The men’s national team of Russia held first workouts under the guidance of Velimir Petkovic at the base in Novogorsk on Sunday, 29 October.
To recall, the Russian team will hold three sparrings with the national team of Belarus in early November. The matches will take place in Mogilev (November 1st), Gomel (3) and Minsk (5).
The line-up was changed. The left back from HC Zenit Mikhail Vinogradov, playmaker from Wisla Plock Dmitry Zhitnikov and goalkeeper of Fuchse Berlin Victor Kireev didn’t come for medical reasons. The left back from HC Meshkov Brest Aleksander Shkurinskiy is also absent, the official HFR website informs.
The back player for HC Chekhovskie medvedi Kirill Akramov, playmaker from HC Victor Sergey Bolotin and goalkeeper from HC Kaustik Nikita Mikhaylov were additionally called to the national team.
The national team of Russia:
goalkeepers — Artem Grushko (Chekhovskie medvedi), Denis Zabolotin (Meshkov Brest, Belarus), Nikita Mikhaylov (Kaustik);
left wingers — Igor Kochura (CSKA), Nikita Iltinskiy (Victor);
right wingers — Dmitriy Kornev (Chekhovskie medvedi), Nikita Larin (Kaustik), Daniil Shishkarev (CSKA);
line players — Aleksandr Ermakov (Chekhovskie medvedi), Roman Tsarapkin (CSKA), Aleksey Chirkov (Zenit);
left back players — Kirill Akramov, Dmitriy Santalov (both from Chekhovskie medvedi), Aleksandr Grebenkin (CSKA);
right back players — Sergey Ivanov (CSKA), Dmitriy Kiselev (Zenit), Aleksandr Kotov (Chekhovskie medvedi);
playmakers — Sergey Bolotin (Victor), Saveliy Shalabanov (SKIF);
coaching staff — Velimir Petkovic (head coach), Valentin Buzmakov, Alexey Kostygov, Vadim Popov (physical training coach).
Photo: the HFR press
