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Belarussian Men's National Hockey Team
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Name
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Position
Height, weight
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From
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| Alexander Alexeev (15) |
Defense
6-2, 165 |
Kiev, Ukraine
Rungsted, Denmark* |
| Former Capitals prospect spent last season in East Coast Hockey League.
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| Alexander Andrievski (9) |
Left wing
6-6, 220 |
Minsk, USSR/
Hämeenlinna, Finland* |
| Former Chicago Blackhawks prospect is captain of Team Belarus.
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| Oleg Antonenko (18) |
Left wing
6-2, 191 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Plays for Nizhnekamsk club team in Russian league.
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| Vadim Bekboulatov (11) |
Center
6-0, 187 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Scored four goals in 1997 World Championships.
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| Alexander Galchenyuk (55) |
Forward
6-1, 165 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Has played minor league hockey in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.
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| Leonid Grishukevich (2) |
Goalie
5-10, 152 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Will likely serve as team's third-string goalie.
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| Alexei Kalyuzhny (17) |
Right wing
5-11, 174 |
Minsk, Belarus/Moscow* |
| Plays for Dynamo Moscow of Russian league.
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| Viktor Karachun (10) |
Center
6-2, 189 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Was third-leading scorer at 1997 World Championships (Pool B).
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| Oleg Khmyl (3) |
Defense
6-1, 187 |
Togliatti, Russia |
| Plays for Russian league's Lada Togliatti team.
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| Andrei Kovalev (13) |
Right wing
6-1, 185 |
Minsk, USSR/
Krefeld, Germany* |
| Washington Capitals' 1990 draft pick now plays in German league.
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| Alexei Lojkin (8) |
Left wing
5-10, 172 |
Minsk, USSR/
Fredericton, New Brunswick* |
| Canadiens' minor-league prospect is knocking on NHL door.
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| Igor Matushkin (6) |
Defense
6-2, 204 |
Minsk, USSR/
Boden, Sweden* |
| Former Dynamo Minsk regular plays for Boden in Swedish league.
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| Andrei Mezin (30) |
Goalie
6-0, 167 |
Chelyabinsk, USSR/Flint, Mich.* |
| Joined United League's Flint Generals for 1997-98 season.
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| Vasili Pankov (14) |
Right wing
6-2, 188 |
Minsk, USSR/
Bratislava, Slovak Republic* |
| Slovak league player was one of Belarus' top scorers at 1997 Worlds.
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| Oleg Romanov (5) |
Defense
6-1, 187 |
Togliatti, Russia |
| One of two Lada Togliatti players on Team Belarus.
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| Evgeny Roshchin (21) |
Center
6-3, 202 |
Minsk, Belarus
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| One of 14 players back from 1997 World Championships squad.
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| Ruslan Salei (23) |
Defense
6-2, 205 |
Minsk, USSR/Anaheim, Calif* |
| Mighty Ducks defenseman was Anaheim's first draft pick in '96.
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| Alexander Shoumidoub (1) |
Goalie
5-9, 195 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| Was top goalie for Belarus when team won Pool B crown at 1997 Worlds.
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| Andrei Skabelka (16) |
Right wing
6-2, 193 |
Minsk, USSR/
Yaroslavl, Russia* |
| Leading scorer at 1997 Worlds (Pool B) now plays for Torpedo Yaroslavl.
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| Sergei Stas (95) |
Defense
6-0, 202 |
Minsk, USSR/
Nürnberg, Germany* |
| German league player has also played for IHL's Fort Wayne Komets.
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| Vladimir Tsyplakov (29) |
Left wing
6-1, 200 |
Inta, USSR/Los Angeles* |
| Became a Los Angeles Kings regular at age 27.
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| Sergei Yerkovich (7) |
Defense
6-4, 215 |
Minsk, USSR/
Las Vegas* |
| Edmonton Oilers 1997 draftee plays for IHL's Las Vegas Thunder.
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| Eduard Zankovets (19) |
Forward
5-10, 182 |
Minsk, Belarus |
| 28-year-old plays for Germany's Weisswasser club team.
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| Alexander Zhurik (25) |
Defense
6-3, 195 |
Minsk, USSR/
Hamilton, Ontario* |
| Edmonton Oilers prospect plays for AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs.
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| Anatoli Varivonchik |
Head coach |
Minsk, Belarus |
| His lineup doesn't include any players from Belarussian clubs.
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* First city is the Olympian's birthplace, the second is his residence
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