February 4, 2000

Globan Cup

The head coach of the Russian team, Alexander Yakushev, announced the extended list of candidates for the Russian team which will compete at the fourth stage of The Four Nations tournament named "Globan Cup" held in Sweden on February 8-13.

Goalies:  Ilya Bryzgalov (Lada Togliatti), goaltenders Egor Podomatsky (Torpedo Yaroslavl), Maxim Sokolov (SKA St. Petersburg).

Defensemen: former Jet, Red Wing, Shark Sergei Bautin (Nurnsburg Ice Tigers, Germany), Alexander Zhdan, Dimitri Bykov (both AkBars Kazan) Dimitry Krasotkin (Torpedo Yaroslavl), Yuri Kuznetsov (Syaipa, Finland) teammates Montreal draftee Andrei Markov and St. Louis draftee Alexander Khavanov (both Dynamo Moscow), teammates Oleg Shargorodsky and Dallas draftee Yevgeny Petrochinin (Metallurg Novokuznetsk), Dimitri Ryabykin (Avangard Omsk) and former Senator Dimitri Filimonov (Molot-Prikamie Perm).

Forwards: former NHLers Valeri Karpov (representative of Metallurg Magnitogorsk), former NHLer as well Sergei Petrenko (Metallurg Novokuznetsk/ former Vitkovitse, Check Republick), Sergey Zinovyev (Metallurg Novokuznetsk), Alexander Prokopiev, former Maple Leaf Alexei Kudashov, Alexander Kuvaldin, Alexander Kharitonov (all Dynamo Moscow), teammates Nashvil draftee Denis Arkhipov and Yuri Dobryshkin (AkBars Kazan), Maxim Sushinsky, Dimitri Zatonsky, Ravil Yakubov (all representatives of Avangard Omsk), Calgary draftee Dimitri Vlasenkov (Torpedo Yaroslavl), Alexei Koznev (SKA St. Petersburg), Yevgeny Akhmetov, Nickolay Bardin, Alexandre Gulyavtsev, Yevgeny Fedorov (all representatives of Molot-Prikamye Perm).

Six rookies were called up for a try out in the national team. They are Yevgeny Akhmetov, Nickolay Bardin, Alexandre Gulyavtsev, Yevgeny Fedorov, Ilya Bryzgalov, Sergey Zinovyev. The last three ones are silver medallists of team Russia at the 1999/2000 World Junior Championships.

Detroit draftee Pavel Datsuk (Ak Bars Kazan/ former Dynamo-Energiya Ekaterinsburg) is still unfortunately recovering from an injury. It was decided not to call up the following representatives of Metallurg Magnitogorsk: Washington draftee Sergey Tertishny, former NHLers Ravil Gusmanov and Maxim Bets because their team will compete on February 5-6 in Switzerland in the prestigious European club tournament named Euroleague.

Finally, only 23 players will remain on the roster of team Russia for the tournament of the "Globan Cup". On February 7 the final decision will be made who is unwanted on the roster.

Denis Neznanov
HockeyZone's Russian Correspondent