Russia U18 - Sweden U18. World Championship

The under 18 Russian national team will play their first 2017 World Championship match against Sweden in Slovakia.

Yesterday, the team had its final training before the tournament's start:

Goalkeepers: Ustimenko, Zhukov, Rayko;

Samorukov, Perelyaev - Chekhovich, Lipanov, Svechnikov;

Rubinchik, Galenyuk - Alexeev, Koltygin, Bitsadze;

Baranov, Kalabushkin - Slepets, Klisunov, Maximov;

Dedov, Muranov - Marushev, Shashkov, Toropchenko.

Russia U18 have impressed in recent friendlies, beating Latvia 2:1 and Canada 5:4. Nevertheless, it will be a tough test for our team against a technically talented Sweden side.

The Russia U18 - Sweden U18 match will begin at 20:30 Moscow time. Match-Igra will broadcast live in Russia.

Russian Ice Hockey Federation