Channel One Cup. Russia 25 - Belarus

The second match of the 2023 Channel One Cup will see Russia 25 take on the senior Belarusian national team.

In the opening round of fixtures, our players defeated the Stars and VHL 5:2 with Vasily Glotov, Mikhail Vorobyov, Maxim Sorkin and Marat Khairullin (2) scoring, while the Belarusians managed to beat Kazakhstan by an emphatic score of 6:2.

These following players are in the Russian squad:

Goalkeepers: Sergei Ivanov (Admiral), Artemiy Pleshkov, Nikita Serebryakov (both SKA).

Defensemen: Timofei Davydov (Severstal), Alexander Yelesin (Lokomotiv), Artyom Zemchyonok, Alexander Nikishin, Artyom Sergeev, Maxim Fedotov (all SKA), Ilya Karpukhin (Traktor), Bogdan Konyushkov (Torpedo), Nikita Lyamkin (Ak Bars), Nikita Smirnov (Dinamo Minsk).

Forwards: Vasily Atanasov (Torpedo), Zakhar Bardakov, Mikhail Vorobyov, Vasily Glotov, Valentin Zykov, Nikolai Polyakov, Sergei Tolchinsky, Marat Khairullin, Andrei Chivilyov (all SKA), Nikita Grebyonkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Nikita Dynyak, Ilya Safonov (both Ak Bars), Nikita Korostelyov (Severstal), Prokhor Poltapov, Maxim Sorkin (both CSKA), Maxim Shabanov (Traktor).

Puck-drop is scheduled for 15:00 local time at the Saint Petersburg Ice Palace. Channel One will provide a live broadcast in Russia.