Dinamo-Minsk held open preseason training session

Goalies: Vitali Belinsky (Yunost Minsk), Jeff Glass (Lada Togliatti), Mikhail Karnaukhov, Dmitri Milchakov

Defenders: Alexei Badun, Nick Bailen, Andrei Filichkin, Oleg Goroshko, Ryan Gunderson (Jokerit), Pavel Kazakevich (Yunost Minsk), Lukas Krajicek, Yevgeni Lisovets, Ivan Usenko (Shakhter Soligorsk), Nikita Ustinenko (HC Gomel)

Forwards: Jonathan Cheechoo, Sergei Drozd, Matt Ellison, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Nikita Komarov (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg), Alexander Kulakov, Olexander Materukhin, Andrei Mikhalyov, Alexander Pavlovich, Pavel Razvadovsky, Paul Szczechura, Ryan Vesce, Nikita Prishivalko (Dynamo St. Petersburg, tryout), Dmitri Ambrozheichik (Baie-Comeau Drakkar, tryout).

Yevgeni Nogachyov, Charles Linglet and Dmitri Meleshkomissed the training due to injuries. Ryan Gunderson got injured and left the practice ahead of time.  It should be marked that at the staff of Dinamo come in sight a new physical coach Barry Brennan.

- The team took great rookies, - said Kulakov. Today we held our first sparring with each other. It’s a pity that Gunderson was injured.

Team White, which consisted of newcomers, effort to a 6:3 victory against team Blue.

- In the two-way game I played for the team White which composed mainly of young Belarusian prospects, - Komarov said. - Nevertheless, we managed to win 6:3. Just the White Team has something to prove. On the other hand, Team Blue had experienced players who played in the KHL and NHL. Yes, maybe they are functionally not ready yet, but the experience and speed of thought have not gone away. We could only win at the expense of the movement, which we tried to demonstrate.

The first preseason game Belarusian «bizons» will play against Yunost Minsk, July 19. Vitaly Belinsky and Pavel Kazakevich say that they look forward to the game against their former team.

Head coach Lubomir Pokovich spoke to the reporters about the pre-season training.

- We will go back to the camp in the Czech Republic, where we played a few sparring with local clubs, said Pokovich. - I would not call this pre-season absolutely identical. Last year we played at home with St. Petersburg SKA, we will now meet with the Yunost. And in this pre-season we go to the tournament in Moscow.

All pre-season Dinamo Minsk games: Yunost Minsk (July 19); HC Vitkovice (July 28); HC Trinec (July 30). From 6 to 9 August Dinamo Minsk plays with Dinamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Amur Khabarovsk.

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