TRETYAK: I AM IMPRESSED BY VARLAMOV AND OVECHKIN

The president of the Russian Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak speaks about his visit to the North America.


The outstanding Russian hockey player Vladislav Tretyak visited the match between Montreal and Washington Capitals to watch candidates to the national Olympic team in action. Despite reserved place in the press box, Tretyak decided to watch the game at the VIP box.

"I arrived to the North America two days ago", said Tretyak. "I was in Toronto where I took part in the charity dinner with the fans. We gathered money for children and veterans of Saratov region".

"I am not going to visit other cities, because I will return to Moscow tomorrow. I will come to America for the second time in December, as I want to visit Chicago, Pittsburgh, Phoenics and Miami to meet our foreigners".

"I had a meeting with Andrey Markov and we talked about process of his rehabilitation. Andrey is in good mood, he is getting prepared for getting back to the ice".

"Of course it’s difficult process for him, as he hadn’t training for two months, but I told him that we believe in him and count on his services".

"And after this match I want to talk to Ovechkin and Varlamov, as for it’s very important to watch how Semyon plays. I would like to know about their mood. We have enough time before the Olympics, but they should feel that we keep an eye on them and support them".

"After the final whistle the general manager of the Russian national team was in perfect mood, as Washington sealed 4-3 victory in shootout series".

"Varlamov is a real hero, as he played so confidently in shootout series, said Tretyak. I am impressed by Ovechkin’s performance too, however it seems to me that he gets little playing practice, because coaching staff takes care of his after his injury".

"Canadian coaches said that they would unveil the roster for the Olympic Games on December 31, but we want to do it later, since we have a lot of players who want to play in Vancouver".

"Preliminary squad of the Russian team is very strong and we would like to prolong rivalry between candidates to the final roster. If we announce the squad now, many players, who will stay out of this list, will level down standards and lose motivation, so we will keep intrigue until the very end".

"NHL wants to announce the final roster beforehand, because they want to do advertising, while we don’t need it. We have already made our choice according NHL players, but we need to choose candidates from KHL. We keep an eye on everyone, as we want to give a chance to all players, who are included to the preliminary squad".

MILOS RIHA: all teams are set against us...

The head coach of HC Spartak Milos Riha shares his feelings.

Spartak is waiting for two Moscow derbies this week. They've clinched convincing victory over Dynamo at Luzhniki where they haven’t won in regular time during 13 years. And today Spartak will welcome another old-time enemy CSKA.

"Spartak doesn’t show stable hockey this season, as we can lose to weaker clubs and defeat our main competitors in perfect manner", said Riha. "The main reason of it is that all teams are set against us like against their match hockey grands".

"For example Amur Khabarovsk demonstrated their best hockey against us and then lose three straight games, or we could also recall Dynamo Minsk, which suffered series of losses after their victory over Spartak".

"I really got an offer from Dynamo Moscow after Kotov’s dismissal and it was pleasant to hear about their interest in me. However if I signed a contract with Spartak, I will work there until the end and I won’t change the team".

BYKOV UNVEILS THE SQUAD FOR THE FIRST CHANNEL CUP

Yesterday the Russian hockey team’s coaches unveiled preliminary roster of team for the third stage of Euro Hockey Tour – the First Channel Cup.


Russia’s preliminary squad for the First Channel Cup, which will be held in Moscow on December 17-20, includes these players:

Goalkeepers – Vasiliy Koshechkin, Ilya Proskuryakov (both – Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Stanislav Galimov (Ak Bars), Georgiy Gelashvili (Lokomotiv), Alexandr Eremenko (Salavat Yulaev);

Defencemen – Dmitriy Kalinin, Vitaliy Proshkin, Oleg Tverdovsky (all – Salavat Yulaev), Vitaliy Vishnevsky, Alexandr Guskov (both – Lokomotiv); Konstantin Korneev, Denis Kulyash (both – CSKA), Vitaliy Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Denis Denisov (Dynamo Moscow), Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars);

Forwards – Sergey Zinovyev, Viktor Kozlov, Alexandr Radulov (all – Salavat Yulaev), Danis Zaripov, Alexey Morozov, Alexey Tereschenko (all – Ak Bars), Alexandr Galimov, Alexey Mikhnov, Gennadiy Churilov (all – Lokomotiv), Maxim Rybin, Maxim Sushinsky (both – SKA), Anton Kuryanov (Avangard), Sergey Mozyakin (Atlant), Oleg Saprykin (Dynamo Moscow), Pyotr Schastlivy (CSKA), Sergey Fyodorov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

FILATOV HELPED CSKA WIN IN MAGNITOGORSK

CSKA newcomer Nikita Filatov led his club to the second consecutive away victory by scoring twice against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.


The 19-year-old former forward of Columbus collected three goals for CSKA after his return to the Moscow club.

"Let’s see what will happen in Ekaterinburg because that away match will be very tough", said Filatov. "I don’t know about my teammates, but I am getting tired since away matches are very exhausting".

"I wouldn’t say that Metallurg played awfully, as we just had perfect mindset for the game. Our competitors also created scoring chances, but they didn’t convert them into goals. Maybe it was not their best day".

"CSKA hasn’t won in Magnitogorsk during 15 years and of course it’s pleasant that I helped my team end this unsuccessful series , but this game is over and we need to prepare for the next one".

FILATOV: CSKA IS MY HOME TEAM

One of the most outstanding newcomers of the ongoing KHL season Nikita Filatov fired in the winning goal and added two assists for CSKA in the match against Traktor in his debut match for the Army club.


"I didn’t expect something like that to happen in my debut match for CSKA after my comeback to the team", said Filatov to journalists after the game. "I wanted to play as good as possible, but I didn’t dream about scoring in my first match for CSKA".

"Several clubs were interested in me, but I didn’t even think about playing in the other team besides CSKA, as it was the best variants for me".

"Moscow is my native city and CSKA is my home team, where I had been playing for 12 years. I knew that it would be easier to adapt there and I was sure that I would play well in this club".

"I feel like I have been playing there from the start of the season. In general I don’t see anything strange in it, because I know my team-mates well".

OVECHKIN: TWO WEEKS LASTED FOR ETERNITY

The leader of Washington Alexandr Ovechkin joined the team after injury and scored his fifteenth goal this season still on top of the scorers’ race.


The main event of late in NHL is of course returning of the best player of the League in the last two years, Russian Alexandr Ovechkin or rather the conspiracy that accompanied his return.

For even at the morning training both Ovechkin and the coach of the Capitals were not sure about Alexandr’s participation in the match against Rangers.

"It turned out a good coming back," said the Russian player after the match that they won 4:2. "It is very pleasant to score as early as in the first period. This added self-confidence."

"But actually I want to pick out our tough guy Bradley. We entered the ice sleepy after the three days of rest and only his fight woke us up and we started moving more actively. And he also scored a very beautiful goal."

"I feel wonderful! I could not way any longer for the moment to play. Two weeks for rehabilitation lasted for eternity."

"Moreover my return happened at the most popular arena of the world. I like playing there very much for the supporters create such an excellent hockey atmosphere. I am happy we managed to win, for we have not done so for quite a while."

"So I feel splendid and I think that my injury is in the past. I was careful at the beginning but when I realized that nothing hurts I started to play at my full strength."

SUSHINSKY: SPARTAK IS UNCOMFORTABLE RIVAL

SKA captain Maxim Sushinsky commented on his club’s loss to Spartak.

"I think that Spartak is very uncomfortable opponent not only for us, but for other teams too", said SKA captain Maxim Sushinsky. "Absence of Cajanek is a great loss for us, as he always undertakes great deal of work".

"We conceded a silly goal and it was the beginning of our misfortunes. We were not at our peak physical form and it was hard to play when the score was equal and we could nothing with it".

"Our opponents played perfectly during almost the whole match, while we were far from our best form".

KHL BRIEFS

Mattias Weinhandl, the Swedish scoring leader of the KHL has agreed to extend his contract with Dynamo Moscow for one more season. Weinhandl leads to KHL with 29 points (13+16) in 24 games.


Ak Bars Kazan has signed Finnish goaltender, Petri Vehanen (32) to a two-year contract. Vehanen will replace Mikael Tellqvist which had a less than successful season with the KHL champion. Vehanen has previously played in Russia for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in 2006-07.

CSKA Moscow has agreed with Columbus Blue Jackets to loan Russian top prospect, Nikita Filatov for the rest of the season.

Lada Togliatti's financial crisis has led to the departure of goaltender Basil Koshechkin to Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Several other players, including Slovak national team player Roman Kukumberg, have threathened to leave the team unless they receive their salaries.

Marcel Hossa: Maybe Dynamo Riga really became a different team after KHL break

Dynamo Riga forward Marcel Hossa heads the list of KHL top scorers with 17 goals.

Marcel Hossa scored two goals in the games against Ak Bars and Neftekhimik each to head the KHL top scorers’ list.

"Maybe Dynamo Riga really became a different team after KHL break", said Hossa to Sport Express.

"To my mind all our players understood during November break that it couldn't last the same way anymore. We discussed our problems and ways to improve our results".

"Actually, these talks united us as a team. When we played in Kazan and Nizhnekamsk, we felt for the first time that results of this work won’t be lost".

"And of course our coach Supler and his assistants changed many things during our trainings. We have been working on correcting our mistakes during these ten days".

"Players became more self-confident, though frankly speaking it was seen that we were a little bit nervous at the opening minutes of the match with Ak Bars".

"However after that we understood that we succeeded in many components of the game, and played the best match of this season. Victory in Kazan was very important not only from our position in the standings, it also helped us psychologically. And our main target now is to keep the same mindset".

"Rumours about Julius Supler’s dismissal urged us forward. I suppose the previous season was successful for us and all players know that Supler can create warn and friendly atmosphere in the team. Nobody wanted to lose this wonderful coach".

"I was worried about these rumours and I tried not to think about them, however I didn’t manage to distract from these negative thoughts. Fortunately, we support our head coach by our good performance and victories".

"I began my career in NHL when I was very young and I turned to be not very strong for their hockey".

"It often happens that player is considered to be a star in his home country, but when he comes to the North America, he doesn’t impress with goals there. It happens not because level of hockey is much higher in NHL, as many players prefer European style. And I think that I found my best team in Riga".

"Maybe I will return to NHL some day, but I will do it only if I feel that I really can play hockey there".

SALAVAT YULAEV HEAD KHL STANDINGS

The coach of Salavat Yulaev Igor Zakharkin commented on his club’s match against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.


On Saturday Salavat Yulaev defeated Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3:2 and headed the KHL regular season standings.

"We made timid start of the match, as players were not self-confident", said Zakharkin. "Then we saw that our team is well-prepared functionally and we improved in every period while playing against very strong opponent".

"Players are technically prepared too and we have enough room for psychological improvement to take part in so-called derbies".

"In general all candidates to the national team played as we had expected, but I don’t want to comment on each of them. Games with leaders will help us analyze their capabilities".

VELICHKIN: WE NEED TO FORGET ABOUT THIS LOSS

Yesterday Barys sensationally crushed leader of the KHL regular season Metallurg Magnitogorsk 7:1.

Barys – Metallurg Magnitogorsk 7:1 (3:0, 2:0, 2:1)

Leader of the championship suffered the most crushing defeat in the season, while the goalkeeper Proskuryakov was replaced for the first time. The only one positive moment for Metallurg was comeback of Czech forward Jan Marek after he shook off his injury.

General director of Metallurg Magnitogorsk Gennadiy Velichkin commented on his club’s sensational loss to Barys.


"It was a tough day", said Velichkin after his club suffered 1-7 loss to Barys. "All coaches, players and managers were disappointed by this defeat".

"All teams face such moments in their history and we just need to overcome it. Even unbeatable Soviet national team suffered losses to weaker opponents".

"Our players did their best, but the hosts were better prepared and wanted to win more than Metallurg".

"Of course we have no right for such defeats and thanks God that match has already gone down in history. We need to forget about it and prepare for the next games".

SMITH: I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH YASHIN

SKA head coach Barry Smith comments on the first match of his team after KHL break.

SKA outplayed Vityaz Chekhov 4:1 and the head coach of the St. Petersburg club expressed his point of view on the game.

"I liked both quality of hockey and character of my players", said Barry Smith at post-match press conference. "I was afraid that team would lose our peak form during nine days of break, but I was mistaken. We played wonderfully in the first period".

"Our opponents improved in the second period. Unfortunately our victory was darkened by injuries of two players. I hope that these injuries are not serious".

"One of our leaders Konstantin Gorovikov had flu and there was no sense in letting him play for the national team at Euro Hockey Tour in Helsinki. His teammate Zubov missed this competition because of injury and was not ready to play a week ago. I can only thank him that he recovered so quickly and played on high level against Vityaz".

"Alexey Yashin was not included to list of candidates to the national team, but he is not the person who will complain on it. He is professional player and he is always fighting as hard as he can. If coaches don’t want to see him in their team, it’s their right, but I have a different point of view on it. I am happy to work with this great player".

ZHAMNOV:we stake on young players of our hockey school

General manager of HC Vityaz Alexey Zhamnov gave an interview.


The former outstanding centerforward and Olympic champion Alexey Zhamnov started his interview with epidemic of injuries of Russian NHL players. Vityaz general manager expressed his concern about injuries of Russia’s leaders Gonchar – Markov, Kovalchuk – Malkin – Ovechkin.

"Injuries are always impossible to predict", said Zhamnov. "You can be 100% ready and pick an injury, like it happened with me in 2006 when I was eager to play at the Olympic Games in Turin and got injured".

"Alexandr Ovechkin always takes risk on the ice ahead of the Olympics. On one hand of course star players should be careful before this important tournament, but on the other hand it’s his playing style".

"He can realize all his potential only playing in risky hockey. Alexandr have become the Most Valuable Player of the league during two consecutive years and it means that he is absolutely right".

"There is no sense in comparing Vityaz new head coach Mike Krushelnyski with Russian specialists, because everybody has weak and strong sides".

"I can say that Mike is a very friendly person, he always supports players even if they make mistakes. To my mind not all Russian coaches can boast the same patience".

"Mike already speaks Russian with our players, that is very important".

"We have a plan of our development for future. We understand our current financial situation and so we stake on young players of our hockey school".

"No doubt that we need to trust decision of the Russian side’s coaching staff concerning formation of the squad for the Olympic Games, as they are responsible for their choice".

"Yashin and Zherdev have not been included to the 50-men list of candidates to the national side. Personally I would prefer Yashin, since he is ideal form in SKA now".

"Zherdev is a real professional, who deserves playing at the Olympics. Though I agree that he hasn’t adapted in Atlanta yet".

New York times hockey blog gives a look on KHL landscape

If you think the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators have been buffeted by hard times, consider Lada Togliatti of the K.H.L. The club, from the southeastern city on the Volga, has been on financial life support the entire season because its main sponsor, the Russian automaking giant AvtoVaz, is near bankruptcy. Now Lada’s players, whose paychecks are overdue for a second straight month, have threatened to stop playing until they get their wages... (Good piece of true info. Look here for full story)

TVERDOVSKY READY TO PLAY AGAIN

Salavat Yulaev defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky gave an interview after he missed Karjala Cup matches because of swine flu.


The first signs of swine flu have been discovered on the place to Finland, and the player was isolated from the team when Russian side landed in Helsinki. Tverdovsky had to be in the hotel during the whole competition.

Yesterday Tverdovsky arrived to Ufa.

"I am absolutely healthy now", said Tverdovsky. "And in general I wasn’t seriously ill, because swine flu doesn’t differ from a common flu at all. Though I know that someone managed to make a tragedy out of my illness".

"Most likely I will resume trainings on Tuesday, but before that I will need to talk to the club’s doctor and pass medical tests. I want to say that I recovered several days ago and I think that I could have played in Finland".

"However attitude to my illness of some people didn’t let me play in Helsinki. Everybody decided not to take risk, while I felt badly only during several days. Now there are no symptoms of swine flu".

"Everyone is afraid for their families and themselves because of swine flu nowadays. But I want to underline one more time that nothing serious happened to me".

"We decided to isolate me from the team in order not to take risk. I spent the whole tournament in my hotel room".

"Unfortunately I didn’t manage to watch games of the Russian team, because Karjala Cup matches were not broadcasted in the hotel. However I knew everything about my team. I am very happy that my partners won all games and won the competition".

"Now everything will depend on decision of our coaches, since I haven’t trained for a week. I would return to the ice on Thursday with great pleasure, when we will welcome Traktor at home".

BORSCHEVSKY TO HEAD ATLANT

Nikolay Borschevsky took on coaching job in HC Atlant.

Nikolay Borschevsky has been appointed to the post of Atlant head coach.

"I got an offer from Atlant several days ago when I came to the match in Mytischi with Lokomotiv", said Borschevsky. "However I couldn’t agree at once, because I had running contract with farm club of Yaroslavl team".

"We agreed that I should return to Yaroslavl to meet with the club’s president Yuriy Yakovlev and inform Atlant about my decision after that".

"Yakovlev understood my situation and I am thankful to him for it".

"I watched Atlant’s match against Avangard. The team showed their fighting spirit and won in shootout series".

KASATONOV WOULD BE GLAD TO WORK IN KHL

Krylya Sovetov head coach Alexey Kasatonov would be glad if his club joins Kontinental Hockey League.


"Krylya Sovetov is the new team for me and we needed time to get used to each other", said Kasatonov.

"We were occupied by selection plans until the last moment of pre-season preparations. The club took part in two prestigious tournaments at the end of August and beginning of September. Of course it was hard to play against KHL clubs, but anyway we received valuable experience".

"If I get an invitation from KHL club, I will think about it, as my club’s managers promised to let me go".

"As for possibility of Krylya Sovetov’s joining KHL, it’s better to ask the club’s management. Of course I would be happy if we play with the country’s strongest teams".

MOROZOV: KARJALA CUP – CANDIDATE SHOW FOR OLYMPICS

The captain of the Russian ice hockey national team Alexey Morozov gave an interview to Sport Express.

"There is much talk now that I have a guaranteed place in the national team," said the forward of Ak Bars. "And people say so not only about me."

"But managers speak now the following way that we must show good display in the coming matches and earn a place in the roster."

"I think that our coaches do not just say that they will take only those to Vancouver who are in better form now and thus can bring more benefit to the team and they are not going to count with past merits."

"Almost everybody who is going to Finland for the Karjala Cup is in the list highly probable to go to the Olympics. So I hope that since I am to go to Finland I have great chances to participate in the Winter Olympics-2010."

"In the last matches Ak Bars and I look better than at the beginning of the season. We are approaching the optimal conditions."

"The team looked well before the break in the championship having won two games on the road. And in both times we outplayed our rivals rather masterfully and that I can only be happy about this."

"I am also delighted with my own achievements. Against Sibir I scored four goals. A poker is a rare achievement in the career of a player."

"When it was not so smooth in Ak Bars the coaches decided to rotate the squad and Danis Zaripov and I were playing without Alexey Tereschenko. Though we are to play together in the national team and I hope we will perform well."

"Of course it is better to play with those guys you know well for it is easy to understand each other and thus achieve results. But it is the question for the coaching staff to decide who will be on the ice."

"I understand perfectly well that the two nearest stages - in Finland and in Moscow – are very responsible."

"A lot is spoken about it especially in the press. There the chances of candidates to go to Vancouver will be studied carefully. Every player with self-respect wants to go to the Olympics and that why the coming tournaments are not journeys for me."

BYKOV: ATTACK - BEST FORM OF DEFENCE

Seven-match winning series of Salavat Yulaev became the main news of the previous week of KHL championship and the team head coach Vyacheslav Bykov talked to Sport Express.

The club’s head coach Vyacheslav Bykov and Sport Express correspondent Igor Larin agreed that this interview would concern only Salavat Yulaev and KHL, but also spoke about the national team’s matters ahead of the coming Euro Hockey Tour tournament Karjala Cup.

"I cannot say that beginning of the championship was very easy for us", said Bykov. "Players got used to the new system and maybe coaches underwent adaptation process too".

"As the result we had several unstable games at the start of the season, but I am glad that process of adaptation was not long".

"We scored 86 goals in 22 matches leaving far behind CSKA with their 73 goals and it goes beyond doubt that this statistics makes me very happy. You know that we always tried to develop traditions of Soviet attacking hockey. Attack is often the best way of defence and in this respect our fans should be satisfied with our hockey".

"Salavat Yulaev crushed Atlant and Severstal to provoke dismissal of their head coaches. Frankly speaking I regret that our victories affected these teams this way. I have no right to comment actions of their managers, but these dismissals in KHL look artificial".

"I am sure that it’s impossible to assess the specialist’s work by the short period of the championship".

"Salavat Yulaev treated the KHL match schedule normally. To my mind level of rivalry in our Eastern Conference is higher than in Western Conference, because Metallurg, Avangard and Ak Bars are very strong opponents".

"I don’t know why but mass media, hockey experts and fans pay more interest to Slavat Yulaev, however it’s not right at all! Just look at fantastic work undertaken by Dynamo in summer or star-roster of SKA".

"Maybe the break in the championship, connected with the Euro Tour competition in Finland, is not useful for me as the coach of Ufa club. On the other hand we played 22 matches, players worked very effectively and deserved a short break".

"I want to underline that my work in the club won’t stop after our move to the national team’s matters, as our assistants Sergey Gersonsky and Vener Safin will fulfill all our plans while we are absent".

"Like the whole team goalkeeper Alexandr Eremenko entered the season uneasily. Unfortunately he picked an injury and we had to replace him by Georgiy Gelashvili".

"I think that it’s great that he is eager to win a place in Russian national team’s roster for the Olympics. Big number of ambitious players in our squad will make rivalry among our players fiercer".

OVECHKIN: WE SEEM HEXED

The leader of Washington and the Russian national team Alexandr Ovechkin got injured on Sunday in the match against Columbus.

"I can say nothing about the injury," commented on Alex after the match. "I cannot even discuss the moment I was hurt for I do not want to disclose what injury do I have exactly."

"I can mention only that the matter concerns the upper part of my body."

"I do not know how serious it is but I hope that is a day-to-day. I am going to do an x-ray and that will clear the matter up."

"I cannot understand what is going on. The players of the national team keep on getting injured. Probably a girl has hexed us."

The medical showed that the injury of Ovechkin is not serious but he will definitely miss out on the next match of his team.

KHL NAMES BEST PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Kontinental Hockey League has announced the best players of the previous week of regular championship.


Andrey Mezin from Dynamo Minsk has been voted the best goalkeeper of the previous week of the KHL season. The goalie sealed three victories in three games, conceded three goals and parried 96,3% of shots on goal.

Dmitriy Kalinin from Salavat Yulaev became the best defenceman as he scored two goals and added three assists in three matches. Stanislav Chistov from Metallurg Magnitogorsk scored three goals and made three assists to become the best forward of the week.

The 19-year-old forward of Avtomobilist Anatoliy Nikontsev has been voted the best rookie of the week. He scored two goals in two games.

EURO HOCKEY TOUR

click the pic to see Official stats

Now there's a break for Karjala Cup 2009 - Helsinki(FIN), 05-08 november 2009.

Fixtures:

05.11.2009
18:30 Russia - Finland
19:30 Sweden - Czech Republic @ Jönköping Kinnarps Arena (SWE)

07.11.2009
13:00 Sweden - Russia
16:30 Finland - Czech Republic

08.11.2009
13:00 Czech Republic - Russia
16:30 Finland - Sweden

Russian roster:

Goalies:
Alexander Eremenko (Salavat)
Vasili Koshetshkin (Lada)
Georgi Gelashvili (Lokomotiv)

Defenders:
Vitali Proshkin (Salavat)
Oleg Tverdovsky (Salavat)
Dmitri Kalinin (Salavat)
Konstantin Kornejev (CSKA)
Denis Kulyash (CSKA)
Vitali Vishnevsky (Lokomotiv)
Aleksander Guskov (Lokomotiv)
Ilja Nikulin (Ak Bars)
Vitali Atyushov (Magnitogorsk)
Sergei Zubov (SKA)

Forwards:
Sergei Zinoviev (Salavat)
Alexander Radulov (Salavat)
Alexander Perezhogin (Salavat)
Viktor Kozlov (Salavat)
Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars)
Alexei Tereschenko (Ak Bars)
Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars)
Maxim Sushinsky (SKA)
Konstantin Gorovikov (SKA)
Oleg Saprykin (Dynamo Moscow)
Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant)
Anton Kuryanov (Avangard)
Alexander Galimov (Lokomotiv)
Petr Schastlivy (CSKA)
Kirill Knyazev (Spartak)