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Urbanskog

Urbanskog

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Being the host country, what do you think that their roster will look like? Primarily KHL players from Dinamo Minsk, a few peeps from the BXL + Grabovski & Korobov?
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Charles Linglet - Geoff Platt - Dmitri Meleshko
Sergei Kostitsyn - Mikhail Grabovski - Andrei Kostitsyn
Konstantin Koltsov - Alexei Kalyuzhny - Sergei Demagin
Alexei Ugarov - Andrei Stas - Andrei Stepanov


Vladimir Denisov - Oleg Goroshko
Dmitry Korobov - Raman Hrabarenka
Nikolai Stasenko - Andrei Filichkin



Koval
Mezin
 
The roster should consist of these players with some defenders cut and some forwards cut as well.

Goaltenders:
Kevin Lalande (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Vitali Koval (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod- KHL)
Andrei Mezin (Avangard Omsk - KHL)


Defenders:
Pavel Chernook (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Andrei Filichkin (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Oleg Goroshko (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Ilya Kaznadey (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Yevgeni Nogachyov (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Ilya Shinkevich (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal Cherepovets - KHL)
Vladimir Denisov (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - KHL)
Raman Hrabarenka (Albany Devils - AHL)
Dmitry Korobov (Sycracuse Crunch - AHL)

Forwards:
Artyom Demkov (Elmira Jackals - ECHL)
Mikhail Grabovski (Washington Capitals - NHL)
Sergei Kostitsyn (Avangard Omsk - KHL)
Andrei Kostitsyn (Traktor Chelyabinsk - KHL)
Alexei Ugarov (Admiral Vladivostok - KHL)
Andrei Stepanov (Amur Khabarovsk - KHL)
Konstantin Koltsov (Atlant Mytishchi - KHL)
Sergei Demagin (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg - KHL)
Sergei Drozd (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Artur Gavrus (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Alexei Kalyuzhny (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Andrei Stas (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Yevgeni Kovyrshin (Severstal Cherepovets - KHL)
Geoff Platt (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Charles Linglet (Medvescak Zagreb - KHL)
Dmitri Meleshko (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
 
Grabovski said:
Geoff Platt (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
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Playing for Lokomotiv now.

Anyway, if everyone turns up, Belarus as always can have a really good roster. Seeing that it will be home tournament, maybe even Kostitsyn brothers will get their act together for this one.
 
Belarus held its 3rd training camp of the season last week in Minsk. The training camp consisted of:

goaltender: Andrei Mezi (Avangard Omsk), Vitaly Belinsky (Yunost Minsk);

defensemen: Andrei Antonov (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, Russia), Oleg Goroshko, Andrei Filichkin, Ilya Kaznadei, Yevgeny Nogachev, Ivan Usenko (all – Dinamo Minsk, KHL), Andrei Karev (Yunost Minsk), Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal Cherepovets);

forwards: Alexei Volkov (Yunost Minsk), Artur Gavrus, Sergei Drozd, Alexei Yefimenko, Alexei Kalyuzhny, Alexander Kitarov, Nikita Osipov, Andrei Stas (all – Dinamo Minsk, KHL), Anton Yeliseyenko (Metallurg Zhlobin), Artyom Kislyi (Toros Neftekamsk, Russia), Yevgeny Kovyrshin (Severstal Cherepovets, KHL), Nikita Komarov (Titan Klin, Russia), Geoff Platt (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl).
 
Grabovski said:
The roster should consist of these players with some defenders cut and some forwards cut as well.

Goaltenders:
Kevin Lalande (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Vitali Koval (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod- KHL)
Andrei Mezin (Avangard Omsk - KHL)


Defenders:
Pavel Chernook (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Andrei Filichkin (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Oleg Goroshko (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Ilya Kaznadey (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Yevgeni Nogachyov (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Ilya Shinkevich (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Nikolai Stasenko (Severstal Cherepovets - KHL)
Vladimir Denisov (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod - KHL)
Raman Hrabarenka (Albany Devils - AHL)
Dmitry Korobov (Sycracuse Crunch - AHL)

Forwards:
Artyom Demkov (Elmira Jackals - ECHL)
Mikhail Grabovski (Washington Capitals - NHL)
Sergei Kostitsyn (Avangard Omsk - KHL)
Andrei Kostitsyn (Traktor Chelyabinsk - KHL)
Alexei Ugarov (Admiral Vladivostok - KHL)
Andrei Stepanov (Amur Khabarovsk - KHL)
Konstantin Koltsov (Atlant Mytishchi - KHL)
Sergei Demagin (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg - KHL)
Sergei Drozd (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Artur Gavrus (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Alexei Kalyuzhny (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Andrei Stas (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Yevgeni Kovyrshin (Severstal Cherepovets - KHL)
Geoff Platt (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
Charles Linglet (Medvescak Zagreb - KHL)
Dmitri Meleshko (Dinamo Minsk - KHL)
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Are you sure about Linglet. Did he spend two calendar years in Belarus?
 
As morally questionable as it might be, naturalizing a number of foreigners has increased the quality of the Belarusian and Kazakhstani national teams. At least on paper.

The Belarusian team looks surprisingly decent, especially if all of their best players will make it this time (I haven't checked, if their NHLers/AHLers will make the play-offs this year).


By the way, Group B looks really even. Switzerland, Germany, Latvia, Belarus, Kazakhstan can all beat each other, while the US can realistically end up being relegated, if they're going to send NHL scrubs and AHL/major junior/collegiate players again. :)
 
Grabovski said:
He played in for Dinamo Minsk from 2011 till 2013.
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Yes,but afaik player need to spend two calendar years in country (and club) he wants to represent it. I know that because one cronuck failed to fulifil two years in medvescak for just one week as he signed with another club and now he cant play for croatia (Kinasewich).
 
Looking forward to this year's Worlds.

Even have some thoughts about booking a flight.

Are all the games in Minsk?
 
Since nobody posted the roster here yet

1 G Vitali Koval Torpedo Novgorod
31 G Andrei Mezin Avangard Omsk
35 G Kevin Lalande Dinamo Minsk
5 D Nikolai Stasenko Severstal Cherepovets
7 D Vladimir Denisov Torpedo Novgorod
11 D Andrei Karev Yunost Minsk
25 D Oleg Yevenko Lowell River Hawks
57 D Ivan Usenko Dinamo Minsk
89 D Dmitry Korobov Syracuse Crunch
91 D Kirill Gotovets Milwaukee Admirals
92 D Roman Graborenko Albany Devils
16 F Geoff Platt Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
17 F Alexei Kalyuzhny Dinamo Minsk
18 F Alexei Ugarov Admiral Vladivostok
23 F Andrei Stas Dinamo Minsk
27 F Alexei Yefimenko Dinamo Minsk
28 F Konstantin Koltsov Atlant Moscow Oblast
37 F Nikita Osipov Metallurg Zhlobin
46 F Andrei Kostitsyn Traktor Chelyabinsk
61 F Andrei Stepanov Amur Khabarovsk
73 F Artem Volkov Yunost Minsk
74 F Sergei Kostitsyn Avangard Omsk
77 F Alexander Kitarov Dinamo Minsk
84 F Mikhail Grabovski Washington Capitals
88 F Evgeni Kovyrshin Severstal Cherepovets
 
Nice to see Korobov with Belarus, one more interesting player to watch :nod:
 
What happened to Charles Linglet? Eliteprospects lists him as Belarus citizen.
 
A team made of almost KHLers, good KHLers also + playing at home, I guess the matches will be full and good support? For sure this team can hurt the bigger teams.
 
TheFatOne said:
A team made of almost KHLers, good KHLers also + playing at home, I guess the matches will be full and good support? For sure this team can hurt the bigger teams.
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Probably. Finnish fans told that it's cheaper to Fly in and back from belarus, stay there two weeks and watch few games, than only watch two games in Finland. I hope we (you and us) never get World Championships again unless they make agreement on ticket price cap.
 
ON paper this is a very solid team. If playing home, will actually help them, they can make some surprises. :)
 
What look like theirs practice lines? Grabo with Kostitsyn brothers or sth different?
 
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