Russia U16 is preparing for the Sirius Cup

The under 16 Russian national team has started preparing for the upcoming U16 Sirius Cup, which will be held between the 15th and 24th of June at the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

These following players have been called up:

Goalkeepers: Viktor Levchenko (Dynamo Saint Petersburg), Anton Melchankov (Severstal), Yegor Moseykin (Avangard).

Defensemen: Maxim Agafonov, Kurban Limatov, Daniil Skvortsov (all CSKA), Vladimir Guzeev (Vityaz), Andrei Zavadsky, Maxim Moiseev (both Avangard), Nikolai Izmaylov (Salavat Yulaev), Nikita Poltavchuk (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Ilya Stefanishin (SKA-Strelna), Vsevolod Tsevelyov (Sibir).

Forwards: Artyom Akhmadullin, Vyacheslav Vasiliev, Arseniy Ilin, Artemiy Kuznetsov (all SKA-Strelna), Aidar Vildanov (Neftyanik), Kirill Emelyanov, Daniil Raznov, Dmitry Yakutsenak (all Lokomotiv), Andrei Kuryanov, Leonid Levchenko, Yanush Kheybatov (all Avangard), Mikhail Melikov (Dynamo Moscow), Yegor Poltapov (Ak Bars), Roman Rizvanov, Ivan Ryabkin (both CSKA).

Coaching staff:

Head coach: Dmitry Mikhailov.

Coaches: Anton Kadeikin, Sergei Peretyagin.

Goalkeeping coach: Leonid Grishukevich.

Physical conditioning coach: Alexander Kofanov.

Tournament schedule:

June 15

UFD - CFD (09:15*)
Moscow - Russia U16 (11:45)
VFD - Belarus (16:15)

June 16

CFD - Moscow (09:15)
VFD - Saint Petersburg (11:45)
Russia U16 - UFD (16:15)

June 17

Belarus - CFD (09:15)
Moscow - Saint Petersburg (11:45)
UFD - Belarus (16:15)

June 19

VFD - CFD (09:15)
Saint Petersburg - Russia U16 (11:45)
UFD - Belarus (16:15)

June 20

Moscow - UFD (09:15)
Saint Petersburg - Belarus (11:45)
Russia U16 - CFD (16:15)

June 21

VFD - UFD (09:15)
CFD - Saint Petersburg (11:45)
Belarus - Moscow (16:15)

June 23

Saint Petersburg - UFD (09:15)
VFD - Moscow (11:45)
Belarus - Russia U16 (16:15)

June 24

Russia U16 Reds - Russia U16 Whites (11:45)

*All times in accordance with Moscow time