MEDIA GUIDE Dear hockey fans! Today, probably as never before, we need your support. We really had a hard season, in which we failed to fulfill our main task – promotion to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. But we shouldn’t sprinkle ashes upon our heads. We need to move on, learning from mistakes and building a strong team, capable of meeting the most difficult challenges. With all this, we are on the right way. A new young team is being formed. Great prospects are open before the young talented players, for whom the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will become their first one for the national team. During the recent exhibition games they have already proved what they worth. Andrei SKABELKA Team Belarus Head Coach Our team is ready for the World Championship both physically and psychologically. We had a good training camp, during which we fulfilled everything what we had planned. And now we need to bring everything what we have learned to life and show what we are capable of. I can’t promise to win every match, but I promise that all our players will do their best to make it. GROUPS The 16 teams are divided into two groups for the Preliminary Round. Stockholm: Нelsinki: Czech Republic Russia Sweden Finland Canada Slovakia Norway USA Switzerland Germany Denmark Latvia Belarus France Slovenia Austria GAME SCHEDULE Note: First time CET (Stockholm time), second EET (Helsinki time) Preliminary Round Fri, 3 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki France vs. Slovakia Fri, 3 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Czech Rep. vs. Belarus Fri, 3 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Finland vs. Germany Fri, 3 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Sweden vs. Switzerland Sat, 4 May 11:15/12:15 Helsinki USA vs. Austria Sat, 4 May 12:15/13:15 Stockholm Norway vs. Slovenia Sat, 4 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Russia vs. Latvia Sat, 4 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Canada vs. Denmark Sat, 4 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Finland vs. Slovakia Sat, 4 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Czech Rep. vs. Sweden Sun, 5 May 11:15/12:15 Helsinki France vs. Austria Sun, 5 May 12:15/13:15 Stockholm Belarus vs. Slovenia Sun, 5 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Germany vs. Russia Sun, 5 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Switzerland vs. Canada Sun, 5 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Latvia vs. USA Sun, 5 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Norway vs. Denmark Mon, 6 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Germany vs. Slovakia Mon, 6 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Switzerland vs. Czech Rep. Mon, 6 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Finland vs. France Mon, 6 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Sweden vs. Belarus Tue, 7 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Austria vs. Latvia Tue, 7 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Slovenia vs. Denmark Tue, 7 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Russia vs. USA Tue, 7 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Canada vs. Norway Wed, 8 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Austria vs. Germany Wed, 8 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Slovenia vs. Switzerland Wed, 8 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki USA vs. Finland Wed, 8 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Norway vs. Sweden Thu, 9 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Russia vs. France Thu, 9 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Czech Rep. vs. Denmark Thu, 9 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Slovakia vs. Latvia Thu, 9 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Sweden vs. Canada Fri, 10 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Slovakia vs. Austria Fri, 10 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Slovenia vs. Czech Rep. Fri, 10 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Russia vs. Finland Fri, 10 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Belarus vs. Canada Sat, 11 May 11:15/12:15 Helsinki USA vs. France Sat, 11 May 12:15/13:15 Stockholm Switzerland vs. Denmark Sat, 11 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Finland vs. Austria Sat, 11 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Sweden vs. Slovenia Sat, 11 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Germany vs. Latvia Sat, 11 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Norway vs. Belarus Sun, 12 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki USA vs. Germany Sun, 12 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Canada vs. Czech Rep. Sun, 12 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Slovakia vs. Russia Sun, 12 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Norway vs. Switzerland Mon, 13 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki Latvia vs. France Mon, 13 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Denmark vs. Belarus Mon, 13 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Austria vs. Russia Mon, 13 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Canada vs. Slovenia Tue, 14 May 11:15/12:15 Helsinki Slovakia vs. USA Tue, 14 May 12:15/13:15 Stockholm Belarus vs. Switzerland Tue, 14 May 15:15/16:15 Helsinki France vs. Germany Tue, 14 May 16:15/17:15 Stockholm Czech Rep. vs. Norway Tue, 14 May 19:15/20:15 Helsinki Latvia vs. Finland Tue, 14 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Denmark vs. Sweden Quarter-Finals Thu, 16 May 12:00/13:00 Helsinki Thu, 16 May 14:45/15:45 Stockholm Thu, 16 May 17:30/18:30 Helsinki Thu, 16 May 20:15/21:15 Stockholm Semi-Finals Sat, 18 May 15:00/16:00 Stockholm Sat, 18 May 19:00/20:00 Stockholm Bronze Medal Game Sun, 19 May 16:00/17:00 Stockholm Final Sun, 19 May 20:30/21:30 Stockholm Game schedule subject to change. BELARUS National Team Management SKABELKA ANDRIEVSKI POCOVIC SHEBLANOV Andrei Alexander Lubomir Alexei Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goalie Coach TSYPLAKOV VORSIN GUSOV KORNACHENKO Vladimir Yevgeni Vyacheslav Sergei General Manager Team Leader Video coach Team Doctor SLIV KONYAKHIN PSHENTSOV GOLOVATSKI Dmitri Dmitri Dmitri Pavel Physiotherapist Physiotherapist Equipment manager Equipment manager SAFONOV KHROMYLIOV GOLOVANEV Vladimir Alexander Yegor Manager Team Staff Media manager BELARUS National Team Roster PLAYERS Name P H W # Sh/C DOB Club BELINSKI Vitali G 175 75 35 R 27.11.1989 Yunost Minsk (VHL) GORYACHEVSKIKH Stepan G 176 76 33 L 26.06.1985 Donbass Donetsk (KHL) MILCHAKOV Dmitri G 183 78 40 L 02.03.1986 Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) CHERNAOK Pavel D 194 106 86 L 28.09.1986 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) FILICHKIN Andrei D 187 82 12 L 24.09.1987 HK Gomel (BLR) GOROSHKO Oleg D 178 76 22 R 19.11.1989 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) GRABORENKO Roman D 191 93 92 R 24.08.1992 Albany Devils (USA) KAZNADEI Ilya D 181 94 70 L 22.06.1989 Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) KOROBOV Dmitri D 190 101 89 L 12.03.1989 Siracuse Crunch (AHL) LISOVETS Yevgeni D 180 78 14 L 12.11.1994 Neman Grodno (BLR) MASLENIKOV Yaroslav D 185 83 27 L 23.04.1982 HK Gomel (BLR) SHINKEVICH Ilya D 181 78 8 L 01.09.1989 Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) YERONOV Alexander D 178 75 55 L 05.05.1989 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) ANDRYUSHENKO VyacheslavF 175 72 9 L 04.07.1989 Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) DEMKOV Artyom F 178 78 15 R 26.09.1989 Hamburg Freezers (DEL) DROZD Sergei F 181 77 13 L 14.04.1990 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) GRABOVSKI Mikhail F 181 83 84 L 31.01.1984 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) GAVRUS Artur F 178 75 94 L 03.01.1994 Owen Sound Attack (CAN) KOVYRSHIN Yevgeni F 178 77 88 L 25.01.1986 Severstal Cherepovets (KHL) KISLY Artyom F 176 76 38 R 28.04.1989 Neman Grodno (BLR) KITAROV Alexander F 190 90 77 L 18.06.1987 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) KOLTSOV Konstantin F 184 94 28 L 17.04.1981 Atlant Mytishi (KHL) KOSTITSYN Andrei F 183 91 23 L 03.02.1985 Traktor Cheliabinsk (KHL) KOSTITSYN Sergei F 183 89 74 Д 20.03.1987 Nashville Predators (NHL) KULAKOV Alexander F 182 91 11 L 15.05.1983 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) MELESHKO Dmitri F 182 81 19 R 08.11.1982 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) SOLOMONOV Yevgeni F 177 74 10 L 09.05.1990 HK Gomel (BLR) STAS Andrei F 189 88 26 L 18.10.1988 Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) STEFANOVICH Mikhail F 188 93 16 R 27.11.1989 HK Gomel (BLR) UGAROV Alexei F 179 80 18 L 02.01.1985 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) YEFIMENKO Alexei F 185 85 21 R 20.08.1985 HC Gomel (BLR) OFFICIALS Name Position Name Position SKABELKA Andrei Head Coach KORNACHENKO Sergei Team Doctor ANDRIEVSKI Alexander Assistant Coach GUSOV Vyacheslav Video coach POKOVIC Lubomir Assistant Coach SLIV Dmitri Physiotherapist SHEBLANOV Alexei Goalkeeper Coach KONYAKHIN Dmitri Physiotherapist TSYPLAKOV Vladimir General Manager PSHENTSOV Dmitri Equipment manager VORSIN Yevgeni Team Leader GOLOVATSKI Pavel Equipment manager SAFONOV Vladimir Team Staff GOLOVANEV Yegor Media manager KHROMYLIOV Alexander Team Staff GOALKEEPERS Vitali BELINSKI 35 Birthday 27.11.1989 Position Goalkeeper Catches R Height 175 cm Weight 75 kg Club Yunost Minsk (VHL) Player stats GPI Mins GA AVE PM National team 8 455 18 2,37 0 Stepan GORYACHEVSKIKH 33 Birthday 26.06.1985 Position Goalkeeper Catches L Height 176 cm Weight 76 kg Club Donbass Donetsk (KHL) Player stats GPI Mins GA AVE PM National team 20 984 38 2,32 0 Dmitri MILCHAKOV 40 Birthday 02.03.1986 Position Goalkeeper Catches L Height 183 cm Weight 78 kg Club Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) Player stats GPI Mins GA AVE PM National team 18 934 52 3,34 0 DEFENCEMEN Vitali Pavel BELINSKI CHERNAOK 82 Birthday 27.11.1989 Birthday 28.09.1986 Position Goalkeeper Position Defenceman Catches R Shoots L Height 175 cm Height 194 cm Weight 75 kg Weight 106 kg Club Yunost Minsk (VHL) Club Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) Player stats GP G A TP PM National team 53 1 10 11 59 Stepan Andrei GORYACHEVSKIKH FILICHKIN 12 Birthday 26.06.1985 Birthday 24.09.1987 Position Goalkeeper Position Defenceman Catches L Shoots L Height 176 cm Height 187 cm Weight 76 kg Weight 82 kg Club Donbass Donetsk (KHL) Club HK Gomel (BLR) Player stats GP G A TP PM National team 33 3 2 5 32 Oleg GOROSHKO 22 Birthday 19.11.1989 Position Defenceman Shoots R Height 178 cm Weight 76 kg Club Dynamo-Minsk (KHL) Player stats GP G A TP PM National team 56 1 9 10 44 DEFENCEMEN Roman GRABORENKO 92 Birthday 24.08.1992 Position Defenceman Shoots R Height 188 cm Weight 96 kg Club Albany Devils (USA) Player stats GP G A TP PM National team 27 1 2 3 10 Ilya KAZNADEI 70 Birthday 22.06.1989 Position Defenceman Shoots L Height 181 cm Weight 94 kg Club Metallurg-Zhlobin (BLR) Player stats GP G A TP PM National team 28 3 3 6 10 Dmitri KOROBOV 89 Birthday 12.03.1989 Position Defenceman Shoots L Height 190 cm Weight 101 kg Club Siracuse Crunch (AHL) Player stats GP G A TP