Some interesting choices for sure, and it should be interesting to see who asserts themselves in this series. Not sure what the Russian roster will look like.
GOALKEEPERS
Igor Bobkov 1991
Ramis Sadikov 1991
Alexander Zalivin 1990
DEFENSEMEN
Georgi Berdyukov 1991
Evgeny Eremenko 1990
Maxim Gorechishnikov 1991
Dmitri Kostromitin 1990
Pavel Lukin 1990
Egor Martynov 1990
Sergei Pakhmurin 1990
Nikita Pivtsakin 1991
Kirill Yurev 1991
FORWARDS
Andrei Ankudinov 1991
Anton Burdasov 1991
Alexander Burmistrov 1991
Sergei Chvanov 1991
Denis Golubev 1991
Daniil Gubarev 1991
Georgi Guryanov 1990
Maxim Karpov 1991
Maxim Kitsyn 1991
Dmitri Kugryshev 1990
Sergei Ostapchuk 1990
Kirill Petrov 1990
Stanislav Soloviev 1991
Ivan Telegin 1992
GOALKEEPERS
Igor Bobkov 1991
Ramis Sadikov 1991
Alexander Zalivin 1990
DEFENSEMEN
Georgi Berdyukov 1991
Evgeny Eremenko 1990
Maxim Gorechishnikov 1991
Dmitri Kostromitin 1990
Pavel Lukin 1990
Egor Martynov 1990
Sergei Pakhmurin 1990
Nikita Pivtsakin 1991
Kirill Yurev 1991
FORWARDS
Andrei Ankudinov 1991
Anton Burdasov 1991
Alexander Burmistrov 1991
Sergei Chvanov 1991
Denis Golubev 1991
Daniil Gubarev 1991
Georgi Guryanov 1990
Maxim Karpov 1991
Maxim Kitsyn 1991
Dmitri Kugryshev 1990
Sergei Ostapchuk 1990
Kirill Petrov 1990
Stanislav Soloviev 1991
Ivan Telegin 1992
On paper, this looks like by FAR the most talented team Russia has ever sent over for the Super Series.
Anyone else surprised to find Dmitri Orlov's name absent from the Russian roster? Not to mention Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Kabanov and Galiev.
These rosters have never really made much sense. It's typically been B and C level prospects that they send over. The fact that someone's missing is probably a compliment to them if they are a legitimate prospect.
These rosters have never really made much sense. It's typically been B and C level prospects that they send over. The fact that someone's missing is probably a compliment to them if they are a legitimate prospect.
I was just coming in here to say the exact same thing.
Having our CHL star players trounce the Russian "selects" isn't really that much of an accomplishment in my eyes.
These rosters have never really made much sense. It's typically been B and C level prospects that they send over. The fact that someone's missing is probably a compliment to them if they are a legitimate prospect.
It's always the debate! The Russians don't send over their best team, simply because players have commitments in other, more important leagues.
To send those players over for an exhibition tournament with little bearing on anything isn't of interest to them.
That said, it would be great if Russia viewed the event more as a chance to mold their WJC team and use it as more of a tune-up tournament!
Ya they are bucking the trend of using players from the CHL unless they plan on adding Fisenko, Sentyurin, Guskov, Molotilov, Berdnikov, Kabanov, Galiev..... too bad I was looking forward
so far love the bourque-vachon-dumont line, they bring a lot of energy and intensity also the 3 "C" line of cornet-cormier-caron had some good moment, they have some special chemestry together
so far love the bourque-vachon-dumont line, they bring a lot of energy and intensity also the 3 "C" line of cornet-cormier-caron had some good moment, they have some special chemestry together