2012 World Junior Championship

Host Cities: Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
December 26, 2011 – January 5, 2012
RESULT: SILVER MEDAL

One year after winning the gold medal in an exhilarating comeback against Canada, Russia came to these world juniors with almost an entirely new roster, with team captain Evgeni Kuznetsov being the only returning player. Coach Valeri Bragin included a record six players from the Canadian junior leagues on the team, including the potential no. 1 NHL draft pick Nail Yakupov. Russia began the tournament on a confident note, giving up only one goal in its first three games and destroying Latvia 14-0. In this game, Kuznetsov came one point short of tying Peter Forsberg’s record for the most points (ten) in a single world junior championship game. Leading Sweden 3-0 in its following game, Russia collapsed in the third period and lost 4-3 in overtime, forcing the team to play a quarterfinal match against the Czechs. The quarterfinal featured the best goaltending battle of the tournament with 17-year old Andrei Vasilevski and Czech goalie Petr Mrazek both putting on world-class performances. After eliminating the Czechs in a tight victory, Russia had to face a relaxed Canada in the semifinal the next day. Russia’s fatigue didn’t factor until the third period, as the team took a commanding 6-1 lead with only 12 minutes left to play and garbage being thrown on the ice by the disappointed Canadian fans. That was when Canada launched one of the most amazing comeback attempts in the history of Russia-Canada confrontations. The team in red scored four goals in the span of five minutes, forcing the excellent Vasilevski to be replaced in net by Andrei Makarov. Canada worked until the final second to try tie the game, but Russia held on to win 6-5. Given that Russia was outshot by more than a 2-1 margin, it is fair to say that goaltending once again saved the team. Facing Sweden for the gold medal, Russia clearly had not physically or mentally recovered from the semifinal. It took the Russian offense 13 minutes to register a single shot on goal. Sweden had nearly total puck control and fired a whopping 58 shots on Makarov, but the scoreless game did not truly open up until the final ten minutes, when both teams launched one dangerous attack after another. Sweden dominated the overtime period and deservedly won the game after a Russian turnover enabled Mika Zibanejad to face Makarov one-on-one and score the game’s only goal. Sweden’s win was its first world junior gold medal in 31 years. It was unfortunate that Russia did not find its usual up-tempo game, but given that most of its players were just 17 and 18 years old, they will have another chance to fight for gold next year on home ice. After the game, Kuznetsov was named the tournament MVP, best forward, and member of the media all-star team.

Game 1: Russia 3 – Switzerland 0
Goals: Khokhlachev, Gusev (Kosov, Grigorenko), Grigorenko (Kucherov, Gusev)
Shots: Russia 30 – Switzerland 40
Saves: Vasilevski 40 – Wof 27
PIM: Russia 8 – Switzerland 6

Game 2: Russia 3 – Slovakia 1
Goals: Ozhiganov (Yakupov, Kosov), Naumenkov (Zemchenko), Kucherov (Grigorenko, Nesterov) – Bubela
Shots: Russia 40 – Slovakia 32
Saves: Makarov 31 – Simboch 37
PIM: Russia 20 – Slovakia 2

Game 3: Russia 14 – Latvia 0
Goals: Grigorenko (Kucherov, Gusev), Sergeyev (Yakupov, Arzamastsev), Kuznetsov (Yakupov, Antipin), Kuznetsov (Gusev, Nesterov), Zheldakov (Kuznetsov, Gusev), Gusev (Kuznetsov, Nesterov), Gusev (Kucherov, Kuznetsov), Kulikov (Kuznetsov, Zemchenko), Khokhlachev (Yakupov, Naumenkov), Kuznetsov (Gusev, Kucherov), Zemchenko (Kulikov, Kuznetsov), Kosov (Apalkov, Barbashev), Khokhlachev (Telegin, Antipin), Nesterov (Gusev, Kuznetsov)
Shots: Russia 50 – Latvia 30
Saves: Vasilevski 30 – Merzlikins 36
PIM: Russia 10 – Latvia 10

Game 4: Russia 3 – Sweden 4 (OT)
Goals: Zemchenko (Yakupov), Kosov (Barbashev, Apalkov), Telegin – Klefbom (Larsson), Rakell (Nemeth, Larsson), Friberg (Brodin, Nordstrom), Nordstrom (Nemeth, Friberg)
Shots: Russia 26 – Sweden 55
Saves: Vasilevski 51 – Gustafsson 23
PIM: Russia 16 – Sweden 4

Quarterfinal: Russia 2 – Czech Republic 1
Goals: Apalkov (Barbashev, Arzamastsev), Zheldakov (Kucherov) – Culek (Hertl, Jaskin)
Shots: Russia 45 – Czech Republic 39
Saves: Vasilevski 38 – Mrazek 43
PIM: Russia 4 – Czech Republic 2

Semifinal: Russia 6 – Canada 5
Goals: Kuznetsov (Yakupov), Nesterov (Zheldakov), Kuznetsov (Khokhlachev, Yakupov), Kuznetsov (Yakupov, Sergeyev), Khokhlachev (Kuznetsov, Yakupov), Kucherov (Grigorenko, Zemchenko) – Connolly (Hamilton, Huberdeau), Hamilton (Sheifele, Strome), Schwartz (Gallagher), Gallagher (Hamilton), Gormley (Gallagher)
Shots: Russia 24 – Canada 56
Saves: Vasilevski 44/49, Makarov 7/7 – Wedgewood 9/13, Visentin 9/11
PIM: Russia 16 – Canada 54

Final: Sweden 1 (OT) – Russia 0
Goals: Zibanejad (Nemeth)
Shots: Sweden 58 – Russia 17
Saves: Gustafsson 17 – Makarov 57
PIM: Sweden 4 – Russia 8

Team Stats:

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
D #3   Artyom Sergeyev	7	1	1	2	+1	12
D #4   Viktor Antipin	7	0	2	2	+5	2
D #6   Mikhail Naumenkov	7	1	1	2	+2	8
D #7   Igor Ozhiganov	7	1	0	1	+3	4
D #12 Grigori Zheldakov	7	2	1	3	+6	4
D #24 Zakhar Arzamastsev	7	0	2	2	+2	2
D #26 Ildar   Isangulov	6	0	0	0	+2	6
D #29   Nikita Nesterov	7	2	3	5	+7	6
F #8   Nikita Gusev	7	3	6	9	+5	0
F #9   Nikita Kucherov	7	2	5	7	+4	2
F #10   Nail Yakupov	7	0	9	9	+4	6
F #14   Daniil Apalkov	7	1	2	3	+2	0
F #15   Pavel Kulikov	7	1	1	2	+3	2
F #16   Ignat Zemchenko	7	2	3	5	+4	2
F #17   Mikhail Grigorenko	6	2	3	5	+2	0
F #18   Yaroslav Kosov	7	2	2	4	+5	0
F #19   Alexander Khokhlachev	7	4	1	5	+5	6
F #22   Sergei Barbashev	7	0	3	3	+2	0
F #23   Ivan Telegin	6	1	1	2	0	12
F #25   Evgeni Kuznetsov (C)	7	6	7	13	+6	4
Goaltender	GP	W	L	GAA	Save %	SO
G #1   Sergei Kostenko	0	0	0	0	0	0
G #20   Andrei Makarov	3	1	1	0.88	97.9	0
G #30   Andrei Vasilevski	5	4	1	2.01	95.3	2

Photo Gallery:

Mikhail Grigorenko fires a shot

Captain Kuznetsov scored two hat-tricks and was named the tournament MVP

Nail Yakupov attacks the Czechs

Vasilevski’s heroics carried Russia to the final

Russia celebrates its semifinal victory in another Russia-Canada classic

Sweden’s golden goal on Makarov

Semyon Varlamov

Team: Colorado Avalanche
Number: 1
Position: Goaltender
Height: 6’2”/189 cm
Weight: 209 lbs/95 kg
Catches: Left
Born: April 27, 1988 in Samara, RUS
Drafted: Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1^st round (23^rd overall) of the 2006 Entry Draft

Strengths: Varlamov is a prototypical butterfly-style goaltender with excellent reflexes, flexibility, and size. Varlamov has a very good save percentage early into his NHL career and is a promising number-one goaltender.

Weaknesses: So far, injuries and inconsistency have prevented Varlamov from playing a full NHL season as a starting goalie. Varlamov’s puckhandling skills are his main weakness.

Biography:  Coming soon…

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	W	L	T	OL	GAA	Save %	SO
2004-05	Lokomotiv-2   Yaroslavl (RHL-3)	8					2.43		1
2005-06	Lokomotiv-2   Yaroslavl (RHL-3)	33					2.02		8
2006-07	Lokomotiv-2   Yaroslavl (RHL-3)	2					1.50		0
2006-07	Lokomotiv   Yaroslavl	33					2.17		3
2007-08	Lokomotiv   Yaroslavl	44					2.45		3
2008-09	Hershey   (AHL)	27	19	7	1		2.40	92.0	2
2008-09	Washington	6	4	0		1	2.37	91.8	0
2009-10	Hershey   (AHL)	3	3	0	0		1.95	93.3	0
2009-10	Washington	26	15	4		6	2.55	90.9	2
2010-11	Hershey   (AHL)	3	2	1	0		3.36	85.5	0
2010-11	Washington	27	11	9		5	2.23	92.4	2
Totals	RSL   Reg. Season	77					2.33		6
Totals	RSL   Playoffs	22					2.00		5
Totals	NHL   Reg. Season	59	30	13		12	2.39	91.7	4
Totals	NHL   Playoffs	19	10	9			2.49	91.5	2

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GAA	SO
2005	World U18	2	2	0	0	3.52	0
2005	World   U18	2	2	0	0	2.50	0
2006	World U20	1	1	0	0	1.00	0
2007	World   U20	6	5	1	0	1.51	2
2010	Olympic   Games	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	World   Championship	5	4	1	0	1.41	1
Totals	U18   Level	4	4	0	0		0
Totals	U20   Level	7	6	1	0	1.44	2
Totals	Senior   Level	5	4	1	0	1.41	1

Photo Gallery:

Varlamov made to the Superleague finals with Lokomotiv

Varlamov made an immediate impact with the Washington Capitals

Varlamov at the 2010 World Championship

In 2011, Varlamov’s Capitals beat the Penguins in the outdoor Winter Classic

Varlamov is now a member of the Colorado Avalanche

Nikolai Kulemin

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Number: 41
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6’1”/186 cm
Weight: 225 lbs/102 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: July 14, 1986 in Magnitogorsk, RUS
Drafted: Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2006 Entry Draft

Strengths: Kulemin is an effective defensively-responsible forward with plenty of speed, grit, and a heavy shot. He rarely gives up fighting for the puck, fits in well on any line he is assigned to, and is reliable in any situation in the game.

Weaknesses: While Kulemin has proved that he is a 30-goal scorer, he sometimes falls into long dry spells throughout the season. He doesn’t seem to take as many shots on net as he is capable of.

Biography: Like his friend and fellow NHL star Evgeni Malkin, Nikolai Kulemin was born and raised in the steelmaking city of Magnitogorsk in the southern Ural Mountains. As a teenager, Kulemin developed with the local Metallurg hockey school and made it to the professional league at the age of 17. In 2004, Kulemin was a member of Russia’s team that won gold at the under-18 championship. In his third professional season, Kulemin was transferred to Magnitogorsk’s main club, which played in the Russian Superleague. The 2006-07 season was a breakthrough year for Nikolai. Not only did his Metallurg win the Superleague championship, but he was also named the league MVP after tallying 27 goals in 54 games. After one more productive season in Russia, Kulemin moved on to play in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team that had drafted him in 2006. Nikolai became one of the few players in Leafs history to score in his first NHL game – it was the gamewinning goal against the Detroit Red Wings. Nikolai’s adjustment to North American hockey and life was eased by the presence of three other Russian speakers on the Maple Leafs – Nikolai Antropov, Alexei Ponikarovsky, and Mikhail Grabovski. Towards the end of the 2009-10 season, Kulemin was promoted to his team’s first line with sniper Phil Kessel and centre Tyler Bozak. In 2010-11, Kulemin emerged as the Leafs’ hardest working player and one of the league’s best two-way forwards. His line with Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur was the team’s most consistent and also arguably the NHL’s most productive second line. Nikolai also broke the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career. In just his fourth NHL season, Nikolai is already the longest-tenured player in Toronto. Kulemin has also played for Russia in four world championship tournaments and has won silver and bronze medals.

Club Stats:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
2003-04	Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk (RHL-3)	43	8	18	26		91
2004-05	Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk (RHL-3)	43	9	13	22		44
2005-06	Metallurg-2 Magnitogorsk (RHL-3)	4	3	1	3		6
2005-06	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	31	5	7	12		8
2006-07	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	54	27	12	39		42
2007-08	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	57	21	12	33		63
2008-09	Toronto (AHL)	5	0	0	0		0
2008-09	Toronto	73	15	16	31	-8	18
2009-10	Toronto	78	16	20	36	0	16
2010-11	Toronto	82	30	27	57	+7	26
Totals	RHL Reg. Season	142	53	31	84		113
Totals	RHL Playoffs	37	14	7	21		45
Totals	NHL Reg. Season	233	61	63	124	-1	60
Totals	NHL Playoffs	0	0	0	0	0	0

National Team Stats:

Year	Tournament	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2004	World U18	6	0	2	2	2
2006	World U20	4	4	2	6	25
2006	World Championship	7	1	3	4	2
2007	World Championship	9	2	1	3	0
2010	World Championship	9	3	2	5	25
2011	World Championship	9	1	0	1	2
Totals	U18 Level	6	0	2	2	2
Totals	U20 Level	4	4	2	6	25
Totals	Senior Level	34	7	6	13	29

Photo Gallery:

Nikolai played two great seasons for his hometown Metallurg

At the 2006 World Junior Championship

Kulemin celebrates a goal against Canada at the 2010 Worlds

Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski are frequent collaborators on Toronto goals

The longest-serving current Maple Leaf

Remembering Lokomotiv

In memory of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team that perished in the air crash of September 7, 2011.

Roster:

Remembrance patch on KHL jerseys

#1 Stefan Liv

#3 Pavel Trakhanov

#4 Karel Rachunek

#11 Alexander Galimov

#13 Daniil Sobchenko

#15 Jan Marek

#17 Ivan Tkachenko

#18 Alexander Vasyunov

#20 Robert Dietrich

#21 Gennady Churilov

#23 Nikita Klyukin

#24 Ruslan Salei

#28 Alexander Kalyanin

#32 Sergei Ostapchuk

#35 Alexander Vyukhin

#37 Karlis Skrastins

#38 Pavol Demitra

#39 Mikhail Balandin

#52 Maxim Shuvalov

#57 Vitali Anikeenko

#63 Josef Vasicek

#69 Pavel Snurnitsyn

#72 Artem Yarchuk

#74 Marat Kalimulin

#81 Yuri Urychev

#83 Andrei Kiryukhin

Head coach Brad McCrimmon

Assistant coach Igor Korolev

Assistant coach Alexander Karpovtsev

Assistant coach Nikolai Krivonosov

Number	Player	Position	Date of Birth	Place of Birth
1	Stefan Liv	G	12/21/1980	Gdynia, POL
3	Pavel Trakhanov	D	03/21/1978	Moscow, RUS
4	Karel Rachunek	D	08/27/1979	Zlin, CZE
11	Alexander Galimov	F	05/02/1985	Yaroslavl, RUS
13	Daniil Sobchenko	F	04/13/1991	Kiev, UKR
15	Jan Marek	F	12/31/1979	Jindrichuv-Hradec, CZE
17	Ivan Tkachenko	F	11/09/1979	Yaroslavl, RUS
18	Alexander Vasyunov	F	04/22/1988	Yaroslavl, RUS
20	Robert Dietrich	D	07/25/1986	Ordzhonikidze, KAZ
21	Gennady Churilov	F	05/05/1987	Magnitogorsk, RUS
23	Nikita Klyukin	F	11/10/1989	Rybinsk, RUS
24	Ruslan Salei	D	11/02/1974	Minsk, BLR
28	Alexander Kalyanin	F	09/24/1987	Chelyabinsk, RUS
32	Sergei Ostapchuk	F	03/19/1990	Novopolotsk, BLR
35	Alexander Vyukhin	G	01/09/1973	Ekaterinburg, RUS
37	Karlis Skrastins	D	07/09/1974	Riga, LAT
38	Pavol Demitra	F	11/29/1974	Dubnica, CZE
39	Mikhail Balandin	D	07/27/1980	Lipetsk, RUS
52	Maxim Shuvalov	D	04/23/1993	Rybinsk, RUS
57	Vitali Anikeenko	D	01/02/1987	Kiev, UKR
63	Josef Vasicek	F	09/12/1980	Havlickuv Brod, CZE
72	Artem Yarchuk	F	05/03/1990	Yaroslavl, RUS
74	Marat Kalimulin	D	08/12/1988	Togliatti, RUS
81	Yuri Urychev	D	04/03/1991	Yaroslavl, RUS
83	Andrei Kiryukhin	F	08/04/1987	Yaroslavl, RUS
	Brad McCrimmon	Coach	03/29/1959	Dodsland, CAN
	Alexander Karpovtsev	Coach	04/07/1970	Moscow, RUS
	Igor Korolev	Coach	09/06/1970	Moscow, RUS
	Nikita Krivonosov	Trainer	07/07/1980	Minsk, BLR

2011 World Championship

Host Cities: Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia
April 29 – May 15, 2011
RESULT: 4th PLACE

This tournament brought Russia’s four-year medal streak at the World Hockey Championships to an end. Russia entered the tournament with a weaker group of players than in 2010, but still brought plenty of familiar faces, with only two players (Vladimir Tarasenko and Nikolai Belov) making their WC debut. Plenty of weaknesses became apparent as Russia struggled right from the opening game, getting shut-out by Germany, and in subsequent tight victories against lesser hockey powers like Slovenia and Denmark. The coaching staff entrusted Evgeni Nabokov to be the starting goaltender. Having sat out most of the season, Nabokov was not in ideal shape and suffered a leg injury in the fourth game, forcing Konstantin Barulin of KHL’s Atlant to handle the remaining games. Russia was also set back by an underwhelming group of centres, a struggling powerplay, undisciplined play from Alexei Emelin and Evgeni Artyukhin, and a faulty defense. Alexander Ovechkin was parachuted in to boost the offense, but he did not register a single point. After losing its remaining round-robin games to the Czech Republic and Finland, Russia faced off against the young and talented Canadian team in the quarterfinals. As usual, this matchup provided for the most entertaining hockey of the tournament, with Canada leading 1-0 midway through the third period. Alexei Kaigorodov then deked through the Canadian defence and scored a beautiful shorthanded goal to tie the game. A few minutes later, Ilya Kovalchuk sniped in the game-winner from Alexander Radulov’s pass. This tandem was Russia’s main highlight in the tournament. By defeating Canada in the quarters for the second straight year, Russia did not have enough energy and willpower to maintain such tempo for the rest of the tournament and went on to lose in the semifinal to Finland and in the bronze-medal game to the Czechs (this turn of events resembled the 2006 Olympics for Russia). What is especially concerning is that Russia lost five games out of nine. While Vyacheslav Bykov’s record as Russia’s coach is still an impressive 40 wins to 9 losses, a fourth place finish is clearly a disappointment.

Game 1: Germany 2 – Russia 0
Goals: Greilinger (Braun), Reimer
Shots: Germany 27 – Russia 31
Saves: Endras 31 – Nabokov 25
PIM: Germany 6 – Russia 4

Game 2: Russia 6 – Slovenia 4
Goals: Atyushov (Kovalchuk, Radulov), Afinogenov (Korneev), Kulikov (Kaigorodov), Artyukhin (Afinogenov, Kaigorodov), Radulov (Kovalchuk, Gorovikov), Zinoviev (Zaripov) – Hebar (Gregorc), Golicic (Sivic, M. Hocevar), Golicic (M. Hocevar), Pajic (Tavzelj)
Shots: Russia 25 – Slovenia 35
Saves: Nabokov 31 – A. Hocevar 19
PIM: Russia 33 – Slovenia 6

Game 3: Russia 4 – Slovakia 3
Goals: Radulov (Kovalchuk, Tyutin), Nikulin (Kovalchuk, Tyutin), Nikulin (Kovalchuk), Morozov (Atyushov, Kaigorodov) – Satan (Nagy, Jurcina), Gaborik (Demitra), Nagy (Majesky, Visnovsky)
Shots: Russia 31 – Slovakia 32
Saves: Nabokov 17/20, Barulin 12/12 – Halak 27
PIM: Russia 8 – Slovakia 14

Game 4: Russia 4 – Denmark 3
Goals: Zinoviev (Nikulin, Zaripov), Zinoviev (Morozov, Zaripov), Zinoviev (Zaripov, Morozov), Artyukhin (Korneev, Kalinin) – Hardt (Starkov), Boedker (Hersby), Hardt (Starkov)
Shots: Russia 40 – Denmark 22
Saves: Nabokov 15/18, Barulin 4/4 – Andersen 36
PIM: Russia 14 – Denmark 6

Game 5: Czech Republic 3 – Russia 2
Goals: Voracek (Rolinek, Skoula), Jagr (Plekanec), Plekanec – Tereshchenko (Atyushov, Radulov), Zaripov (Kalinin, Zinoviev)
Shots: Czech Republic 33 – Russia 26
Saves: Pavelec 24 – Barulin 30
PIM: Czech Republic 8 – Russia 16

Game 6: Finland 3 (SO) – Russia 2
Goals: Koivu (Puistola), Niskala (Immonen) – Kulemin (Kulikov, Artyukhin), Nikulin (Zaripov, Morozov)
Shots: Finland 32 – Russia 35
Saves: Vehanen 3/5, Lassila 30/30 – Barulin 29
PIM: Finland 12 – Russia 12

Quarterfinal: Russia 2 – Canada 1
Goals: Kaigorodov, Kovalchuk (Radulov, Kalinin) – Spezza (Pietrangelo)
Shots: Russia 20 – Canada 37
Saves: Barulin 36 – Bernier 18
PIM: Russia 10 – Canada 12

Semifinal: Finland 3 – Russia 0
Goals: Granlund (Immonen), Lajunen, Immonen (Granlund)
Shots: Finland 29 – Russia 30
Saves: Vehanen 30 – Barulin 26
PIM: Finland 12 – Russia 10

Bronze medal game: Czech Republic 7 – Russia 4
Goals: Cervenka, Prucha (Rolinek, Marek), Prucha, Cervenka (Prucha), Plekanec (Cervenka), Marek, Plekanec (Jagr, Cervenka) – Kovalchuk (Radulov, Tyutin), Kulikov (Afinogenov, Gorovikov), Kovalchuk (Radulov, Zinoviev), Tarasenko (Zinoviev, Korneev)
Shots: Czech Republic 28 – Russia 43
Saves: Pavelec 39 – Barulin 21
PIM: Czech Republic 4 – Russia 6

Team Stats:

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM
D #5 Ilya Nikulin	9	3	1	4	0	2
D #7 Dmitry Kalinin	9	0	3	3	+4	4
D #22 Konstantin Korneev	9	0	3	3	+3	0
D #37 Denis Grebeshkov	2	0	0	0	+1	0
D #43 Dmitry Kulikov	9	2	1	3	-3	4
D #44 Nikolai Belov	6	0	0	0	+1	4
D #51 Fedor Tyutin	9	0	3	3	-3	0
D #74 Alexei Emelin	9	0	0	0	-5	29
F #8 Alexander Ovechkin	5	0	0	0	-3	4
F #21 Konstantin Gorovikov	9	0	2	2	-1	2
F #23 Alexei Tereshchenko	8	1	0	1	-5	2
F #25 Danis Zaripov	9	1	5	6	0	0
F #41 Nikolai Kulemin	9	1	0	1	-4	2
F #42 Sergei Zinoviev	9	4	3	7	+2	4
F #47 Alexander Radulov (A)	9	2	5	7	-1	6
F #49 Evgeni Artyukhin	9	2	1	3	0	24
F #55 Alexei Kaigorodov	8	1	3	4	0	2
F #61 Maxim Afinogenov	9	1	2	3	+2	6
F #71 Ilya Kovalchuk (A)	9	3	5	8	-1	6
F #91 Vladimir Tarasenko	6	1	0	1	-3	0
F #95 Alexei Morozov (C)	9	1	3	4	-1	8
Goaltender	GP	W	L	GAA	Save %	SO
G #20 Evgeni Nabokov	4	2	1	3.60	88.0	0
G #83 Vasili Koshechkin	0	0	0	0	0	0
G #84 Konstantin Barulin	7	2	4	2.80	90.8	0

Photo Gallery:

Evgeni Artyukhin was Russia’s primary agitator

Konstantin Barulin replaced the injured Evgeni Nabokov as Russia’s main goalie

Nikulin, Ovechkin and Afinogenov line up for a face-off

Alexei Kaigorodov beats Canada’s Jonathan Bernier

Memories of 2008: Kovalchuk kills Canada again