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Final player stats and standings updated READ MORE

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Nikolai Lemtyugov (St. Louis Blues NHL): I do not agree with Mikhalev (Interview) READ MORE

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Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins): We will pay back to Canadians in Turin (Sport Express Interview) READ MORE

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Ilya Zubov (Ottawa Senators): I slept for three days after the finals (Gazeta.ru Interview) READ MORE

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For the second year in a row Canada has skated away with the gold medals. Heavy favorites last year, the Canadians were expected to field a weaker team in 2006. Still, the squad beat those expectations and won the gold, handing the Russians a resounding 5:0 shellacking. Still, the game was not without controversy, as Russia actually scored a goal when down 0:2, but the referees did not see it and the goal was not counted, even though the replays clearly showed the puck crossing the line. Now, Canada has returned Russia the favor by winning to golds against in just as many years, the same feat Russia achieved in 2002 and 2003 when beating Canada both times in the finals for the gold.

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A Vancouver Sun article regarding the impending game between the Russian and Canadian U20 national teams. The article features interview exurbs from Russians Andrei Zubarev (Atlanta Thrashers) and Alexander Radulov (Nashville Predators), with the young Russian players sharing the experiences from the tournament and their expectations for the finals. READ MORE

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Today, Russia will face Canada in the U20 World Junior Championship finals game for the second year in a row. Both teams enter the finals undefeated and the Russians are looking to avenge the crushing 6:1 defeat they suffered last year. RussianProspects.com wishes good luck to both teams, though our lot is obviously thrown in on the Russian side. Go Russia!

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RUSSIA vs USA 5:1
GOALS:
1 - 0 EQ Russia 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai (9. ZUBOV, Ilia, 17. MALKIN, Evgeni - 12.32 )
2 - 0 PP1 Russia 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai Game Winning Goal (- 41.42)
2 - 1 PP1 USA 21. SKILLE, Jack (3. JOHNSON, Jackl, 27. BOURQUE, Chris - 42.34)
3 - 1 EQ Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei (17. MALKIN, Evgeni - 43.13)
4 - 1 EQ Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei (28. LEMTYUGOV, Nikolai - 53.01)
5 - 1 EQ Russia 28. LEMTYUGOV, Nikolai (29. SHIROKOV, Sergei, 21. BURAVCHIKOV, Vyacheslav - 55.15)
GOALIES: Anton Khudobin (34/35) - Cory Schneider (29/34)
PIM: 51-41
LINEUPS:
RUSSIA: Khudobin; Emelin - Bodrov, Biryukov - Buravchikov, Nikitin - Lyamin, Aksenenko; Kulemin - Malkin - Zubov, Churilov- Lemtyugov - Shirokov, Voloshenko - Yunkov - Radulov , Lisin - Ogorodnikov - Ketov;
USA: Schneider; 3 D JOHNSON Jack - 6 D JOHNSON Erik, 2 D CHORNEY Taylor - 22 D LEE Brian, 15 D NISKANEN Matt - 23 D MITERA Mark; 27 F BOURQUE Chris - 7 F OSHIE Tj - 8 F KESSEL Phil, 11 F PORTER Kevin - 20 F GERBE Nathan - 21 F SKILLE Jack, 10 F DAVIS Nathan - 12 F PAUKOVICH Geoff - 16 F WHEELER Blake, 17 F SCHREMP Robbie -24 F MUELLER Peter - 26 F FRITSCHE Tom, 9 F RYAN Bobby;
PENALTIES:
Third Period
58.43 2 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Interference
58.43 5 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Roughing
58.43 20 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Game Misconduct
58.43 2 min Russia 30. KHUDOBIN, Anton Roughing
58.43 5 min USA 23. MITERA, Mark Roughing
58.43 20 min USA 23. MITERA, Mark Game Misconduct
58.43 2 min USA 27. BOURQUE, Chris Roughing
58.10 2 min Russia 11. ZUBAREV, Andrei Roughing
57.39 2 min USA 17. SCHREMP, Robbie Cross-checking
57.39 2 min USA 17. SCHREMP, Robbie Roughing
56.42 2 min Russia 16. VOLOSHENKO, Roman Interference
51.51 2 min Russia 22. RADULOV, Alexander Roughing
51.51 2 min USA 21. SKILLE, Jack Roughing
49.25 2 min USA 2. CHORNEY, Taylor Roughing
42.15 2 min Russia 6. LYAMIN, Kirill Holding
Second Period
39.48 2 min USA 3. JOHNSON, Jack Hooking
37.13 2 min Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Highsticking
37.13 2 min Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Highsticking
35.52 2 min Russia 10. OGORODNIKOV, Sergei Holding
28.51 2 min Russia 11. ZUBAREV, Andrei Hooking
20.49 2 min USA 24. MUELLER, Peter Holding
First Period
19.46 2 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Holding
15.48 2 min Russia 9. ZUBOV, Ilia Hooking
8.30 2 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Tripping
3.12 2 min USA 7. OSHIE, Tj Hooking

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Roman Voloshenko discusses with RussianProspects/SportExpress correspondent his Minnesota Wild training camp experience and his acclimation process to playing with the AHL’s Houston Aeros. The young forward also shares his goals and aspirations for the 2006 U20 World Junior Championships tournament. READ MORE

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RUSSIA vs CZECH REPUBLIC 7:2 GOALS: 1 - 0 PP1 Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei (21. BURAVCHIKOV, Vyacheslav, 22. RADULOV, Alexander - 16.20) 2 - 0 EQ Russia 16. VOLOSHENKO, Roman (8. KETOV, Evgeni - 33.46) 3 - 0 EQ Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Game Winning Goal (22. RADULOV, Alexander, 15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni - 41.07) 4 - 0 PP1 Russia 9. ZUBOV, Ilia (17. MALKIN, Evgeni, 2. EMELIN, Alexei - 44.15) 5 - 0 EQ Russia 16. VOLOSHENKO, Roman (11. ZUBAREV, Andrei - 46.14) 5 - 1 EQ Czech Republic 18. POHL, Petr (17. HROMAS, Karel, 23. KREJCI, David - 48.47) 5 - 2 PP1 Czech Republic 11. SOBOTKA, Vladimir (16. BIRNER, Michal, 6. POLAK, Roman - 49.35) 6 - 2 EQ Russia 7. LISIN, Enver (17. MALKIN, Evgeni, 13. AKSENENKO, Alexander - 51.09) 7 - 2 EQ Russia 22. RADULOV, Alexander (15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni, 9. ZUBOV, Ilia - 56.07) GOALIES: Anton Khudobin (35/37) - Radek Fiala (22/29) PIM: 14-18 LINEUPS: RUSSIA: Varlamov; Emelin - Bodrov, Biryukov - Buravchikov, Zubarev - Lyamin, Aksenenko - Nikitin; Zubov - Malkin - Radulov, Churilov - Lemtyugov - Shirokov, Voloshenko - Yunkov - Ketov, Ogorodnikov - Lisin; CZECH REPUBLIC: Fiala, 5 D SMACH Ondrej - 9 D KINDL Jakub, 14 D MRAZEK Jaroslav - 8 D SMID Ladislav, 15 D KUDELKA Tomas - 6 D POLAK Roman; 17 F HROMAS Karel - 18 F POHL Petr - 23 F KREJCI David, 11 F SOBOTKA Vladimir - 16 F BIRNER Michal - 25 F FROLIK Michael, 12 F MEIDL Vaclav - 20 F BAHENSKY Zdenek - 3 F KALUS Petr , 19 F SINDEL Jakub - 22 F HANZAL Martin - 28 F KANA Tomas, 7 F TLUSTY Jiri PENALTIES: Third Period 56.47 2 min Russia 15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni Tripping 54.01 2 min Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei Hooking 54.01 2 min Czech Republic 12. MEIDL, Vaclav Unsportsmanlike Conduct 52.24 2 min Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Unsportsmanlike Conduct 48.47 2 min Russia 6. LYAMIN, Kirill Slashing 43.22 2 min Czech Republic 6. POLAK, Roman Boarding Second Period 37.19 2 min Czech Republic 9. KINDL, Jakub Tripping 36.23 2 min Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei Hooking 30.40 2 min Czech Republic TEAM PENALTY Bench Penalty 26.25 2 min Czech Republic 5. SMACH, Ondrej Holding First Period 19.39 2 min Russia 15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni Tripping 14.42 2 min Czech Republic 9. KINDL, Jakub Hooking 7.42 2 min Czech Republic 6. POLAK, Roman Tripping 6.06 2 min Czech Republic 9. KINDL, Jakub Hooking 5.42 2 min Russia 8. KETOV, Evgeni Slashing

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RUSSIA vs LATVIA 3:1
GOALS:
0 - 1 PP1 Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni (23. BODROV, Denis - 3.54)
0 - 2 EQ Russia 28. LEMTYUGOV, Nikolai Game Winning Goal (4.00)
1 - 2 PP1 Latvia 28. KLUJEVSKIS, Jurijs (13. ADAMOVICS, Edgars, 8. DEMITERS, Renars - 32.58)
1 - 3 EQ Russia 28. LEMTYUGOV, Nikolai (9. ZUBOV, Ilia, 11. ZUBAREV, Andrei - 36.26)
GOALIES: Semen Varlamov (19/20) - Ugis Avtins (37/40)
PIM: 18-31
LINEUPS:
RUSSIA: Varlamov; Emelin - Bodrov, Biryukov - Buravchikov, Nikitin - Lyamin, Aksenenko; Lisin - Malkin - Radulov, Zubov - Lemtyugov - Shirokov, Voloshenko - Yunkov - Zubarev , Churilov - Ogorodnikov - Ketov;
LATVIA: Avotins, Ugas; 2 D BARTULIS Oskars - 23 D GALVINS Guntis, 13 D ADAMOVICS Edgars - 8 D DEMITERS Renars, 22 D ANDERSONS Janis - 3 D KULDA Arturs, 4 D SOTNIEKS Kristaps - 6 D GRUNDMANIS Kriss; 21 F SAULIETIS Kaspars - 28 F KLUJEVSKIS Jurijs - 9 F KARSUMS Martins, 16 F DAUGAVINS Kaspars - 17 F ZELUBOVSKIS Elviss - 25 F BULLITIS Eduards, 15 F PECURA Sergejs - 20 F KARKLINS Edzus - 7 F HARTMANIS Toms, 19 F ABOLINS Andis - 26 F SKUSKA Martins - 27 MEIJA Gints;
PENALTIES:
Third Period
56.43 2 min Latvia 8. DEMITERS, Renars Hooking
45.59 2 min Russia 20. VARLAMOV, Semen Tripping
Second Period
38.00 2 min Russia 4. NIKITIN, Nikita Holding
35.04 PS Miss Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady
34.25 2 min Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei Hooking
33.33 2 min Russia 21. BURAVCHIKOV, Vyacheslav Hooking
31.54 2 min Russia 19. YUNKOV, Mikhail Too many players on the ice
26.47 5 min Latvia 23. GALVINS, Guntis Boarding
26.47 20 min Latvia 23. GALVINS, Guntis Game Misconduct
First Period
18.26 2 min Russia 4. NIKITIN, Nikita Tripping
15.40 2 min Russia 13. AKSENENKO, Alexander Hooking
9.07 2 min Russia 4. NIKITIN, Nikita Holding
8.21 2 min Russia 9. ZUBOV, Ilia Tripping
8.00 2 min Latvia 23. GALVINS, Guntis Interference
2.32 2 min Latvia 6. GRUNDMANIS, Kriss Holding

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Team Russia’s starting goaltender Anton Khudobin discusses his goals for this year’s U20 World Junior Championships, as well as his impressions of playing in the Western Hockey League with RussianProspects.com and SportExpress.ru correspondent Andrey Brotsky. READ MORE

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December 28th, 2005
RUSSIA vs. SLOVAKIA 6:2 (5:1, 0:1, 1:0)
GOALS:
1 - 0 EQ Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady (15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni, 17. MALKIN, Evgeni - 7.37 )
2 - 0 PP1 Russia 28. LEMTYUGOV, Nikolai (29. SHIROKOV, Sergei, 15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni - 9.45 )
3 - 0 EQ Russia 7. LISIN, Enver Game Winning Goal (14. KULEMIN, Nikolai, 13. AKSENENKO, Alexander - 10.32 )
4 - 0 PP1 Russia 9. ZUBOV, Ilia (2. EMELIN, Alexei, 23. BODROV, Denis - 16.41)
4 - 1 PP1 Slovakia 3. SEKERA, Andrej (17. LASCEK, Stanislav - 17.30 )
5 - 1 PP1 Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni (9. ZUBOV, Ilia, 2. EMELIN, Alexei - 19.09 )
5 - 2 EQ Slovakia 17. LASCEK, Stanislav (21. PRETRUSKA, Tomas, 8. ZAGRAPAN, Marek - 30.29 )
6 - 2 PP1 Russia 2. EMELIN, Alexei (23. BODROV, Denis, 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai - 47.11)
GOALIES: Anton Khudobin (24/26) - Michal Valent (Vladimir Kovac 20:00-60:00) (33/39)
PIM: 47-45
LINEUPS:
RUSSIA: Khudobin; Emelin - Bodrov, Biryukov - Buravchikov, Zubarev - Lyamin, Aksenenko - Nikitin; Kulemin - Malkin - Zubov, Churilov - Lemtyugov - Shirokov, Ogorodnikov - Voloshenko - Radulov, Yunkov - Lisin - Ketov;
SLOVAKIA: VALENT (KOVAK); 28 D VALABIK Boris - 3 D SEKERA Andrej, 14 D SIMKA Filip - 16 D MIHALIK Vladimir, 19 D WAGENHOFFER Jozef - 7 D GRUNDLING Martin, 6 D KORENKO Michal - 12 F MIKUS Juraj; 17 F LASCEK Stanislav - 21 F PRETRUSKA Tomas - 8 F ZAGRAPAN Marek, 11 F BACEK Igor - 20 F SCURKO Ladislav - 25 F GRACIK Jura, 15 F HORSKY Marek - 18 F LEMESANI Branislav - 29 F ULEHLA Marcel, 23 F BARTANUS Marek - 26 F PIATAK Erik;
PENALTIES:
Third Period
59.22 2 min Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Roughing
58.40 2 min Russia 22. RADULOV, Alexander Slashing
57.22 2 min Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni Roughing
57.22 25 min Russia 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai Match Penalty
57.22 2 min Slovakia 20. SCURKO, Ladislav Roughing
57.22 25 min Slovakia 19. WAGENHOFFER, Jozef Match Penalty
49.28 2 min Slovakia 20. SCURKO, Ladislav Hooking
48.09 2 min Russia 21. BURAVCHIKOV, Vyacheslav Roughing
48.09 2 min Slovakia 12. MIKUS, Juraj Roughing
48.09 2 min Russia 15. BIRYUKOV, Evgeni Holding
46.23 2 min Slovakia 14. SIMKA, Filip Hooking
43.34 2 min Russia 10. OGORODNIKOV, Sergei Hooking
Second Period
34.37 2 min Slovakia 26. PIATAK, Erik Hooking
31.35 2 min Russia 19. YUNKOV, Mikhail Tripping
29.42 2 min Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei Unsportsmanlike Conduct
29.42 2 min Slovakia 7. GRUNDLING, Martin Hooking
28.22 2 min Russia 7. LISIN, Enver Tripping
27.30 2 min Slovakia 8. ZAGRAPAN, Marek Hooking
First Period
18.29 2 min Slovakia 28. VALABIK, Boris Hooking
17.14 2 min Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady Hooking
15.29 2 min Slovakia 25. GRACIK, Juraj Hooking
8.10 2 min Slovakia 15. HORSKY, Marek Holding
4.33 2 min Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady Holding

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Eugene Belashchenko breaks down Team Russia’s performance against the Swedes line by line, discussing the performance of most players on the Russian squad. The Russian national team was lead by Evgeni Malkin, but there were others who stood out, including the undrafted, but at one time highly touted by RussianProspects.com Nikolai Kulemin, as well as those players who struggled. READ MORE

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Evgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins): Thanks to the coaches for letting me rest! READ MORE

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RUSSIA - SWEDEN 5:1 (2:1, 1:0, 2:0)
GOALS:
1 - 0 PP1 Sweden 18. BERGFORS, Nicklas (19. BACKSTROM, Nicklas, 3. KARLSSON, Sebastian - 7.37)
1 - 1 PP1 Russia 17. MALKIN, Evgeni (2. EMELIN, Alexei - 8.45)
1 - 2 PP1 Russia 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai Game Winning Goal (17. MALKIN, Evgeni, 2. EMELIN, Alexei - 13.51)
1 - 3 EQ Russia 16. VOLOSHENKO, Roman (10. OGORODNIKOV, Sergei, 22. RADULOV, Alexander - 38.03)
1 - 4 EQ Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei (24. CHURILOV, Gennady - 47.49 )
1 - 5 SH1 Russia 14. KULEMIN, Nikolai (52.00)
PIM: 18-16
GOALIES: Anton Khudobin (31/32) - Magnus Akerlund (24/29)
LINEUPS:
RUSSIA: Khudobin; Emelin - Bodrov, Biryukov - Buravchikov, Zubarev - Lyamin, Aksenenko - Nikitin; Kulemin - Malkin - Zubov, Churilov - Lemtyugov - Shirokov, Ogorodnikov - Voloshenko - Radulov, Yunkov - Lisin - Ketov;
SWEDEN: Akerlund; Edler - Ullman, Andresson - Viklund, Stralman -Hedman, Wargh - Axelsson; Andresson - Ritola - Pettersson, Sundh - Salmonsson - Hellstrom, Bergfors - Backstrom - Karlsson, Granstrom - Lindqvist - Ryno;

PENALTIES:
Third Period
56.44 2 min Russia 30. KHUDOBIN, Anton Delaying the game
52.56 2 min Sweden 29. RYNO, Johan Roughing
51.50 2 min Russia 13. AKSENENKO, Alexander Hooking
45.42 2 min Sweden 12. WARGH, Tommy Tripping
Second Period
38.47 2 min Sweden 17. SUNDH, Oscar Hooking
38.18 2 min Russia 29. SHIROKOV, Sergei Highsticking
30.21 2 min Russia 23. BODROV, Denis Hooking
24.50 2 min Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady Tripping
21.33 2 min Sweden 22. PETTERSSON, Fredrik Hooking
First Period
19.25 2 min Russia 13. AKSENENKO, Alexander Tripping
14.12 2 min Russia 9. ZUBOV, Ilia Hooking
12.00 2 min Sweden 6. STRALMAN, Anton Hooking
11.18 2 min Sweden 25. SALMONSSON, Johannes Hooking
10.26 2 min Russia 10. OGORODNIKOV, Sergei Hooking
8.25 2 min Sweden 10. EDLER, Alexander Holding
6.30 2 min Russia 24. CHURILOV, Gennady Holding
1.10 2 min Sweden 10. EDLER, Alexander Hooking

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Team Russia skated to a 5:0 victory against the Swiss national team. While the opponent was obviously not nearly as strong as the Canadians who trounced the Russians 8:1 just a night earlier, it was a welcome site to see the Russian squad play with a little more cohesion. Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) skated for just one period, which was more that anticipated, as he was expected to skip on all the friendly games. Team Russia’s goals were scored by Kiril Lyamin (2), Ilya Zubov (both Ottawa Senators), Sergei Ogorodnikov (New York Islanders), and Sergei Shirokov. As reported earlier, Semen Varlamov was in net for Russia during the first two periods, before being replaced by Denis Khudobin in the third. Both goaltenders delivered solid performances and together earned a shutout. Varlamov was named the first star of the game.

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Team Russia finally trimmed the roster to the required 22 players by sending goaltender Ivan Kasutin, and forwards Dmitri Shitikov and Denis Parshin (Colorado Avalanche) packing. While some might guess that Kasutin’s fate was sealed after his terrible third period debut in the friendly game against Canada, but in fact it was sealed later, when the 17 year old goaltender Semen Varlamov earned a shutout for Russia in the second and final friendly contest against Switzerland. The departure of Shitikov and Parshin is no surprise, as the two young forwards were not assigned to any particular line throughout the tournament. A winger, Denis Parshin even centered the top line against Canada. Overall, the decisions made perfect sense, as Parshin and Shitikov have not shown enough during the training camp to merit their retainment. Additionally, both forwards are defensive liabilities due to their size and offensively minded style of play. Parshin struggled heftily last season at the U20 WJC, being relegated to the fourth line from Malkin’s second line. Not much has changed for him this season. Varlamov’s presence on the roster may give the Russian squad a long term goaltender, as he will be eligible for the U20 WJC through 2008. He may be the first Russian goaltender to hold the spot for multiple years since Andrei Medvedev (Calgary Flames), who lead Russia to two consecutive gold medals.

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Eugene Belashchenko recaps Team Russia's performance in the U20 World Junior Championships friendly game 1:8 loss to Team Canada. The article also discusses who will make the final roster and the futures of players who are currently on the bubble. READ MORE

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Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) discussed in a Gazeta.ru publication interview his prospects of competing at the Olympics in Turin, as well as his chances to finally win the gold medals at the U20 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, Canada. READ MORE

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Team Russia’s coaching staff has narrowed the Russian roster down to 22 players, who will accompany the team to Canada. Interestingly, two of the players will have to return to Russia once Roman Voloshenko (Minnesota Wild) and Alexander Radulov (Nashville Predators) join the squad. The final cuts included goalie Demidov, defensemen Vitali Anikienko (Ottawa Senators), Anton Belov, Roman Derlyuk (Florida Panthers), as well as forwards Igor Makarov, Goroshansky, and Alexander Bumagin. Belov and Bumagin were the two most surprising cuts, but were not shocking, as the two players have only recently returned from serious injuries and have not had a chance to regain their best form. Igor Makarov was also one of the bubble players favored to make the team, but in the end had to bow out to competition. One of the squad’s two goaltender’s Ivan Kasutin and Semen Varlamov will probably also leave the squad once Anton Khudobin (Minesota Wild) joins the team.

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Sergei Mikhalev: Fortunately, Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) will be with us (Soviet Sport Interview) READ MORE

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The Minnesota Wild cleared Roman Voloshenko to play for Team Russia at the U20 World Junior Championships later this month in Vancouver. The young forward has budded into an AHL sniper, netting 17 goals and adding 10 more assists in just 26 games. At the tournament, Voloshenko will likely be reunited with his former junior linemates Alexander Radulov (Nashville Predators) and Mikhail Yunkov (Washington Capitals).

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After weeks of speculation, Evgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) has finally been added to Russia's squad that will compete at the U20 World Junior Championships. A Globe and Mail article by Eric Duhatchek. READ MORE

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Today the U20 Team Russia's management announced the preliminary roster for the squad's WJC training camp. The outlined roster will be joined by Denis Khudobin, Alexander Radulov (Chicago Blackhawks) and Roman Voloshenko (Minnesota Wild) in Canada, as the young players are currently competing in the CHL and the AHL. According to the Russian team's general manager Valentin Anshin, the question regarding Evgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)'s participation in the tournament will be decided shortly.

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GOALIES: Ivan Kasutin ("Dizel"), Ilya Demidov ("Dinamo-Energiya"), Semen Varlamov ("Lokomotiv");
DEFENSEMEN: Kiril Lyamin (Ottawa Senators), Anton Belov (2006 NHL Entry Draft) (both - CSKA), Denis Bodrov, Alexander Emelin (Montreal Canadiens) (both - "Lada"), Andrei Zubarev (Atlanta Thrashers) ("Ak Bars"), Alexander Aksenenko ("Sibir"), Vyacheslav Buravchikov (Buffalo Sabres) ("Khimik"), Evgeny Biryukov ("Metallurg" Mg), Nikita Nikitin (St.Louis Blues) ("Avangard"), Vitali Anikeenko (Ottawa Senators) ("Neftekhimik"), Roman Derlyuk (Florida Panethers) (SKA) , Ivan Amakhin ("Lokomotiv"),
FORWARDS: Alexei Shirokov (2006 NHL Entry Draft), Nikolai Lemtyugov (St.Louis Blues), Denis Parshin (Colorado Avalanche), Andrei Ogorodnikov (New York Islanders) (all - CSKA), Gennadi Churilov (2006 NHL Entry Draft) (Lokomotiv), Enver Lisin (Phoenix Coyotes), Mikhail Yunkov (Washington Capitals) (all - "Ak Bars"), Ketov, Anton Krysanov (Phoenix Coyotes), Alexander Bumagin (2006 NHL Entry Draft) (all - "Lada"), Nikolai Kulemin ("Metallurg" Mg), Ilya Zubov (Ottawa Senators) ("Spartak"), Igor Makarov (2006 NHL Entry Draft), Goroshanskiy ("Soviet Wings"), Denis Istomin (Chicago Blackhawks) ("Vityaz"), Dmitri Shitikov ("Dinamo"), (Salavat Yulaev).