Channel One Cup. Russia 25 - Kazakhstan

Russia 25 will face Kazakhstan in the final match of the 2023 Channel One Cup.

In the opening two rounds, our team defeated the Stars and VHL 5:2 and 5:3, while the Kazakhs lost 2:6 to the Belarusians before beating the Stars and VHL 3:1.

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 15:30 local time at the Saint Petersburg Ice Palace. Channel One will provide a live broadcast in Russia.