Russia U18 - Sweden U18. World Championship
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The under 18 Russian national team will play their first 2017 World Championship match against Sweden in Slovakia.
Yesterday, the team had its final training before the tournament's start:
Goalkeepers: Ustimenko, Zhukov, Rayko;
Samorukov, Perelyaev - Chekhovich, Lipanov, Svechnikov;
Rubinchik, Galenyuk - Alexeev, Koltygin, Bitsadze;
Baranov, Kalabushkin - Slepets, Klisunov, Maximov;
Dedov, Muranov - Marushev, Shashkov, Toropchenko.
Russia U18 have impressed in recent friendlies, beating Latvia 2:1 and Canada 5:4. Nevertheless, it will be a tough test for our team against a technically talented Sweden side.
The Russia U18 - Sweden U18 match will begin at 20:30 Moscow time. Match-Igra will broadcast live in Russia.
Russian Ice Hockey Federation