The last meeting of the group stage will be on January 1, early in the morning, Moscow time, the enemy will be the United States
ото: Global Look Press
International Ice Hockey Federation published on its website for the schedule of matches for the World Junior Championships, which will be held in the Canadian cities of Edmonton and Red Deer from December 26, 2021 to January 5, 2022. The Russian national team will play in Group B and during in the first match of the tournament, she will face the Swedish team.
The full schedule of meetings for the group stage for the Russians is as follows:
- December 27. Russia – Sweden (00:30 Moscow time)
- December 28. Russia – Switzerland (00:30 Moscow time)
- December 30. Slovakia – Russia (00:30 Moscow time)
- January 1st. USA – Russia (5:30 a.m. Moscow time)
Larionov was fired from the post of coach of the Russian youth ice hockey team
At the last World Youth Championship, the Russian national team took 4th place, losing in the bronze game to the Finns (1: 4). The defending champions are the American hockey players.
On October 14, Oleg Bratash was appointed to the post of head coach of the Russians in place of Igor Larionov. He has been working in the Russian national team system since 2015. Previously, the 55-year-old coach led the youth team and the Olympic team.
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