Hockey: Injured Kostitsyn out of Team Belarus in Vancouver

Montreal forward Andrei Kostitsyn will be out of Team Belarus during the Olympics clashes in Vancouver. The Belta news agency reports that doctors advised not to line up the Belarusian for the Olympics tournament. He sustained a knee injury on December 31, 2009. He has joined the training sessions with the national team but apparently will not be able to play. His position will be taken over by Yunost Minsk forward Konstantin Zakharov.

Mikhail Grabovski from Toronto will also miss the tournament due to arm injury.