Euro Hockey Challenge. Latvia - Russia

On April 24, the senior Russian national team will take on Latvia in the first 2018/2019 Euro Hockey Challenge meeting between the nations.

These following players made the trip to Riga, Latvia:

Goalkeepers: Alexander Georgiev, Ilya Konovalov, Ivan Bocharov.
Defensemen: Artyom Sergeev, Bogdan Kiselevich, Ilya Lyubushkin, Dinar Khafizullin, Artyom Zub, Rushan Rafikov, Alexander Elesin, Nikita Cherepanov.
Forwards: Vladimir Tkachyov, Alexander Burmistrov, Sergei Plotnikov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Barabanov, Alexander Kadeikin, Damir Zhafyarov, Denis Alexeev, Nail Yakupov, Anatoly Golyshev, Pavel Kraskovskiy, Yegor Korshkov.

Last week, Russia defeated Switzerland 5:2 and 5:1 in Sochi, while Latvia picked up a 3:2 penalty shootout win and a 0:2 loss against France on the road.

Puck drop is scheduled for 19:30 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. Match-Igra will broadcast live in Russia.