The headcoach confirmed that Ilya Bryzgalov will the one of two nhl goalies, who will play at the upcoming world championship. A writer of the Columbus Dispatch (@Aportzline) tweeted yesterday that Sergei Bobrovsky, Fyodor Tyutin ant Artyom Anisimov all will also play for Russia in the IIHF World Championships.
Sport-Express.ru (@SlavaMalamud) also reports that Bryzgalov has been guaranteed the Nr. 1 spot, because otherwise he wouldn't come unless the Nr. 1 spot is guaranteed. The also reports that Semyon Varlamov has a sure spot for sochi, that why the coaches didn't invite him. Kovalchuk in his latest interview with sport-express.ru: I already received an invitation and will play at the upcoming worlds. He also told that it was the right choice to elect Alexei Kasatonov as the new GM of Team Russia.
sovsport.ru reports that the former nt-player & current free agent Alexei Morozov (36) already signed a new contract with CSKA Moscow. They also announced that the future of an other former nt-player & free agent Danis Zaripov will be decised tomorrow.
Kuznetsov – Shipachyov - Mozyakin █ Medvedev - Biryukov Popov – Perezhogin - Averin █ Nikulin - Ryasensky
Soin – Plotnikov - Svitov █ Korneyev - Zaytsev Tikhonov – Tereshhenko - Petrov █ Belov - Denisov Rylov, Kazionov & Kokarev sit out. Ilya Kovalchuk told to sovsport.ru that he already received a call by the headcoach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov and is willing to play at the upcoming tournament. Anton Volchenkov was also asked about his participation at the upcoming world championship. He's reply: "If i will get an invitation, i will also go".
source: http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/604290 The new GM of the Russians Ice Hockey Team Alexei Kasatonov told sovsport.ru that Ilya Kovalchuk will join the team in the next week.
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