Nikolai Antropov set to captain Kazakhstan at IIHF World Championship in Minsk
13:16, 3 May 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Coaching staff of Kazakhstan's national hockey team made a decision to name Nikolai Antropov the captain, Kazinform refers to Vesti.kz.
The Barys defenseman's appointment was made 6 days prior to the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk. Antropov will take the armband for the first time in his professional career.
As reported earlier, the Kazakh hockey players are in France for test games. The 2014 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk is set to be held from 9 to 25 May.