Russia U20 roster for training ahead of the Black Sea Cup

The Russian under 20 national team coaches have named the initial roster to train ahead of the upcoming 2018 Black Sea Cup in Sochi:

Goalkeepers: Arseniy Akhmetov (Kapitan), Maxim Zhukov (Green Bay), Ivan Prosvetov (Youngstown), Daniil Tarasov (Tolpar), Kirill Ustimenko (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Shamil Shmakov (Sibirskie Snaypery).

Defensemen: Veniamin Baranov, Ivan Vasin (both Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Artyom Volkov, Akin Trishin (both Spartak Moscow), Bogdan Denisevich (Mamonty Yugry), Evgeny Kalabushkin, Oleg Kholodenin (both SKA-1946), Alexander Lyakhov, Semyon Perelyaev (both Lada), Ilya Morozov (Sibir), Bulat Motygullin (Reaktor), Saveliy Olshanskiy (Stalnie Lisy), Mark Pavlikov (Loko Yaroslavl), Mark Rubinchik (Salavat Yulaev), Dmitry Samorukov (Guelph), Vladimir Suchushkin, Makar Khabarov (both Almaz), Vadim Shepelev (Chayka).

Forwards: Yaroslav Alexeev (Sherbrooke), Nikita Anokhovsky, Nikolai Kovalenko, Vladislav Rybakov, Kirill Slepets (all Loko Yaroslavl), Mikhail Bitsadze, Ivan Muranov (both Dynamo Moscow), Artyom Galimov (Bars Kazan), German Grachyov (Almaz), Evgeny Kanitskiy (Kuznetskie Medvedi), Pavel Koltygin (Drummondville), Klim Kostin, Alexei Toropchenko (both San Antonio), Alexei Lipanov (Sudbury), Denis Mikhnin (Rimouski), Artyom Nikolaev, Daniil Ogirchuk, Vladislav Tsitsura (all SKA-1946), Alexander Oskin (Tolpar), Stepan Starkov (HC Sochi), Razat Timirov (Reaktor), Yegor Filin (Krasnaya Armiya), Ivan Chekhovich (Baie-Comeau), Bulat Shafigullin (Neftekhimik), Nikita Shashkov (Sibirskie Snaypery), Pavel Shen (Salavat Yulaev), Alexander Yaremchuk (Mamonty Yugry).

Russia U20 head coach Valery Bragin:

- I have always said that the Black Sea Cup is an important stage of preparation for the World Championship. The coaches have the opportunity to look at a large number of players and see what they are capable of. The tournament is well organised, with excellent facilities available for the team. Olympic champions such as Igor Shestyorkin, Ilya Sorokin, Vladislav Gavrikov and Kirill Kaprizov all participated at this tournament in the past.

Black Sea Cup schedule:

May 26

Russia White - Switzerland, 15:00
Denmark - Russia Red, 18:30

May 27

Russia White - Denmark, 15:00
Switzerland - Russia Red, 18:30

May 28

Switzerland - Denmark, 12:00
Russia Red - Russia White, 15:30.

All matches will take place at the Iceberg Stadium in Sochi. Entry is free.

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