Changes to the Russia 25 and Stars and VHL teams

Changes have been made to the rosters of Russia 25 and the Stars and VHL team ahead of the Channel One Cup.

For Russia 25, goalkeeper Daniil Isayev, defensemen Sergei Telegin and Nikita Evseev and forwards Nikolai Kovalenko, Pavel Poryadin and Nikolai Goldobin cannot participate at the tournament as a consequence of injuries and other reasons.

Forward Arseniy Gritsyuk, who was initially called up to Russia 25, will now compete for the Stars and VHL team at the tournament. Furthermore defensemen Mikhail Gulyaev and Danil Mokrushev and forwards Matvei Michkov, Mikhail Ilyin, Daniil Aimurzin, Mikhail Kabat and Maxim Krovyakov can't participate at the tournament.

Defenseman Raul Akmaldinov (Molot) and forwards Dmitry Buchelnikov (Admiral), Yegor Stepanov (Severstal), Kirill Tankov (SKA-Neva) and Igor Shvyryov (Yugra) have been summoned to the Stars and VHL team as replacements.