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Washington Capitals wing Alex Ovechkin and Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will lead Russia in the world ice hockey championship starting in Minsk, Belarus, on Friday. Just seven players, including captain Ovechkin, have survived from the squad that lost to Finland in the Sochi Olympic quarterfinals. One notable absentee was former New Jersey Devils wing Ilya Kovalchuk, now playing for SKA St. Petersburg, who was injured. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Anton Khudobin was on track to play at his first worlds after a breakout NHL season saw him post a save percentage of .926, fifth best in the league. Only NHL players whose teams have been eliminated from the playoffs were eligible for the squad announced on Tuesday by the Russian Hockey Federation, but more players can be added later on. The worlds are the first major competition for new Russia coach Oleg Znarok. He has been tasked with reviving the team after it failed to win a medal at Sochi. Russia is to play Switzerland, Finland, the United States, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Germany and Belarus in the group stage. The squad includes 26 names, one more than the maximum allowed by the International Ice Hockey Federation for the championship. Of the 26, eight play in the NHL, with the remaining 16 all drawn from the Kontinental Hockey League. That included defenceman Anton Belov, who left the Edmonton Oilers for Russian team SKA. Among the other NHL players named were Washington Capitals defenceman Dmitry Orlov and wing Evgeny Kuznetsov, who at 21 was the youngest on the team. ------ Russia: Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevsky, Anton Khudobin, Anton Belov, Denis Denisov, Nikita Zaitsev, Andrei Zubarev, Alexander Kutuzov, Evgeny Medvedev, Dmitry Orlov, Maxim Chudinov, Egor Yakovlev, Artem Anisimov, Alexander Burmistrov, Evgeny Dadonov, Danis Zaripov, Ilya Zubov, Sergei Kalinin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nikolai Kulemin, Andrei Loktionov, Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Plotnikov, Viktor Tikhonov, Vadim Shipachev, Sergei Shirokov. Cam Neely Jersey . Tortorella told The Vancouver Province hell be cheering for Team Sweden to win gold when they take on the defending Olympic champions on Sunday morning. "I hope Sweden wins, cause I dont think Hammer (Dan Hamhuis) is going to play, judging by whats happened. 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Raji left Green Bays 31-21 win Friday night over Oakland in the first quarter with an arm injury, and later stayed on the sideline for a while with a sleeve protecting his right arm. Coach Mike McCarthy said after the game that Raji was optimistic, although more tests were needed. Raji tore his biceps and will miss the 2014 season, ESPN.com and NFL.com reported Saturday. The Packers, who were off Saturday, return to practice Sunday, when McCarthy will likely address whats next up front. Raji moved inside from end this preseason, playing mainly in the base 3-4 scheme. The Packers also have second-year player Josh Boyd at tackle, while undrafted rookie free agent Mike Pennel has impressed at camp. Letroy Guion was signed in the off-season from the Vikings but hasnt practiced yet because of a hamstring injury. The first-string defence looked good even with Raji watching. Linebacker A.J. Hawk hopes the performance overall bodes well for the regular season opener Sept. 4 against the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. "Right now we feel good. That doesnt mean anything if we wont take it to the regular season, obviously," Hawk said. The preseason wraps up Thursday night with a game against Kansas City. It wasnt a perfect night for the starters against the Raiders given the 40-yard touchdown run by Oaklands Maurice Jones-Drew. A few missed tackles -- a problem last season -- aided Jones-Drew. But the defence bounced back with four straight three-and-outs. When the Raiders finally got back into Packers territory late in the second quarter, NNick Perry sacked Matt Schaub and forced a fumble recovered by Mike Neal.dddddddddddd Thats another promising development for Green Bay given how coach Mike McCarthy was looking for big plays. "I think our No. 1 defence ... I think we dominated the line of scrimmage. Three-and-outs speak for themselves," he said. Julius Peppers, who joined the Packers in the off-season as a free agent from the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, had a sack. The veteran with 118 1/2 career sacks wasnt that impressed with his preseason takedown. "It was exciting," Peppers said with a hint of sarcasm, adding hes getting comfortable with the new scheme. "Im just trying to knock off a little rust before we get to these real games." Perry and Neal are returning rushers in the front seven. Clay Matthews is back, too, seemingly healthy against following a thumb injury last season. Undrafted rookie free agent Jayrone Elliott followed up his three-sack game last week with a sack and pass deflection against Oakland. With the first cuts approaching, Elliott is trying to make the roster decisions at outside linebacker difficult. There were good signs at safety, another problem area last season. Converted cornerback Micah Hyde bounced back from having missed one of the tackles on Jones-Drews touchdown run with a solid game, including a pass deflection and fumble recovery. Morgan Burnett lunged in the open field to tip away a pass. Sean Richardson forced a fumble. "Youve got to be happy with the way the defence bounced back," Hyde said. "So you know it was tough that first drive, but after that I felt like we got some momentum and we tried to move in the right direction." 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