Russia U18 squad for the 2022 Black Sea Cup

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation can now reveal the players picked to represent the under 18 Russian national team at the upcoming 2022 Black Sea Cup in Sochi:

Goalkeepers: Yegor Zavragin (Yugra), Nikolai Nikulshin (Lokomotiv), Vladimir Voytyuk (Avtomobilist).

Defensemen: Nikita Baklashev, Igor Verbitsky, Artyom Kudashov, Mario Patalakha (all Dynamo Moscow), Nikita Ishimnikov (Avtomobilist), Artyom Karpov (Loko-76), Artyom Malkov (Spartak), Ivan Remezovsky (SKA), Dmitry Simashev, Gennady Chaliy, Mark Ulev (all Lokomotiv).

Forwards: Daniil But (Lokomotiv), Maxim Velikov (CSKA), Timofei Zhulin, Radel Zamaletdinov (both Ak Bars), Alexei Zaitsev, Matvei Maximov, Yegor Rimashevsky, Igor Chernyshov (all Dynamo Moscow), Mikhail Ilin, Yegor Smirnov (both Severstal), Timur Mukhanov, Yegor Yadykin (both Avangard), Artemiy Nizameev, Alexander Rykov, Nikita Telegin (all Traktor), Ilya Ryabov (Krylya Sovetov), Kirill Svishchev (Yugra).

Coaching staff:

Head coach - Igor Efimov
Coaches - Anton Korredor, Evgeny Stavrovsky
Goalkeeping coach - Dmitry Mezentsev
Physical conditioning coach - Alexander Kofanov

Forwards Nikita Nedopyokin and Ivan Demidov, as well as defenseman Mikhail Gulyaev, cannot participate at the tournament as a consequence of injuries.

Tournament schedule:

May 25

Russia Whites U20 - Belarus U20, 13:00*

May 26

Russia Reds U20 - Belarus U20, 13:00
Russia Whites U20 - Russia U18, 18:00

May 27

Russia Reds U20 - Russia Whites U20, 13:00
Russia U18 - Belarus U20, 18:00

May 28

Russia Reds U20 - Russia U18, 17:00

May 29

Semi-finals

May 30

Medal matches

*All start times in accordance with Moscow time