2021 World Championship. Russia - Czech Republic

The senior Russian national team will compete against the Czech Republic in the opening match of the 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia.

Yesterday, our players trained in these following lines:

Group 1

Goalkeepers: Samonov, Bocharov.
Whites: Zub, Zadorov - Barabanov, Shalunov, Okulov.
Blues: Gavrikov, Provorov - Slepyshev, Karnaukhov, Grigorenko.
Reds: Ozhiganov, Rafikov - Galimov, Morozov, Burdasov.
Blacks: Dronov, A. Marchenko - Shvets-Rogovoi, Kamenev, Voronkov.

Group 2

Goalkeepers: Bocharov, Fedotov.
Forwards: Tolchinsky, Timkin, Kuzmenko.

Russia, the Czech Republic, Belarus, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Great Britain are all competing in Group A together. Group B consists of Germany, Latvia, Canada, Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan, the USA and Italy.

Puck-drop is scheduled for 16:15 Moscow time. Channel One will provide a live television broadcast in Russia.