According to Russia Today, two Ottawa Senators players have been invited to the Olympic hockey training camp to be held in Moscow at the end of August: Anton Volchenkov and Alex Kovalev.

Volchenkov has represented Russia a number of times, including the 2006 Olympics, the past two World Ice Hockey Championships, and two World Junior Hockey Championship teams.

Kovalev has represented Russia seven previous times, the USSR twice, and the Commonwealth of Independent States twice. He has participated in three Olympic games, winning the gold medal in 1992 and bronze in 2002.