After the friendly match with the Korean national team, the application will be reduced from 37 to 23 people
Head coach Ukrainian national hockey team Dmitry Khristich named the expanded squad ahead of the qualifying matches Olympic Games 2026which will take place in February.
The roster included 37 hockey players – five goalkeepers and 32 field players. After the blue-yellows play a sparring match with the Korean national team, the coaching staff will choose 23 performers (3+20).
- Expanded composition of the Ukrainian national hockey team:
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Dyachenko, Oleg Petrov (both Sokol), Kirill Kucher (Kremenchug), Eduard Zakharchenko (Dnepr), Sergey Pisarenko (Kaunas City, Lithuania)
Defenders: Ivan Sysak (Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák, Hungary), Philipp Pangelov-Yuldashev (Podhale Nowy Targ, Poland), Evgeniy Ratushny, Gleb Varava (both Dnepr), Vitaly Andreykiv (Zaglebie Sosnowiec, Poland), Alexey Dakhnovsky (HC Kosice U20, Slovakia) , Vsevolod Tolstushko (Falcon), Igor Merezhko (HK Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia), Denis Matusevich (Kremenchug), Artem Grebenik (Ketterä, Finland), Vladimir Volkov (HC Modre Kridla Slovan, Slovakia), Arthur Colach (Sioux Falls Stampede USA )
Forwards: Alexander Peresunko (HK Poprad, Slovakia), Andrey Deniskin (Unia Oswiecim, Poland), Felix Morozov (Morzine-Avoriaz, France), Mikhail Kovalchuk (GKS Katowice, Poland), Denis Boroday, Vadim Mazur, Victor Zakharov, Alexey Yanishevsky, Vladimir Attic (all Sokol), Vitaly Lyalka, Gleb Krivoshapkin (both Kremenchug), Ilya Korenchuk (GKS Tychy, Poland), Daniil Trakht (Lukko, Finland), Alexey Vorona (HK 95 Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia), Evgeniy Fadeev (Snackpoint Eaters Limburg, the Netherlands), Vladislav Kutsevich, Yaroslav Panchenko (both Kiev Capitals), Nikita Sidorenko (Dnepr), Illarion Kupriyanov (HC Dukla Jihlava, Czech Republic), Nazar Ruzhnikov (Kaunas City, Lithuania)
The Ukrainian national hockey team will soon start qualifying for the 2026 Olympic Games. The blue-yellows will play against the teams of Poland, South Korea and Estonia in the third round of qualifying. The matches of this quartet will be held in Sosnowiec, Poland, from February 8 to 11, 2024.
Source: Sportarena
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