 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munyika yose, Russell kaviri akamirira Canada senhengo yetimu yenyika yevechiduku. Akatanga kutamba pa2006 World Junior Championship apo akanyora chinangwa chimwe uye vatatu vanobatsira veCanada vakakunda menduru yegoridhe. Kudzokera kumakwikwi a2007, Russell akaenzana naJonathan Toews mukutungamira kwechikwata nezvibodzwa zvina sezvo Canada yakahwina zvakare menduru yegoridhe. 