Andrei Nazarov: “Traktor holds Dadonov and Voinov’s rights” (Photo © uralpress.ru)

Andrei Nazarov, head coach of the Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL, invited Vyacheslav Voinov and Evgeni Dadonov to get back to their mother club during an interview with Sport-Express.

Andrei Nazarov: “Both Evgeni Dadonov and Vyacheslav Voinov have a valid contract with Traktor and, according to KHL rules, we hold rights on them. I was really upset when they left for North America and didn’t get an NHL spot. We had the chance to get them back through the court’s decision, but we decided not to harm the players’ careers. But now there is such a scenario in which it would be better for them and for their development to get back to Traktor in the KHL.”

– Did you already talk to them?
Andrei Nazarov: “It’s all up to the players’ wish. Dadonov would be capable of scoring more than 20 goals a season in the KHL, just like our team’s top scorers Evgeny Skachkov and Oleg Kvasha. I see both Voinov and Dadonov as key members of Traktor.”

All quotes translated by RussianHockeyFans.com

Vyacheslav Voinov not released for the WJC (Photo © Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

After Evgeny Grachev, also Vyacheslav Voinov won’t be freed up by his NHL team for the upcoming 2010 World Junior Championships. The young defenseman, property of the Los Angeles Kings, is playing in the AHL for the Manchester Monarchs.

According to Sport Express, the Russian Hockey Federation received today a fax which explained that both Grachev and Voinov can’t skate in the WJC as they will be busy with their North American clubs. Team’s head coach Vladimir Plyuschev added that the IIHF can’t have a role in the matter.

On the other hand team Russia, which is having a training camp in Novogorsk, has been joined by North American based Dmitry Kostromitin and Anton Klementyev.

Extended WJC roster for Team Russia released (Photo © Shaun Best/Reuters)

Today coach Vladimir Plyuschev released the extended list of the players called for the WJC. Nikita Filatov is there, as well as Evgeny Grachev, who recently has been ruled out by the Rangers. isn’t part of the roster. The team will start the training camp in Novogorsk on December 7th and will go on until December 18th.

This is how the roster appears to be:

Goalkeepers
Igor Bobkov, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, 1992
Alexander Zalivin, Dinamo Moscow, 1991
Ramis Sadikov, Erie Otters, OHL, 1991
Alexei Trifonov, Lada Togliatti, 1990

Defensemen
Anton Klementyev, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 1990
Dmitri Orlov, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, 1991
Maxim Chudinov, Severstal Cherepovets, 1990
Dmitri Kostromitin, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, QMJHL, 1990
Nikita Zaitsev, Sibir Novosibirsk, 1991
Nikita Pivtsakin, Avangard Omsk, 1991
Konstantin Plaksin, Traktor Chelyabinsk, 1990
Alexander Tarasov, HC MVD, 1990
Ildar Isangulov, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, 1992
Kirill Yuriev, Lada Togliatti, 1991
Vyacheslav Voinov, Manchester Monarchs, AHL, 1990
Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers, 1990

Forwards
Nikita Filatov, CSKA Moscow, 1990
Alexander Burmistrov, Barrie Colts, OHL, 1992
Vladimir Tarasenko, Sibir Novosibirsk, 1991
Pavel Dedunov, Amur Khabarovsk, 1990
Ivan Telegin, Saginaw Spirit, OHL, 1992
Maxim Kitsyn, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, 1991
Maxim Trunev, Severstal Cherepovets, 1990
Sergei Plotnikov, Amur Khabarovsk, 1990
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Traktor Chelyabinsk, 1992
Evgeny Timkin, Avangard Omsk, 1990
Vyacheslav Kulemin, CSKA Moscow, 1990
Egor Dugin, Traktor Chelyabinsk, 1990
Kirill Petrov, Ak Bars Kazan, 1990
Magomed Gimbatov, SKA St. Petersburg, 1990
Petr Khokhryakov, Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, 1990
Dmitry Kugryshev, Quebec Remparts, QMJHK, 1990
Evgeny Grachev, Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL, 1990