He noted that the tournament will be a big event and a lot of attention will be drawn to it.
“We prepared intensively for the tournament.
By tradition, before the departure, Roman Rotenberg and I met with the team, discussed the nuances and set a task.
We wished the team success and come back with a victory.
The task has been set to win gold medals in Edmonton, "RIA Novosti quotes Tretyak.
On December 13, the Russian U20 team will go to Edmonton, where, after passing the quarantine and retesting, they will begin the final stage of preparation.
On December 22 and 24, Russian hockey players will play friendly matches with teams from Slovakia and Canada.
On December 26, the team will start the World Championship with a match with their peers from the United States.
Earlier, the Russian youth ice hockey team defeated SKA-1946 in a test match.