2015 U18 World Championship: Russia hoping to better U20 silver medal showing

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Photo: Team Russia settled for a silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championship, but will be looking to earn gold at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship (courtesy of Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)


</p>Team Russia has recently had much more success at the U20 World Junior Championship level than at the U18, with the last U18 medal being a bronze in 2011 in Germany when the team was led by players like Nikita Kucherov (TBL), Mikhail Grigorenko (BUF), and Nail Yakupov (EDM).

This year’s roster for the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship doesn’t seem as good as the 2011 edition, but as usual with Russia, there are some very interesting players, especially in goal and among the forwards.… read more

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