Two HC Salavat Yulaev’s forwards are called up to Russian national team to play in Channel One Cup

UFA, 5 December 2018. /Bashinform News Agency, Natalia Ovcharuk/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/. The coaching staff of the Russian national team decided on the composition of the team to compete at the second stage of the Euro Tour - the Channel One Cup. The final bid included two forwards of the Ufa club “Salavat Yulaev” - captain Anton Burdasov and Alexander Kadeikin.

"Total, 29 hockey players were called up to the Russian team: three goalkeepers, nine defenders and 17 forwards", the Russian Ice Hockey Federation press service reports.

At the first stage of the Euro Tour, the coaching staff of the national team called up Alexander Kadeikin and Peter Khokhryakov. The latter could not take part in the Karjala Cup.

The schedule of matches of the Channel One Cup:

December 13 (Thursday)

20.45 Sweden - Russia

Finland - Czech Republic (away match, to be held in Tampere)

December 15 (Saturday)

13.30 Finland - Sweden

17.45 Russia - Czech Republic

December 16 (Sunday)

16.00 Czech Republic - Sweden

19.00 Russia - Finland (match in St. Petersburg), Ufa time.