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Russian Men's National Hockey Team

Name (No.)
Position
Height, weight
From
Pavel Bure (10)
Right wing
5-10, 189
Moscow/
Vancouver, British Columbia*
Vancouver's 'Russian Rocket' is one of the NHL's most popular superstars.
Valeri Bure (20)
Right wing
5-10, 168
Moscow/Malibu, Calif.*
Pavel's younger brother is in his fourth NHL season.
Sergei Fedorov (91)
Center
6-1, 200
Pskov, USSR/Detroit*
Contract squabble has kept Red Wings superstar out of NHL this year.
Sergei Gonchar (55)
Defense
6-2, 212
Chelyabinsk, USSR/Moscow*
Capitals' 1992 first-round draft pick was late addition to team.
Alexei Gusarov (5)
Defense
6-3, 185
Leningrad, USSR/Denver*
Avalanche regular played his 400th NHL game during 1997-98 season.
Valeri Kamensky (13)
Right wing
6-2, 198
Voskresensk, USSR/Denver*
Won gold with Soviets in '88 and Stanley Cup with Colorado in '96.
Alexander Karpovtsev
Defense
Moscow
Rangers regular to miss Olympics after injuring wrist.
Darius Kasparaitis (11)
Defense
5-10, 205
Elektrenai, USSR/Pittsburgh*
Penguins defenseman was on gold-medalist Unified Team in '92.
Andrei Kovalenko (51)
Right wing
5-10, 215
Balakovo, USSR/
Edmonton, Alberta*
Former Central Red Army star has played for Russia at five tourneys.
Alexei Kovalev
Right wing
Togliatti, USSR/
Mamaroneck, N.Y.*
Rangers' six-year veteran to miss Games after knee surgery.
Igor Kravchuk (29)
Defense
6-1, 200
Ufa, USSR/St. Louis*
Senators defenseman already has two Olympic gold medals (1988 and 1992).
Sergei Krivokrasov (9)
Right wing
5-11, 185
Angarsk, USSR/Chicago*
23-year-old has played more than 200 games in a Chicago Blackhawks uniform.
Boris Mironov (2)
Defense
6-3, 220
Moscow/Edmonton, Alberta*
Starred for Edmonton Oilers during 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Dmitri Mironov (15)
Defense
6-3, 215
Moscow/Toronto*
Ducks defender entered NHL after long career with Soviet Wings.
Alexei Morozov (24)
Right wing
6-1, 180
Moscow/Pittsburgh*
Penguins rookie was one of Russian league's top scorers last season.
Sergei Nemchinov (8)
Center
6-0, 200
Moscow/New York*
Current Islander scored 30 goals during 1991-92 season with Rangers.
Oleg Shevtsov (1)
Goalie
6-3, 212
Cherepovets, Russia
Russia's No. 3 goalie is team's only non-NHL player.
Mikhail Shtalenkov (35)
Goalie
6-2, 185
Moscow/Anaheim, Calif.
Mighty Ducks backup had 1.63 goals-against average at '92 Games.
German Titov (14)
Center
6-1, 190
Moscow/Calgary, Alberta*
Flames star prepped for NHL with year in Finnish league.
Andrei Trefilov (34)
Goalie
6-0, 190
Kirovo-Chepetsk, USSR/
Chicago*
Joined Blackhawks this season after five years with Sabres and Flames.
Alexei Yashin (19)
Center
6-3, 215
Sverdlovsk, USSR/
Kanata, Ontario*
Played in NHL All-Star Game as a rookie with Ottawa.
Dmitri Yushkevich (3)
Defense
5-11, 208
Cherepovets, USSR/Toronto*
Won a Soviet league title while playing for Moscow Dynamo in '92.
Valeri Zelepukin (25)
Left wing
6-0, 200
Voskresensk, USSR/
New York*
Traded to Edmonton Oilers after six productive seasons in New Jersey.
Alexei Zhamnov (33)
Center
6-1, 195
Moscow
Blackhawks center had 72 points as a rookie with Winnipeg.
Alexei Zhitnik (44)
Defense
5-11, 204
Kiev, USSR/Buffalo, N.Y.*
Played in 1993 Stanley Cup finals with Los Angeles Kings.
Vladimir Yurzinov
Head coach
Moscow
Making his debut as Russia's Olympic coach.
* First city is the Olympian's birthplace, the second is their residence