The 2025 `Match of the Year,` featuring top Russian hockey stars, is scheduled to take place on July 13th at CSKA Arena in Moscow.
The event will feature teams representing the `East` and `West`. The East squad will be comprised of players currently competing in the KHL. Leading the East as captain will be Vadim Shipachev, the KHL`s all-time leader in both games played and points.
Preliminary East Team Roster (KHL Stars):
Goalies:
Ilya Nabokov
Maxim Dorozhko
Daniil Isaev
Defensemen:
Nikita Nesterov
Yegor Yakovlev
Damir Sharipzyanov
Semyon Chistyakov
Andrei Mironov
Daniil Pylenkov
Nikita Lyamkin
Bogdan Konyushkov
Forwards:
Vadim Shipachev
Vladimir E. Tkachev
Nikolai Goldobin
Artyom Galimov
Dmitri Buchelnikov
Ilya Kovalchuk
Vitali Kravtsov
Pavel Poryadin
Maxim Shalunov
Alexander Volkov
Anatoli Golyshev
Dmitri Yashkin
Representing the `West` will be Russian players who compete overseas (primarily in the NHL). Alexander Ovechkin is set to captain the West team.
Preliminary West Team Roster (Overseas Stars):
Goalies:
Sergei Bobrovsky
Igor Shestyorkin
Ilya Sorokin
Defensemen:
Dmitri Orlov
Vladislav Gavrikov
Alexander Nikishin
Artyom Zub
Mikhail Sergachev
Alexander Romanov
Ilya Lyubushkin
Yegor Zamula
Forwards:
Alexander Ovechkin
Artemi Panarin
Evgeni Malkin
Vasili Podkolzin
Pavel Buchnevich
Kirill Marchenko
Andrei Kuzmenko
Kirill Kaprizov
Andrei Svechnikov
Dmitri Voronkov
Matvei Michkov
Maxim Tsyplakov
Gareth Tenby