Russia U20 roster for Four Nations preparation

The under 20 Russian national team roster for preparation ahead of the Four Nations in Finland has been named.

The training camp will begin on November 2 at the Novogorsk complex.

Yury Babenko will act as the senior coach, Sergei Golubovich will be the team's coach and Alexander Kolobkov is the goalkeeping coach. Russia U20 head coach, Valery Bragin, will travel with the team which is participating in the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series.

23 players have been called up for the preparation:

Goalkeepers: Yaroslav Askarov (SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg), Vladimir Galkin (Gornyak Ychaly).

Defensemen: Danila Galenyuk (SKA Saint Petersburg), Ilya Gatiyatulin (Chelmet Chelyabinsk), Grigory Gryaznov (SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg), Daniil Zhuravlyov (Bars Kazan), Vladislav Leontyev (Gornyak Uchaly), Daniil Misyul (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Shakir Mukhamadullin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), Alexander Romanov (CSKA Moscow).

Forwards: Arseniy Gritsyuk, Yegor Chinakhov (Omskie Yastreby Omsk), Grigory Denisenko (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Pavel Dorofeev (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Alexander Zhabreev (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Demid Mansurov (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Kirill Marchenko (SKA Saint Petersburg), Ilya Nikolaev (Loko Yaroslavl), Danila Popov (Dizel Penza), Alexei Pustozerov (Tolpar Ufa), Nikita Rozhkov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Alexei Tsyplakov (SKA-1946 Saint Petersburg), Dmitry Sheshkin (Stalnie Lisy Magnitogorsk).

Training sessions will be held both on and off the ice.

On November 7, the team will travel to Finland, where the Four Nations tournament will begin a day later with a game against the Finns. The match will take place at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, while the second and third games will be played at the Helsinki Ice Hall.

Russia U20 schedule at the Four Nations in Finland:

November 8, Finland U20 - Russia U20, 17:30
November 9, Sweden U20 - Russia U20, 18:30
November 10, Czech Republic U20 - Russia U20, 13:00