Russia U20's captain and alternate captains are now known

Russia under 20 national team head coach Valery Bragin has named his captain and alternate captains for the 2017 World Junior Championship.

Forward Kirill Kaprizov is the captain, while fellow forward Danila Kvartalnov and defenseman Yegor Rykov will be his assistants.

Russia U20 captain Kirill Kaprizov:

- It's a huge honour for me. I will do everything to be a good captain and leader of the team. I know how much the World Junior Championship is popular in our country and how many fans will watch our games. We feel the support and we will try to make them happy with our performances.

Russian Ice Hockey Federation