Russians announce World Championship roster

Alexanders Ovechkin and Frolov of the Russian National Team
(Alexander Fedorov/Sport Express photo)

Earlier today, the roster for the Russian National Team was announced, for what surely will be the winning team (*wink wink*) at the IIHF World Championships in Moscow:

Goaltenders:
Vasily Koshechkin (Lada Togliatti)
Alexander Eremenko (Ak Bars Kazan)

Defensemen:
Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadiens)
Sergei Gonchar (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Alexei Emelin (Lada Togliatti)
Maxim Kondratiev (Lada Togliatti)
Denis Grebeshkov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars Kazan)
Vitaly Proshkin (Ak Bars Kazan)

Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers)
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Alexander Frolov (Los Angeles Kings)
Alexander Radulov (Nashville Predators)
Nikolai Kulemin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Sergei Zinovjev (Ak Bars Kazan)
Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars Kazan)
Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars Kazan)
Alexander Kharitonov (Dynamo Moscow)
Petr Schastlivy (Khimik Voskresensk) - team captain
Ivan Nepriayev (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)

To follow the latest news on the IIHF World Championships, which start tomorrow (April 27th), go here.