The national team have arrived in Saint Petersburg

The Russian men's national team have arrived in Saint Petersburg for the Eurochallenge games against Norway on the 8th and 10th of April. These following players have been taken:

Goaltenders: Ivan Nalimov (Admiral Vladivostok), Igor Shestyorkin (SKA Saint Petersburg).

Defensemen: Artyom Alyaev (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), Andrei Mironov (Dynamo Moscow), Yaroslav Dyblenko (Spartak Moscow), Maxim Ignatovich, Vitaly Menshikov (both Sibir Novosibirsk), Ziyat Paigin (HC Sochi), Albert Yarullin (Ak Bars Kazan).

Forwards: Yegor Averin, Daniil Apalkov, Vladislav Kartaev, Andrei Loktionov (all Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Maxim Karpov (Dynamo), Vladimir Galuzin (Torpedo), Vyacheslav Leschenko (Spartak), Artyom Lukoyanov, Vladimir Tkachyov (both Ak Bars), Stepan Sannikov, Maxim Shalunov, Sergei Shumakov (all Sibir).

In Saint Petersburg, HC Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg goaltender Igor Ustinsky will join up with the team.

Goalkeeper Stanislav Galimov (Ak Bars), defenseman Dmitry Vishnevsky (Dynamo) and forward Fyodor Malykhin (Ak Bars) have left the national team camp. In connection with the birth of his son, defender Ilya Lyubushkin (Lokomotiv) has been allowed to have one day's rest. Netminder Alexander Yeryomenko (Dynamo) will be present in the national team on the 12th of April.

Russian Ice Hockey Federation