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World Cup of Hockey roster: Team Russia

From the official releases by the NHL and NHLPA:

FINAL TEAM RUSSIA 2016 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY ROSTER

TORONTO (May 27, 2016) -- The Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced today its final 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, the best-on-best international hockey championship from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto. Seven players were added today, highlighted in bold. They join the 16 selected to the team on March 2.


Team Russia

Team Russia

G Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets

G Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche

G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning

D Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers

D Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens

D Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals

D Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens

D Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings

D Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

D Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs

F Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks

F Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings

F Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

F Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders

F Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals

F Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

F Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning

F Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

F Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks

F Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

F Evgenii Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

F Vadim Shipachev, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

F Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL)

Eight teams -- Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Europe and Team North America -- will compete in the two-week tournament, featuring more than 150 of the best players in the NHL. All tournament games will be played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs.

Each of the eight teams will have a tournament roster of 23 players: 20 skaters and three goaltenders.

The World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association, in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The eight teams are split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will play its three Group opponents in a round-robin format. Placed in Group A are Team Canada, Team Czech Republic and Team USA, plus Team Europe, a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. The four teams in Group B are Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team North America, a selection of the top players from Canada and the United States who are 23 or under as of Oct. 1, 2016.

The top two finishers in each of Group A and Group B will advance to the Semifinals (Sept. 24-25), where each qualifier will face an elimination game against a team from the other Group. The two Semifinal winners will meet in the Final, a best-of-three series on Sept. 27, Sept. 29 and, if necessary, Oct. 1.

Live coverage of all tournament games will be provided by Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and ESPN in the United States. A complete broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.

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