World Cup of Hockey - Part 6. Team Russia

Despite all the stars, team Russia lost the 2015 World Championship Final against Team Canada. But it wasn't the game itself the talk afterwards was dealt with. Team Russia have since the early 80s´, been one of the biggest and strongest nations in the world of hockey.

Players such as Makarov, Larionov, Tretjak, Fetisov, Kasatonov and Krutov looked as they were from another planet, when they played. Then something happened and the rest of the hockeyworld was catching up. Today, Team Russia have players such as Malkin, Ovechkin and Datsyuk who will carry the legacy onwards. But Russia is a great hockeynation and it seems that it doesn't matter what team Russia put on the ice, they're dangerous.

Team Russias' projected players for 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto will be and as always, is just preliminary.

Goalies:
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning

Defensemen:
Anton Belov, SKA St. Petersburg
Maxim Chudinov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)
Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
Yevgeni Medvedev, Philadelphia Flyers
Ilya Nikulin, Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
Yegor Yakovlev, SKA St. Petersburg

Forwards:
Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks
Alexander Burmistrov, Winnipeg Jets
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ilya Kovalchuk, SKA St. Petersburg
Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Valeri Nichushkin, Dallas Stars
Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks
Alexander Radulov, CSKA Moscow 
Vladimir Tarasenko, St Louis Blues

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