Player of the CSKA Hockey Club Nikita Zaitsev, Head Coach of the Russian hockey team Oleg Znarok and player of the SKA Hockey Club Ilya Kovalchyuk (from left to right) at the news conference of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organizing Committee in the GUM Demonstration Hall in Moscow.

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Chairman of the Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) Arkady Rotenberg and Head of the Moscow Department of Physical Fitness and Sports Alexei Vorobyev (right) at the news conference of the RIHF and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organizing Committee in the GUM Demonstration Hall in Moscow.

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SKA's Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the demo room at GUM store, Moscow.

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From right: Oleg Znarok, head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team, and HC SKA's player Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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From left: Vladislav Tretyak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation; Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko; Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Alexei Vorobyov, Head of the Moscow Department of Physical Fitness and Sports, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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From right: Roman Rotenberg, member of the KHL Board, advisor to the chairman of the KHL Council of Directors; Vladislav Tretyak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Roman Rotenberg, member of the KHL Board, advisor to the chairman of the KHL Council of Directors, and Vladislav Tretyak (left), President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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HC SKA's player Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the demo room at GUM store, Moscow.

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HC SKA's player Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the demo room at GUM store, Moscow.

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Vladislav Tretyak (left), President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Vladislav Tretyak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko (right) during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko speaks during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Oleg Znarok, head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee.

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CSKA player Nikita Zaitsev (left) and SKA's Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the demo room at GUM store, Moscow.

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CSKA player Nikita Zaitsev (left) and SKA's Ilya Kovalchuk during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 World Ice Hockey Championship in the demo room at GUM store, Moscow.

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From left: Roman Rotenberg, member of the KHL Board, advisor to the chairman of the KHL Council of Directors; Vladislav Tretyak, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko during a news conference arranged by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the 2016 IIHF World Championship Organizing Committee in Moscow.

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