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#WCH2016: Bobrovsky named Russia’s starting goalie
- Updated: September 16, 2016
TORONTO — From the start of training camp last week, Sergei Bobrovsky appeared to have the inside track to be Team Russia’s No. 1 goaltender at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
Coach Oleg Znarok previously refrained from confirming that, but announced at World Cup Media Day on Thursday that Bobrovsky will start for Team Russia in its preliminary-round opener against Team Sweden at Air Canada Centre on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVA Sports).
“We’ll start with Sergei Bobrovsky and then we’ll see how it goes,” Znarok said.
Team Russia plays again Monday against Team North America (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports), so it’s possible that Znarok …
