Belarus national team defenseman Vladimir Denisov invited to Washington Capitals training camp

September 11, Minsk / Sergey Vishnevsky - BELTA /. Belarusian national team defenseman Vladimir Denisov has been invited to the training camp of NHL club Washington Capitals, reports BELTA correspondent. According to the official website of "Washington", 48 hockey players have been invited to the main team's training camp of Glen Hanlon's former club - 3 goaltenders, 17 defensemen, and 28 forwards. The training camp starts on September 13. Moreover, it is highly likely that the list will be supplemented by several top players from the training camp for young hockey players (3 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, and 12 forwards), which began on September 6. Thus, for the 25-year-old product of Novopolotsk hockey to break into the main roster, he needs to withstand competition of almost 3 people per spot, or even tougher, considering that the leaders of the defensive line of the past season, Mike Green, Tom Poti, Brian Potié, and Milan Jurčina, will surely prove their right to a place under the sun. During the preparation for the NHL championship, "Washington" has scheduled 6 exhibition games, the first of which will be held on September 17 in Buffalo. "Washington" will start the NHL championship on October 1 with a game against "Boston". This summer, Belarusian national team coach Glen Hanlon persistently invited Vladimir Denisov to Dinamo Minsk, but the defenseman decided to try his luck overseas again. In case of an unsuccessful attempt to break into "Washington", Denisov promised to join the Belarusian club. Vladimir Denisov spent the last two seasons in North America, playing for the farm clubs of NHL teams Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers. Previously, he played in the Belarusian championship for Vitebsk, Yunost Minsk, Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk, and Keramin Minsk, and in the Russian Super League in the 2006/2007 season, he played for Lada Togliatti. As part of the Belarusian national team, Vladimir Denisov played in four World Championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). -0-