2021 Channel One Cup. Russia - Canada

The senior Russian national team will today compete against Canada in the opening match of the 2021 Channel One Cup.

The tournament is the second stage of the Euro Hockey Tour.

Yesterday, our players trained in these following lines:

Group 1

Goalkeepers: Ivan Fedotov, Timur Bilyalov.
Defensemen: Damir Sharipzyanov - Vyacheslav Voynov, Yegor Yakovlev - Artyom Minulin, Nikita Nesterov - Alexander Elesin, Alexander Nikishin - Alexei Marchenko.
Forwards: Kirill Marchenko - Vadim Shipachyov - Andrei Chibisov, Sergei Tolchinsky - Pavel Karnaukhov - Mikhail Grigorenko, Daniil Vovchenko - Alexander Kadeikin - Sergei Plotnikov, Artur Kayumov - Artyom Anisimov - Yegor Korshkov.

Group 2

Goalkeeper: Alexander Samonov.
Defensemen: Sergei Telegin - Semyon Chistyakov.
Forwards: Kirill Semyonov - Ivan Morozov - Artyom Galimov, Vladislav Kamenev - Vladimir Tkachyov - Arseniy Gritsyuk.

Russia will play in special jerseys based on the 1956 design in which our team won the Olympic Games.

Puck-drop is scheduled for 18:30 local time at the CSKA Arena in Moscow. Channel One will provide a live television broadcast in Russia, while you can read text updates on our official Twitter account.