2010 WC: Russian preliminary roster is out (Photo © Sport-Express)

Team Russia released the preliminary roster for the upcoming 2010 World Championship, that will be played in Germany from May 7th to 23rd.. Bykov and Zakharkin made some changes from the LG Hockey Games line-up. The roster is made up of 11 NHL players and 12 KHL players. The team’s captain isn’t decided yet. Most likely the starting goaltender duties will be shared between Eremenko and Varlamov, with Koshechkin acting as third goalie.

Goalkeepers:

Alexander Eremenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)

Vasily Koshechkin (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

Semyon Varlamov (Washington Capitals)

Defencemen:

Konstantin Korneev (CSKA Moscow)

Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

Dmitriy Kalinin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)

Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars Kazan)

Alexei Emelin (Ak Bars Kazan)

Denis Grebeshkov (Nashville Predators)

Dmitry Kulikov (Florida Panthers)

Forwards:

Maxim Afinogenov (Atlanta Thrashers)

Evgeny Artyukhin (Atlanta Thrashers)

Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)

Alexander Semin (Washington Capitals)

Alexei Tereschenko (Ak Bars Kazan)

Artem Anisimov (New York Rangers)

Ilya Kovalchuk (New Jersey Devils)

Nikolai Kulemin (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Maxim Sushinsky (SKA St. Petersburg)

Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant Mytischi)

Sergei Fedorov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

Viktor Kozlov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)

Alexander Frolov (Los Angeles Kings)

Alexander Svitov (Avangard Omsk)