaroslav Panchenko, Nazar Ruzhnikov (both Energia, Lithuania), Mikhail Simchuk (Brooks Bandits, AJHL, Canada), Bogdan Stupak (Wiener, Austria), Bogdan Zinchenko (Montreal Phoenix, QJHL, Canada).
In Canada, the student team will play four matches:
- December 31, 2022, 03:00 (Kyiv time). University of Saskatchewan – Ukraine
- January 3, 2023, 04:00. University of Calgary – Ukraine
- January 4, 2023, 04:00. University of Alberta – Ukraine
- January 10, 2023, 04:00. University of Manitoba – Ukraine
The Canadian tour serves as a stage of preparation for the World Universiade, which will begin in the American Lake Placid on January 11th. The coaching staff expects that by the beginning of the tournament the national team will be strengthened by several more experienced players who will not take part in the tour.
Source: Sportarena
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