The Detroit Sports's Projects 2010 Olympic Hockey preview begins with Group C member Belarus. Their team includes four players from the NHL. Belarus did not compete in the 2006 games.
Location
Learn More about the Country of Belarus
Sweaters:
Group C: Belarus, Finland, Germany, Sweden
Schedule:
Feb. 17 vs Finland
Feb. 19 vs Sweden
Feb. 20 vs Germany
Team Roster:
G Vitali Koval (Dynamo Minsk)
G Maxim Malyutin (HK Vitebsk)
G Andrei Mezin (Dynamo Minsk)
D Andrei Antonov (Shakhter Soligorsk)
D Andrei Bashko (Shakhter Soligorsk)
D Vladimir Denisov (Dynamo Minsk)
D Viktor Kostiuchenok (Amur Khabarovsk)
D Ruslan Salei (Colorado Avalanche)
D Nikolai Stasenko (Amur Khabarovsk)
D Vadim Sushko (Shakhter Soligorsk)
D Alexander Syrei (Shakhter Soligorsk)
F Oleg Antonenko (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg)
F Sergei Demagin (Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
F Mikhail Grabovski (Toronto Maple Leafs)
F Alexei Kaliuzhny (Dynamo Moscow)
F Konstantin Koltsov (Salavat Yulayev Ufa)
F Andrei Kostitsyn (Montreal Canadiens)
F Sergei Kostitsyn (Montreal Canadiens)
F Alexander Kulakov (Dynamo Minsk)
F Andrei Mikhalev (Dynamo Minsk)
F Andrei Stas (Dynamo Minsk)
F Alexei Ugarov (MVD Balashikha)
F Sergei Zadelenov (Dynamo Minsk)
Player to Watch:
G Andrei Mezin
Mezin Played in Michigan as a member of the Flint Generals and Detroit Vipers.
Keep an eye out for Grand Rapids Griffin and high Red Wings prospect Sergei Kolosov, who may be a late addition to the team.
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Prediction:
The Kostitsyn's are very good and Belarus has a strong goaltender with a ton of international experience but I don't expect this team to pull of the upset over Sweden or Finland with only four NHL level players. If Mezin can't play due to injury then their chance drops from slim to none. With an improved German team in this pool, look for Belarus to finish last in Group C.
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