Ivan Fedotov called up to the national team

Coaching staff of the Russian national team announced the roster for the Kaufland Cup. Traktor`s goaltender Ivan Fedotov was listed in the roster and will present Chelyabinsk`s team at the tournament. It`s Fedotov`s second call for the national team. This season the goaltender had 26 games with 92.6 SVS%.

Goaltenders: Alexei Melnichuk (SKA), Ilya Konovalov (Lokomotiv), Ivan Fedotov (Traktor).

Defensemen: Nikolai Demidov (Sibir), Daniil Misyul (Lokomotiv), Daniil Pylenkov (Vityaz), Daniil Miromanov (SKA), Vadim Kudako, Makar Khabarov (both from Severstal), Akim Trishin (Spartak), Alexander Yakovenko (Jukurit, Finland).

Forwards: Аrtyom Manukyan (Avangard), Artyom Shevts-Rogovoi (SKA), Pavel Poryadin (Neftekhimik), Ilya Talaluyev (Spartak), Danila Moiseyev (Vityaz), Yegor Morozov (Severstal), Nikita Rtishchev, Maksim (both from CSKA), Pavel Dorofeyev (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Kirill Slepets (Dinamo Riga), Ilya Kruglov (Dynamo Moscow), Nikolai Kovalenko (Lokomotiv), Rodion Amirov (Salavat Yulaev).

The tournament will take place in Poprad, Slovakia, on February 6 - 8.  In the first game the Russian team will face Belarus and in the next one they`ll play against Slovakia.