Gonchar, Malkin selected to Russian roster - 12-25-09
Russia officially released its roster for the 2010 Olympic games. Not surprisingly, Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin were included. It will be the fourth Olympic games for Gonchar and the second for Malkin. Both players were members of Russia's 2006 team in Torino.
Former Penguin Aleksey Morozov was also named to the team
The roster:
| Player, Position | Current Club |
| Ilya Bryzgalov, G | Phoenix Coyotes, NHL |
| Evgeni Nabokov, G | San Jose Shark, NHL |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Washington Capitals, NHL |
| Sergei Gonchar, D | Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL |
| Denis Grebeshkov, D | Edmonton Oilers |
| Dmitri Kalinin, D | Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL |
| Konstantin Komeyev, D | CSKA Moscow, KHL |
| Andrei Markov, D | Montreal Canadiens |
| Ilya Nikulin, D | Ak Bars Kazan, KHL |
| Fedor Tyutin, D | Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL |
| Anton Volchenkov, D | Ottawa Senators |
| Maxim Afinogenov, RW | Atlanta Thrashers, NHL |
| Pavel Datsyuk, C | Detroit Red Wings, NHL |
| Sergei Fedorov, C | Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL |
| Ilya Kovalchuk, LW | Atlanta Thrashers, NHL |
| Viktor Kozlov, C | Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL |
| Evgeni Malkin, C | Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL |
| Aleksey Morozov, RW | Ak Bars Kazan, KHL |
| Alex Ovechkin, LW | Washington Capitals, NHL |
| Alexander Radulov, RW | Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL |
| Alexander Semin, RW | Washington Capitals, NHL |
| Danis Zaripov, LW | Ak Bars Kazan |
| Sergei Zinoviev, C | Salavat Yulayev Ufa, KHL |
-Some notable omissions include former Penguins Alex Kovalev and Sergei Zubov.
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