Star-Spangled Russian team for Channel One Cup

07 Dec 2012 | Henrik Lundqvist

Russian head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov selected yesterday the Russian squad for the second EHT tournament of the season - Channel One Cup. The team includes stars such as Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Yevgeny Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin.

December 13-16 Channel One Cup will be played in Moscow. As usual the Euro Hockey tour (EHT) consists of Russia, Finland, Czech Republic and Sweden.

The Russian team looks very strong with a bunch of super stars and NHL lockout players.

Goalies:
Konstantin Barulin, Ak Bars
Ilya Bryzgalov, CSKA
Vasily Koshechkin, Severstal

Defensemen:
Anton Belov, Avangard
Yevgenij Biryukov, Magnitogorsk
Denis Denisov, CSKA
Konstantin Korneyev, Ak Bars
Yevgeny Medvedev, Ak Bars
Ilya Nikulin, Ak Bars
Yakov Rylov, CSKA
Yevgeny Ryasensky, CSKA
Fyodor Tyutin, Atlant

Aleksei Yemelin, Ak Bars

Forwards:
Artyom Anisimov, Lokomotiv
Yegor Averin, Lokomotiv
Yevgeny Dadonov, Donbass
Pavel Datsyuk, CSKA
Alexander Radulov, CSKA
Sergei Shirokov, CSKA
Ilya Kovalchuk, SKA
Dmitri Kazionov, Magnitogorsk
Nikolai Kulyomin, Magnitogorsk
Yevgeny Malkin, Magnitogorsk
Sergei Mozyakin, Magnitogorsk
Alexander Ovechkin, Dinamo Moskva
Alexander Perezhogin, Avangard

Sergei Plotnikov, Lokomotiv
Alexander Popov, Avangard
Vadim Shipachyov, Severstal

Aleksei Tereshchenko, Ak Bars

Nikolai Zherdev, Atlant

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