In the final round, Dmitry Khristich’s team will play against France, Slovenia and Latvia
The final application has been announced Ukrainian national hockey team before the final matches Olympic qualification.
The coaching staff has identified 25 players who will defend their country’s colours. Among them are three goalkeepers, eight defenders and 14 forwards.
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Dyachenko, Oleg Petrov (both Sokol), Eduard Zakharchenko (Storm)
Defenders: Igor Merezhko (HK Plzeň), Evgeniy Ratushny (Storm), Ivan Sysak (Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák), Arthur Cholach (Henderson Silver Knights), Philipp Pangelov-Yuldashev (Podhale Nowy Targ), Artem Grebenik (Ketterä), Vitaly Andreykiv (Zaglebie Sosnowiec ), Vladimir Volkov (Modre Kridla Slovan)
Forwards: Alexander Peresunko (Presov), Daniil Trakht (Lukko), Andrey Deniskin (Podhale Nowy Targ), Vitaly Lyalka (Kremenchug), Denis Borodai, Vadim Mazur, Victor Zakharov, Vladimir Cherdak, Roman Blagoy (all – Sokol), Alexey Vorona ( KH Torun), Stanislav Sadovikov (Berani Zlin), Evgeny Fadeev (EC Bregenzerwald), Felix Morozov (Morzine-Avoriaz), Dmitry Nimenko (Aosta)
In the preliminary round of Olympic qualification, the blue-yellows defeated South Korea (4:0), beat the Polish team (3:2) in a shootout, and triumphed over Estonia (5:3).
In the final round, Khristić’s team will play France, Slovenia and Latvia. The matches will be held in Riga from August 29 to September 1. The winner of the quartet will receive a ticket to the 2026 Olympic Games.
Source: Sportarena
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