The Russian Ice Hockey Federation (FHR) has created a new team, which will include hockey players under the age of 25 playing in Russia, according to the organization’s website.
– The project aims to increase the popularity of hockey in the country, drawing additional attention to the system of Russian national teams – youth and junior teams, the pinnacle of which will be, – the message says.
The U25 team will play its first tournament at the Sochi Hockey Open 2022 Stakes League tournament. In May, the team will hold a national tournament, where it will play with KHL clubs in different cities of Russia.
The headquarters of the Russian national teams determined the composition of the Russian U25 team for participation in the Sochi tournament (August 3-9).
Guardians: Vyacheslav Peksa (Ak Bars), Sergei Ivanov (SKA), Ilya Nabokov (Metallurg Mg);
Defenders: Stepan Anisimov, Grigory Gryaznov, Kirill Kirsanov, Arseny Koromyslov, Ivan Remezovsky (all – SKA), Yaroslav Busygin (Vityaz), Arseniy Varlakov (Ugra), Vladimir Grudinin, Artem Duda (both CSKA), Bogdan Krokhalev (“Metallurg” Mg ), Nikita Novikov (“Dynamo” M);
Forwards: Dmitry Buchelnikov, Maxim Groshev, Matvey Kabush, Daniil Lazutin, Matvey Michkov, Alexey Ozhgikhin, Kirill Tankov (all – SKA), Alexander Volkov, Alexander Perevalov (both – Lokomotiv), Dmitry Katelevsky (Ak Bars), Viktor Neuchev (Avtomobilist) , Prokhor Poltapov (CSKA), Danila Yurov (Metalurg Mg).
The coaching staff for the upcoming tournament: Vladimir Filatov – head coach, Konstantin Gorovikov – forwards coach, Anton Kadeikin – defense coach, Andrey Komissarov – goalkeeping coach, Alexander Kofanov – physical preparation coach, Daniil Kupriyanov – sports director.
The national team gathered in Sochi on July 31, and on August 3 they start the tournament with a match against Avangard Omsk.
The schedule of matches of the Russian national team U25 at the Hockey Open Liga Stavok Sochi – 2022:
August 3
12:00 Russia U25 – Avangard
August 4
12:00 Russia U25 – Dynamo Minsk
August 6
12:00 Russia U25 – Admiral
August 7
15:45 Sochi – Russia U25
August 9
19:30 SKA – Russia U25
FHR official website
Source : MatchTV
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