Russian Olympic national team roster for the Lucerne Cup

The Russian Olympic national team coaches have picked the players to participate in the 2018 Lucerne Cup, which will take place in Switzerland between 13th and 14th of December.

Goalkeepers: Ilya Konovalov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Vladislav Podyapolskiy (Ak Bars Kazan), Vasily Demchenko (Traktor Chelyabinsk).

Defensemen: Artyom Zemchyonok (SKA Saint Petersburg), Nikolai Demidov (Sibir Novosibirsk), Roman Abrosimov (Ak Bars Kazan), Alexei Bereglazov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Damir Sharipzyanov (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk), Igor Isaev (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Vladislav Provolnev (Spartak Moscow), Rushan Rafikov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Yegor Rykov (HC Sochi).

Forwards: Alexei Kruchinin, Oleg Li, Mikhail Maltsev (all SKA Saint Petersburg), Danil Veryaev, Damir Zhafyarov, Daniil Ilin (all Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), Denis Zernov, Ilya Mikheev (both Avangard Omsk), Danil Yurtaykin, Denis Alexeev (both Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Alexander Khokhlachyov (Spartak Moscow), Nikita Mikhaylov (Sibir Novosibirsk), Andrei Chibisov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk.

Head coach Oleg Bratash and coaches Igor Efimov, Konstantin Gorovikov and Alexander Kolobkov (goalkeeping coach) will travel with the team.

Austria, Slovakia and hosts Switzerland are the three remaining 2018 Lucerne Cup participants. The results of the first day will determine the match-ups for the second day of action.

Match schedule:

December 13

Russia - Slovakia, 18:15
Switzerland - Austria, 20:15

December 14

18:15, match one
20:15, match two