Strong performances for Russia's bronze medal-winning squad at the IIHF World Championship has earned a number of players a roster spot on the country's final 23-man World Cup roster, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced Friday.
Tournament leading scorer Vadim Shipachyov and linemate Evgeny Dadonov join the Russian squad after dominating on a line with Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks. Meanwhile, future Toronto Maple Leafsblue-liner Nikita Zaitsev made the team after being named a tournament All-Star.
Here's a look at the rest of the roster.
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Defensemen
Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens *
Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers
Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings *
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals
Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs *
Forwards
Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks
Evgeny Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks
Vadim Shipachyov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL) *
* Named to roster Friday
The World Cup is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.
