Andrei Sryubko, coach of the Ukrainian U-20 hockey team, said that he is faced with the task of improving the classification of the team in the World Championship 1B League.

“I invited almost everyone from the training camp in the Czech Republic and a few players from North America. Before the championship, we will organize another short training camp in which 25 hockey players will participate, and at the end of the championship, 20 field players and two goalkeepers will remain.

The training camp in November showed us that we have a very serious team, our players are very smart and technical, and they do not lose games even in the most difficult situations. As I said, our most difficult task will now be to choose who is the best among the worthy ones.

In two weeks we will carry out a very serious task; We will do everything to bring a gold medal to Ukraine. The team was already one step away from the goal, we will change that,” said Sryubko.

The opponents of the Ukrainian youth team in the World Cup will be teams from Poland, Slovenia, Italy, Estonia and Croatia.

Ukrainian youth hockey team U-20 will hold a training camp in Division 1B in Slovenia from 11 to 17 December before the World Championships. Coach Andrey Sryubko will apply for the tournament based on the results of the training camp.

26 hockey players will go to Slovenia. Ukraine’s opponents in the World Cup will be Poland, Estonia, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia.

Goalkeepers:

Roman Batig (HC Dynamo Pardubice U20, Czech Republic)

Andrey Malykhin (HC Hronov, Czech Republic)

Gleb Artsatbanov (Bulldogs Alberni Valley, Canada)

Defenders:

Vladimir Volkov (HC Modre Kridla Slovan, Slovakia)

Alexey Dakhnovsky, Andriy Puzdranovsky (both – HC Kosice U20, Slovakia)

Nikita Polonitsky (Hawk)

Vladimir Troshkin (Almtuna IS J20, Sweden)

Bogdan Trushchenko (Thurgau U20, Switzerland)

Ivan Shamardin (UHT Sabers Osweecim, Poland)

Nikolay Kosarev (Forus/Sandnes U18, Norway)

Forward:

Maxim Andrienko (EC Bad Tölz U20, Germany)

Stepan Gerasimenko (Lesser Capitals U20, Austria)

Nikita Ivashchenko (BIK Karlskoga J20, Sweden)

Illarion Kupriyanov (HC Dukla Jihlava U20, Czech Republic)

Alexey Evtekhov (HC Dynamo Pardubice U20, Czech Republic)

Alexander Shapovalov (TPS U20, Finland)

Klimentiy Lysak (HC Ocelari Trinec U20, Czech Republic)

Mikhail Kovalchuk (Naprzod Janow, Poland)

Ilya Kryklya, Nikita Sidorenko, Sergei Stetsyura (all – Dnepr)

Ilya Dubsky (Fehérvár Hockey Academy 19 U20, Austria)

Anton Yatsishin (Drayton Valley Thunder, Canada)

Gabriel Simchuk (Dauphin Kings, Canada)

Ignat Paziy (North Bay Battalion, Canada)