Ovechkin and Kovalchuk are Alternates, Morozov will wear C

According to Pavel Lysenkov and Vitaly Slavin Morozov was again appointed as team Russia's Captain, while Ovi and Kovy got A's.


Also Pavel reports about team Russia's quintets:

Black - Semin, Datsyuk, Ovechkin, Grebeshkov(Google translation: Scallops :-), Korneev;
Red - Afinogenov, Malkin, Kovalchuk, Tyutin, Gonchar;
Blue - Morozov, Zinoviev, Zaripov, Markov, Nikulin;
White - Kozlov, Fedorov, Radulov, Volchenkov, Kalinin.

If you don't know, the Russians have a long tradition of changing lines altogether with both defensemen. In North America defensemen have their own rotation separate from the forward lines.

In Russia all five players go for a change, that's why they call them a quintet change, not a line change.


Also Sasha Semin told Pavel that his roommate is Radulov. I guess Ovi rooms with Kovy, or maybe with Nikulin? Nikulin is the guy who shares with Ovi cut in half Canadian lucky loonie.

Correction: Kovalchuk's roomate is Morozov. Varlamov is staying with Grebeshkov (they used to be roomates in juniors)

Source: www.sovsport.ru/hockey/

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