The world championship starts on April 27 in Lithuania
Coaching staff Ukrainian national hockey team led by Dmitry Khristich named the expanded composition of the team to prepare for World Cup 2024 V Division IB. The application included 44 hockey players: 6 goalkeepers, 13 defenders and 25 forwards.
- Expanded composition of the Ukrainian national hockey team:
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Dyachenko, Oleg Petrov (both Sokol, Ukraine), Eduard Zakharchenko (Dnepr, Ukraine), Gleb Artsatbanov (Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Canada), Savva Serdyuk (Tampa Bay Juniors, USA), Sergey Pisarenko (Kaunas City, Lithuania);
Defenders: Igor Merezhko (HK Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia), Evgeny Ratushny, Gleb Varava (both Dnepr, Ukraine), Ivan Sysak (Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák, Hungary), Alexey Dakhnovsky (HC Kosice U20, Slovakia), Artur Cholac (Sioux Falls Stampede, USA), Philip Pangelov-Yuldashev (Podhale Nowy Targ, Poland), Artem Grebenik (Ketterä, Finland), Vitaly Andreykiv (Zaglebie Sosnowiec, Poland), Vladimir Volkov (HC Modre Kridla Slovan, Slovakia), Vsevolod Tolstushko, Alexey Yanishevsky, Nikita Polonitsky (all – Sokol, Ukraine);
Forwards: Alexander Peresunko (HK Poprad, Slovakia), Ilya Korenchuk (GKS Tychy, Poland), Daniil Trakht (Lukko, Finland), Andrey Deniskin (Unia Oswiecim, Poland), Vitaly Lyalka, Gleb Krivoshapkin (both Kremenchug), Denis Boroday, Vadim Mazur, Victor Zakharov, Vladimir Cherdak, Roman Blagoy, Maxim Razumov (all Sokol, Ukraine), Alexey Vorona (HK 95 Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia), Mikhail Kovalchuk (GKS Katowice, Poland), Mikhail Simchuk (Grand Canyon Univ, USA) , Denis Goncharenko (Kaunas City, Lithuania), Vladislav Kutsevich, Yaroslav Panchenko (both Kiev Capitals, Ukraine), Stanislav Sadovikov (Berani Zlin, Czech Republic), Evgeniy Fadeev (Snackpoint Eaters Limburg, the Netherlands), Illarion Kupriyanov (HC Dukla Jihlava, Czech Republic), Nikita Sidorenko, Ilya Kryklya, Sergey Stetsyura (all – Dnepr, Ukraine), Felix Morozov (Morzine-Avoriaz, France).
The Ukrainian national team will begin its performance at the 2024 World Cup with a match against Estonia on April 27. Next, the blue-yellows will play with the Netherlands (April 28), China (April 30), Spain (May 1) and Lithuania (May 3). The winner of the tournament will advance to Division IA, the team that finishes last will drop to Division IIA.
Source: Sportarena
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