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Capitals prospect Alexander Alexeyev named to Team Russia roster for 2018 Canada Russia Series

By Donya Abramo

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November 3, 2018 1:54 pm

On Friday, the Canadian Hockey League in association with the Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced the rosters for the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series.

The six-game series will take place between November 5-15, and features players from across the KHL, WHL, OHL, and the QMJHL. The series is also part of the selection process that Canada and Russia will use to choose their teams for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Washington Capitals prospect Alexander Alexeyev — who was recently named the WHL’s Player of the Week — will play for Team Russia. He’ll play for Team Russia in their games in Western Canada on November 5 in Kamloops and November 6 in Vancouver. All six of the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series games will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

Capitals’ 2018 third-round pick Riley Sutter was also selected to the WHL’s roster.

Alexeyev was also part of Team Russia’s roster at the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series, and recorded six penalty minutes across two games.

In 15 games with the Red Deer Rebels, Alexeyev has tallied seven goals and 13 assists, and is the second-highest scoring defenseman in the league. The Red Deer Rebels are currently top the WHL’s Central Division with a 10-4-1 record.

The Capitals selected 18-year-old Alexeyev with the 31st pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Alexeyev made an impression with head coach Todd Reirden, and was the Capital’s standout defenseman during the prospect showcase in Florida over the summer.

Here are the full rosters for the series.
2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series – Team Russia:
Most recent club team listed in brackets

Team Russia

Forwards:
Aryom Galimov (Bars Kazan) – VHL
Evgeny Kanitsky (Metallurg Novokuznetsk) – VHL
Maxim Marushev (Bars Kazan) – VHL
Ivan Muranov (Dynamo Moscow) – KHL
Artyom Nikolaev (SKA-Neva St. Petersburg) – VHL
Bulat Shafigullin (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) – KHL
Nikita Shashkov (Sibir Novosibirsk) – KHL
Pavel Shen (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – KHL
Kirill Slepets (Lada Togliatti) – VHL
Stepan Starkov (HK Sochi) – KHL
Vladislav Tsitsyura (SKA-1946 St. Petersburg) – MHL
Alexander Yaremchuk (Avangard Omsk) – KHL

Defencemen:
Vaniamin Baranov (MHK Dynamo Moscow) – MHL
Danila Galenyuk (SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova) – MHL
Evgeny Kalabushkin (SKA-1946 St. Petersburg) – MHL
Alexander Lyakhov (Tolpar Ufa) – MHL
Saveliy Olshansky (Zauralie Kurgan) – VHL
Alexander Romanov (CSKA Moscow) – KHL
Mark Rubinchik (Toros Neftekamsk) – VHL
Artyom Volkov (MHK Spartak Moscow) – MHL
Daniil Zhuravlev (Bars Kazan) – VHL

Goaltenders:
Pyotr Kochetkov (KH Ryazan) – VHL
Daniil Tarasov (Toros Neftekamsk) – VHL

WHL players on Team Russia:
Alexander Alexeyev (Red Deer Rebels)

OHL Players on Team Russia:
Alexey Lipanov (Kitchener Rangers) – playing in Sarnia only
Kirill Maksimov (Niagara IceDogs)
Ivan Prosvetov (Saginaw Spirit) – playing in Sarnia only
Dmitri Samorukov (Guelph Storm)
Alexey Toropchenko (Guelph Storm) – playing in Sarnia only

QMJHL Players on Team Russia:
Ivan Chekhovich (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Alexander Khovanov (Moncton Wildcats)
Pavel Koltygin (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
Dmitry Zavgorodniy (Rimouski Oceanic)

Team WHL

Forwards:
Justin Almeida (Moose Jaw Warriors) – PIT 2018 (5-129)
Jordy Bellerive (Lethbridge Hurricanes) – PIT 2017 (FA)
Dylan Cozens (Lethbridge Hurricanes) – Eligible 2019
Kirby Dach (Saskatoon Blades) – Eligible 2019
Connor Dewar (Everett Silvertips) – MIN 2018 (3-92)
Trey Fix-Wolansky (Edmonton Oil Kings) – CBJ 2018 (7-204)
Nolan Foote (Kelowna Rockets) – Eligible 2019
Cody Glass (Portland Winterhawks) – VGK 2017 (1-6)
Parker Kelly (Prince Albert Raiders) – OTT 2017 (FA)
Brett Leason (Prince Albert Raiders) – Free Agent
Stelio Mattheos (Brandon Wheat Kings) – CAR 2017 (3-73)
Riley Sutter (Everett Silvertips) – WAS 2018 (3-93)

Defencemen
Calen Addison (Lethbridge Hurricanes) – PIT 2018 (2-53)
Josh Brook (Moose Jaw Warriors) – MTL 2017 (2-56)
Bowen Byram (Vancouver Giants) – Eligible 2019
Ty Smith (Spokane Chiefs) – NJD 2018 (1-17)
Scott Walford (Victoria Royals) – MTL 2017 (3-68)
Jett Woo (Moose Jaw Warriors) – VAN 2018 (2-37)

Goaltenders
Ian Scott (Prince Albert Raiders) – TOR 2017 (4-110)
David Tendeck (Vancouver Giants) – ARI 2018 (6-158)

Team OHL

Forwards:
Ty Dellandrea (Flint Firebirds) – DAL 2018 (1-13)
MacKenzie Entwistle (Hamilton Bulldogs) – ARI 2017 (3-69)
Liam Foudy (London Knights) – CBJ 2018 (1-18)
Morgan Frost (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) – PHI 2017 (1-27)
Barrett Hayton (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) – ARI 2018 (1-5)
Cam Hillis (Guelph Storm) – MTL 2018 (3-66)
Ben Jones (Niagara IceDogs) – VGK 2017 (7-189)
Austen Keating (Ottawa 67’s) – Free Agent
Ryan McGregor (Sarnia Sting) – TOR 2017 (6-172)
Ryan McLeod (Mississauga Steelheads) – EDM 2018 (2-40)
Serron Noel (Oshawa Generals) – LA 2018 (2-34)
Isaac Ratcliffe (Guelph Storm) – PHI 2017 (2-35)
Nate Schnarr (Guelph Storm) – ARI 2017 (3-75)
Jack Studnicka (Oshawa Generals) – BOS 2017 (2-53)
Nick Suzuki (Owen Sound Attack) – VGK 2017 (1-13)
Ryan Suzuki (Barrie Colts) – Eligible 2019
Akil Thomas (Niagara IceDogs) – LA 2018 (2-51)
Owen Tippett (Mississauga Steelheads) – FLA 2017 (1-10)

Defencemen
Kevin Bahl (Ottawa 67’s) – ARI 2018 (2-55)
Declan Chisholm (Peterborough Petes) – WPG 2018 (5-150)
Thomas Harley (Mississauga Steelheads) – Eligible 2019
Hayden Davis (Saginaw Spirit) – Free Agent
Brady Lyle (Owen Sound Attack) – Free Agent
Ryan Merkley (Guelph Storm) – SJ 2018 (1-21)
Markus Phillips (Owen Sound Attack) – LA 2017 (4-118)
Tyler Tucker (Barrie Colts) – STL 2018 (7-200)
Giovanni Vallati – (Oshawa Generals) – WPG 2018 (5-153)

Goaltenders
Michael DiPietro (Windsor Spitfires) – VAN 2017 (3-64)
Luke Richardson (Kitchener Rangers) – Free Agent
Hunter Jones (Peterborough Petes) – Eligible 2019
Matthew Villalta (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) – LA 2017 (3-72)

Team QJMHL

Forwards:
Félix Bibeau (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) – Free Agent
Shawn Boudrias (Gatineau Olympiques) – MIN 2018 (6-179)
Gabriel Fortier (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) – TBL 2018 (2-59)
Benoit-Olivier Groulx (Halifax Mooseheads) – ANA 2018 (2-54)
Nicolas Guay (Drummondville Voltigeurs) – Free Agent
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) – Free Agent
Alexis Lafrenière (Rimouski Oceanic) – Eligible 2020
Raphaël Lavoie (Halifax Mooseheads) – Eligible 2019
Nathan Légaré (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) – Eligible 2019
Antoine Morand (Halifax Mooseheads) – ANA 2017 (2-60)
Jakob Pelletier (Moncton Wildcats) – Eligible 2019
Samuel Poulin (Sherbrooke Phoenix) – Eligible 2019
Joël Teasdale (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) – MTL (FA)
Joe Veleno (Drummondville Voltigeurs) – DET 2018 (1-30)

Defencemen
Justin Barron (Halifax Mooseheads) – Eligible 2020
Nicolas Beaudin (Drummondville Voltigeurs) – CHI 2018 (1-27)
Justin Bergeron (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) – Free Agent
Xavier Bernard (Drummondville Voltigeurs) – NJD 2018 (4-110)
Xavier Bouchard (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) – VGK 2018 (6-185)
Noah Dobson (Acadie-Bathurst Titan) – NYI 2018 (1-12)
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (Charlottetown Islanders) – ARI 2017 (1-23)
Jared McIsaac (Halifax Mooseheads) – DET 2018 (2-36)

Goaltenders
Olivier Rodrigue (Drummondville Voltigeurs) – EDM 2018 (2-62)
Matthew Welsh (Charlottetown Islanders) – Free Agent

Schedule

Game 1 – Russia vs WHL – Monday November 5 at Kamloops, BC
Game 2 – Russia vs WHL – Tuesday November 6 at Vancouver, BC
Game 3 – Russia vs OHL – Thursday November 8 at Sarnia, ON
Game 4 – Russia vs OHL – Monday November 12 at Oshawa, ON
Game 5 – Russia vs QMJHL – Tuesday November 13 at Sherbrooke, QC
Game 6 – Russia vs QMJHL – Thursday November 15 at Drummondville, QC

For more information visit http://chlcanadarussia.ca.

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