MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. Russian forward of NHL’s Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov (30) and Russian defenseman of Toronto Maple Leafs Nikita Zaitsev (25) were summoned to the national team’s training camp ahead of the 2017 International Ice Hockey (IIHF) World Championship, which kicks off in Europe next week.

The 2017 IIHF tournament will be held in Germany’s Cologne at its 18,500-seat Lanxess Arena and in the French capital at the Bercy 14,500-seat venue from May 5 through May 21, 2017.

Cologne will host 34 games, including Group A, two quarter-finals and all semi-final and medal games. Paris will host 30 games, including all games of Group B and two quarter-final games.