EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Detroit Red Wings center Sergei Fedorov will play for the Russian hockey team in the Olympics, coach and general manager Slava Fetisov said Thursday.

Fetisov also said the full 23-man roster that will be announced at the Russian Consulate General in New York City on Friday will include one or two non-NHL players.

While Fetisov refused to preview the list, he ended months of speculation on whether Fedorov would play in Salt Lake City in February.

"He's on the team," Fetisov said when asked about Fedorov's status in an impromptu news conference outside the New Jersey Devils' locker room hours before a game with Edmonton.

"Sergei wants to play," New Jersey's assistant coach added. "I spoke to him. He's going to be our leader and he's going to be ready to go for the tournament."

Fedorov, among the NHL's top 25 scorers with 13 goals and 18 assists, has said in recent months he wanted to play for Russia if healthy. There had also been rumors this week that Fedorov was one of three players to turn down Fetisov's invitation.

That apparently is inaccurate.

Alexander Mogilny of the Toronto Maple Leafs is the only Russian to say he will not play for Russia.

An initial list of eight players was selected for the Russian team earlier this year: defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky of Anaheim, right wing Pavel Bure of Florida, center Alexei Yashin of the Islanders, right wing Alexei Kovalev and defenseman Darius Kasparaitis of Pittsburgh, defenseman Dmitry Yuskevich of Toronto, defenseman Sergei Gonchar of Washington and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin of Tampa Bay.

Veteran center Igor Larionov of Detroit, a former teammate of Fetisov's in Russia, said earlier this month he accepted an invitation from Fetisov to play with the team.

Larionov and Fetisov were teammates in the 1980s for the Central Russian Army team and the Soviet Union's national team.

The last time the Russians earned a gold medal at the Olympics was in 1992, when the Unified Team won.

"This team is designed to be competitive and win every game," Fetisov said.