Russia U17 are preparing for the Four Nations

On December 3, the under 17 Russian national team started training in Novogorsk in preparation for the Four Nations tournament which will take place in Kazan.

The competition will be played between the 13th and 15th of December.

These following 28 players have been called up:

Goalkeepers: Valery Brinkman (SKA), Pavel Grishin (Yugra), Pavel Kanaev (Spartak Moscow).

Defensemen: Mikhail Berezovsky, Vladimir Grudinin (both CSKA), Nikita Dimitrov (SKA), Gleb Ivanov, Pavel Mintyukov (both Dynamo Moscow), Vladislav Lukashevich (Lokomotiv), Ruslan Sadretdinov (Lada), Nikolai Safronov (Traktor), Matvey Romaker (Avangard), Vasily Shumilov (Salavat Yulaev).

Forwards: Vladimir Bilan, Dmitry Nazarov, Ilya Nazarov (all Lokomotiv), Nikita Blednov (Sibir), Vsevolod Gaydamak (Spartak Saint Petersburg), Evgeny Gorfinyak, Prokhor Poltapov (both CSKA), Nikita Grebenkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Zakhar Ziminov (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Ivan Ivantsov (SKA), Daniil Lazutin, Nikita Chibrikov (both Dynamo Moscow), Ivan Mekhovov (Ak Bars), Matvey Petrov (Krylya Sovetov Moscow), Fyodor Svechkov (Lada).

The players will train both on and off the ice. On December 12, the final roster will travel to Kazan for the tournament.

The U17 Four Nations consists of four different stages which are held across Europe. This year, the Russian phase of the competition will be played at the Sports Palace in Kazan: Moskovskaya Ulitsa, 1. Russia, America, Switzerland and Slovakia are the four participating nations.

Entry for fans is free!

Tournament schedule:

December 13

Switzerland - USA, 15:00
Russia - Slovakia, 18:30

December 14

USA - Slovakia, 15:00
Russia - Switzerland, 18:30

December 15

Slovakia - Switzerland, 15:00
Russia - USA, 18:30