CIBC Canada Russia Series. QMJHL - Russia U20

At 03:00 Moscow time, the under 20 Russian national team will play its first game at the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series against Team QMJHL.

These following 24 players made the trip from Russia:

Goalkeepers: Danil Isaev (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Amir Miftakhov (Bars Kazan), Gleb Nosov (Zauralye Kurgan).

Defensemen: Gleb Babintsev (Zauralye Kurgan), Danil Valitov (Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg), Mikhail Gordeev (HC Sochi), Nikita Zorkin (SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg), Anton Malyshev (Buran Voronezh), Stepan Ostrovskiy (Admiral Vladivostok), Daniil Pylenkov (Vityaz Podolsk), Sergei Telegin (Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk).

Forwards: Rodion Amirov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), Maxim Groshev (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk), Ivan Morozov, Vasily Podkolzin, Danil Savunov (all SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg), Lev Komissarov, Nikita Rtischev (both CSKA Moscow), Ilya Kruglov, Vladislav Mikhaylov (both Dynamo Moscow), Pavel Rotenberg (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Yegor Stepanov (Chelmet Chelyabinsk), Maxim Sorkin (Zvezda Moscow), Zakhar Shablovskiy (Spartak Moscow).

"The QMJHL have very strong forwards," stated forward Nikita Alexandrov. "They like to play very quick ice hockey, so we have to be ready."

This is the full series schedule:

2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series schedule:

November 5, QMJHL - Russia U20, 03:00
November 6, Russia U20 - QMJHL, 03:00
November 8, OHL - Russia U20, 03:00
November 12, Russia U20 - OHL, 03:00
November 14, WHL - Russia U20, 04:30
November 15, Russia U20 - WHL, 04:30

Channel One will broadcast live in Russia.