The U18 women's national team's line-up to play the USA
The U18 women's junior national team head coach Alexander Ulyankin has named his squad to play the USA at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Canada. Valeriya Tarakanova has been picked to be the starting goaltender:
Goaltenders: Tarakanova (Merkusheva).
Vodopyanova – Beloglazova – Kadirova, Lobova – Pirogova.
Dobrodeeva – Likhachyova – Zenchenko, Seredina – Zubok.
Falyakhova – Kulishova – Bolgareva, Teryoshkina – Klimkina.
Senchukova – Dorofeeva – Shatalova, Pugina – Novikova.
The match between Russia and the USA will begin at 00:00 Moscow time on the tenth of January. You can watch the live video broadcast on the Canadian Hockey Federation's website.
Russian Ice Hockey Federation