Ice Hockey: Russia name Vancouver ice hockey squad
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Friday named a 23-man squad for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games where they are regarded as potential gold medal winners.
The squad, named by the Russian Hockey Federation, is made up of 14 players from the National Hockey League (NHL) in North America and nine from the home-based Continental Hockey League (KHL).
Russia squad:
Goaltenders: Ilya Bryzgalov (Phoenix Coyotes), Semyon Varlamov (Washington Capitals), Yevgeny Nabokov (San Jose Sharks).
Defenders: Anton Volchenkov (Ottawa Senators), Sergei Gonchar (Pittsburgh Penguins), Denis Grebeshkov (Edmonton Oilers), Dmitry Kalinin (Salavat Yulaev), Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA), Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadians), Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars), Fyodor Tyutin (Columbus Blue Jackets).
Forwards: Maxim Afinogenov (Atlanta Thrashers), Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings), Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars), Sergei Zinovyev (Salavat Yulaev), Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers), Viktor Kozlov (Salavat Yulaev), Yevgeny Malkin (Pittsburg Penguins), Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars), Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals), Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulae), Alexander Syomin (Washington Capitals), Sergei Fyodorov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk).
