Channel One Cup. Belarus - Stars and VHL

The Stars and VHL will compete against Belarus on the concluding day of the 2023 Channel One Cup.

In the opening two rounds, the Stars and VHL suffered losses to Russia 25 (2:5) and Kazakhstan (1:3), while the Belarusians defeated the Kazakhs 6:2 before subsequently coming up short 3:5 against the Russians.

These following players are in the Stars and VHL squad:

Goalkeepers: Sergei Murashov (Lokomotiv), Yegor Nazarov (Rubin), Nikita Podlyagin (Avangard).

Defensemen: Vsevolod Almetkin (Bars), Artyom Barabosha (Zvezda), Gleb Bulychyov (Lada), Ivan Vydrenkov, Yegor Zelenov, Arseniy Koromyslov (all SKA), Yury Zhuravlyov (Avtomobilist), Raul Akmaldinov (Molot).

Forwards: Ilya Avramenko, Igor Shvyryov (both Yugra), Dmitry Buchelnikov (Admiral), Arseniy Gritsyuk, Matvei Kabush, Grigory Kuzmin, Kirill Tankov, Ilya Fedotov (all SKA), Matvei Zaseda (Khimik), Yegor Manin (Molot), Vladimir Mikhalyov (Sibir), Andrei Nikonov (Dynamo Moscow), Gleb Petrov (Mikhailov Academy), Yegor Stepanov (Severstal), Marat Khusnutdinov (Sochi).

Puck-drop is scheduled for 11:00 Moscow time. A live broadcast will be provided on the official website of Channel One in Russia.