Russia men's national ice hockey team

Russia
Nickname(s) Большая Красная Машина (Big Red Machine)
Association Russian Hockey Federation
Head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
Captain Alexei Morozov
Most games Maxim Sushinski (119)
Most points Alexei Morozov (89)
IIHF code RUS
IIHF ranking 1
Highest IIHF ranking 1 (first in 2009)
Lowest IIHF ranking 7 (2004)
Team colours               
First international
 Russia 2–2 Sweden 
(St. Petersburg, Russia; April 12, 1992)
Biggest win

 Russia 12–3 Great Britain 
(Bolzano, Italy; April 26, 1994)

 Russia 10–1 Kazakhstan 
(Riga, Latvia; May 6, 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Slovakia 9–1 Russia 
(Chamonix, France; December 29, 1993)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 20 (first in 1992)
Best result 3 (1993, 2008, 2009)
Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1994)
Medals 1 (1998)
1 (2002)
International record (W–L–T)
299-168-45
Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Team
World Championships medal record
World Championship
Gold 1993 Germany Russia
Silver 2002 Sweden Russia
Bronze 2005 Austria Russia
Bronze 2007 Russia Russia
Gold 2008 Canada Russia
Gold 2009 Switzerland Russia
Silver 2010 Germany Russia

The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Russia and are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. They are currently rated number one in the IIHF World Ranking; with 3980 points. The team has been competing internationally since 1993 and follows a long tradition of Soviet Union national ice hockey teams, composed mostly of Russian players. The Russian team replaced the Unified Team of the ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the Commonwealth of Independent States team of the 1992 World Championships.

The Soviets were the most dominant teams of all time in international play. The team won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Russia's finishes in "best-on-best" tournaments since the break us of the Soviet National teams after 1991 been less than stellar. But as Russia has won the 2008 and 2009 World Ice Hockey Championships, and excelled at a very high level, they are currently ranked 1st in the IIHF World Rankings for the past 2 years. Russia has a total of 84,720 players,[1] about 0.05% of its population. As of June 2011, their head coach is Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.

The top three nominees for the 2009 Hart Memorial Trophy (the most valuable player award in the National Hockey League) all play for the Russian team: Alexander Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, and Evgeni Malkin

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Olympic record

See also: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

From 1956 to 1988, the Soviet Union national ice hockey team won seven gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in nine appearances. The Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics also won the gold medal.

World Cup record

See also: World Cup of Hockey

World Championship record

See also: List of IIHF World Championship tournaments
Year Location Result
1992 Prague / Bratislava,  Czechoslovakia 5th place
1993 Dortmund / Munich,  Germany Gold
1994 Bolzano / Canazei / Milano,  Italy 5th place
1995 Stockholm / Gävle,  Sweden 5th place
1996 Vienna,  Austria 4th place
1997 Helsinki / Turku / Tampere,  Finland 4th place
1998 Zürich / Basel,  Switzerland 5th place
1999 Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar,  Norway 5th place
2000 Saint Petersburg,  Russia 11th place
2001 Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg,  Germany 6th place
2002 Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping,  Sweden Silver
2003 Helsinki / Tampere / Turku,  Finland 6th place
2004 Prague / Ostrava,  Czech Republic 10th place
2005 Innsbruck / Vienna,  Austria Bronze
2006 Riga,  Latvia 5th place
2007 Moscow / Mytishchi,  Russia Bronze
2008 Quebec City / Halifax,  Canada Gold
2009 Bern / Kloten,  Switzerland Gold
2010 Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen,  Germany Silver
2011 Bratislava / Košice,  Slovakia 4th place

In recent years, starting in 2007, the Russian team has put a strong team on the ice for the World Championships. They had a record of 8-1-0 in the 2007 tournament, 9-0-0 in the 2008 tournament, 9-0-0 in 2009, and 8-1-0 in 2010.

2010 Olympics roster

The following is the Russian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2]

No. Pos. Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
30 G Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb) 01980-06-22 22 June 1980 Tolyatti Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
20 G Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01975-07-25 25 July 1975 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR San Jose Sharks (NHL)
40 G Varlamov, SemyonSemyon Varlamov 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009600000096 kg (210 lb) 01988-04-27 27 April 1988 Kuybyshev Washington Capitals (NHL)
55 D Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01974-04-13 13 April 1974 Chelyabinsk Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
37 D Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01983-10-11 11 October 1983 Yaroslavl Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
7 D Kalinin, DmitriDmitri Kalinin 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01980-07-22 22 July 1980 Chelyabinsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
22 D Korneyev, KonstantinKonstantin Korneyev 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb) 01984-06-05 5 June 1984 Moscow CSKA Moscow (KHL)
79 D Markov, AndreiAndrei Markov 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009200000092 kg (200 lb) 01978-12-20 20 December 1978 Voskresensk Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
5 D Nikulin, IlyaIlya Nikulin 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01982-03-12 12 March 1982 Moscow Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
51 D Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01983-07-19 19 July 1983 Izhevsk Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
6 D Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01982-02-15 15 February 1982 Moscow Ottawa Senators (NHL)
61 RW Afinogenov, MaximMaxim Afinogenov 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01979-09-04 4 September 1979 Moscow Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
13 C Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01978-07-20 20 July 1978 Sverdlovsk Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
29 C Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01969-12-13 13 December 1969 Pskov Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
71 LW Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk – A 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01983-04-15 15 April 1983 Kalinin New Jersey Devils (NHL)
52 RW Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01975-02-14 14 February 1975 Tolyatti Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
11 C Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01986-07-31 31 July 1986 Magnitogorsk Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
95 RW Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov – C 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000008900000089 kg (200 lb) 01977-02-16 16 February 1977 Moscow Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
8 LW Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin – A 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000108000000108 kg (240 lb) 01985-09-17 17 September 1985 Moscow Washington Capitals (NHL)
47 RW Radulov, AlexanderAlexander Radulov 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008500000085 kg (190 lb) 01986-07-05 5 July 1986 Nizhny Tagil Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
28 LW Semin, AlexanderAlexander Semin 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01984-03-03 3 March 1984 Krasnoyarsk Washington Capitals (NHL)
25 LW Zaripov, DanisDanis Zaripov 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008400000084 kg (190 lb) 01981-03-26 26 March 1981 Chelyabinsk Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
42 C Zinovjev, SergeiSergei Zinovjev 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000008100000081 kg (180 lb) 01980-03-04 4 March 1980 Prokopyevsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

2010 World Ice Hockey Championship roster

The following is the Russian roster in the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championship.[3]

No. Pos. Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
30 G Eremenko, AlexanderAlexander Eremenko 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000007500000075 kg (170 lb) 01980-04-10 10 April 1980 Moscow Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL)
40 G Varlamov, SemyonSemyon Varlamov 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01988-04-27 27 April 1988 Kuybyshev Washington Capitals (NHL)
83 G Koshechkin, VasiliVasili Koshechkin 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01983-03-27 27 March 1983 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
5 D Nikulin, IlyaIlya Nikulin 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01982-03-12 12 March 1982 Moscow Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
7 D Kalinin, DmitriDmitri Kalinin 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009600000096 kg (210 lb) 01980-07-22 22 July 1980 Chelyabinsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
22 D Korneyev, KonstantinKonstantin Korneyev 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb) 01984-06-05 5 June 1984 Moscow CSKA Moscow (KHL)
27 D Atyushov, VitaliVitali Atyushov 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01979-06-04 4 June 1979 Penza Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
37 D Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01983-10-11 11 October 1983 Yaroslavl Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
74 D Yemelin, AlexeiAlexei Yemelin 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009400000094 kg (210 lb) 01986-04-25 25 April 1986 Tolyatti Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
55 D Gonchar, SergeiSergei Gonchar 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008000000080 kg (180 lb) 01974-04-13 13 April 1974 Chelyabinsk Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
8 LW Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000108000000108 kg (240 lb) 01985-09-17 17 September 1985 Moscow Washington Capitals (NHL)
10 RW Mozyakin, SergeySergey Mozyakin 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000007800000078 kg (170 lb) 01981-03-30 30 March 1981 Yaroslavl Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL)
11 C Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01986-07-31 31 July 1986 Magnitogorsk Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
13 C Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01978-07-20 20 July 1978 Sverdlovsk Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
23 C Tereshchenko, AlexeiAlexei Tereshchenko 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000007800000078 kg (170 lb) 01980-12-16 16 December 1980 Mozhaysk Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
24 LW Frolov, AlexanderAlexander Frolov 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000105000000105 kg (230 lb) 01982-06-19 19 June 1982 Moscow Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
28 LW Semin, AlexanderAlexander Semin 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01984-03-03 3 March 1984 Krasnoyarsk Washington Capitals (NHL)
29 C Fedorov, SergeiSergei Fedorov 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009200000092 kg (200 lb) 01969-12-13 13 December 1969 Pskov Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
33 RW Sushinski, MaximMaxim Sushinski 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) &1000000000000008700000087 kg (190 lb) 01974-06-01 1 June 1974 Leningrad SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)
41 LW Kulemin, NikolaiNikolai Kulemin 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008300000083 kg (180 lb) 01986-07-14 14 July 1986 Magnitogorsk Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
42 C Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000008900000089 kg (200 lb) 01988-05-24 24 May 1988 Yaroslavl New York Rangers (NHL)
52 C Kozlov, ViktorViktor Kozlov 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01975-02-14 14 February 1975 Tolyatti Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
61 RW Afinogenov, MaximMaxim Afinogenov 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01979-09-04 4 September 1979 Moscow Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)
71 LW Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01983-04-15 15 April 1983 Kalinin New Jersey Devils (NHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Russia IIHF". http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/russia.html. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Russia Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nRUS-vtour_team_stats-se.html. 
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Russia Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.iihf.com/channels10/iihf-world-championship-wc10/teams/rus.html. 

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