BEIJING, Feb. 9 Goalkeeper of the Moscow KHL club CSKA Ivan Fedotov will take his place in gates of the Russian national team in the opening match of the group stage of the Olympic hockey tournament with the Swiss, according to the official website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The group B meeting will take place on Wednesday and will begin at 11:40 Moscow time. Also, the Russians will meet with the national teams of the Czech Republic and Denmark at the group stage. The composition of the links of the current Olympic champions for the game with the Swiss is as follows: Alexander Nikishin — forwards Nikita Gusev, Vadim Shipachev (captain), Mikhail Grigorenko;
The winners of three quartets, as well as the best runner-up team, advance to the 1/4 finals of the Olympic tournament. The remaining eight teams will play in the playoff round.