Russia men's national ice hockey team
|
The coat of arms of Russia is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | Большая Красная Машина (The Big Red Machine) |
|---|---|
| Association | Russian Hockey Federation |
| General Manager | Andrei Safronov |
| Head coach | Oleg Znarok |
| Assistants |
Harijs Vītoliņš Sergei Zubov |
| Captain | Ilya Kovalchuk |
| Most games | Maxim Sushinski (119) |
| Most points | Alexei Morozov (89) |
| IIHF code | RUS |
| IIHF ranking |
2  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2004) |
| Team colors | |
 | |
| First international | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Russia 2–2 Sweden  (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 12 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
|
 Russia 10–1 Kazakhstan  (Riga, Latvia; 6 May 2006) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
|
Russia 1–7 Czech Republic  (Moscow, Russia; 20 December 1997) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1992) |
| Best result |
 (1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1994) |
| Medals |
 (1998) (2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 382–220–43 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
| World Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1993 Germany | Team |
| | 2008 Canada | Team |
| | 2009 Switzerland | Team |
| | 2012 Finland/Sweden | Team |
| | 2014 Belarus | Team |
| | 2002 Sweden | Team |
| | 2010 Germany | Team |
| | 2015 Czech Republic | Team |
| | 2005 Austria | Team |
| | 2007 Russia | Team |
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of May 2015, they are rated second in the IIHF World Rankings; with 3675 points. The team has been competing internationally since 1993, and is recognized by the IIHF as the successor to the Soviet Union Hockey Federation and have passed its ranking on to Russia. Today, it still follows a long tradition of Soviet 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 and is a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and the United States.[1]
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 won the 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014 World Ice Hockey Championships. Russia has a total of 84,270 players,[2] about 0.05% of its population. As of May 2014, their head coach is Oleg Znarok.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
See also: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
The bronze medal winning Russian team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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.
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Lillehammer | 4th place |
| 1998 |  Nagano | Silver medal |
| 2002 |  Salt Lake City | Bronze medal |
| 2006 |  Turin | 4th place |
| 2010 |  Vancouver | 6th place |
| 2014 | Sochi | 5th place |
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang | Qualified |
World Championship
Alexander Semin's first goal in IIHF World Championship 2008 Final
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Prague / Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 5th place |
| 1993 | Dortmund / Munich, Germany | Gold |
| 1994 | Bolzano / Canazei / Milan, Italy | 5th place |
| 1995 | Stockholm / Gävle, Sweden | 5th place |
| 1996 | Vienna, Austria | 4th place |
| 1997 | Helsinki / Turku / Tampere, Finland | 4th place |
| 1998 | Zurich / 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 | 7th 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 |
| 2012 | Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden | Gold |
| 2013 | Helsinki, Finland / Stockholm, Sweden | 6th place |
| 2014 | Minsk, Belarus | Gold |
| 2015 | Prague / Ostrava, Czech Republic | Silver |
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, 8–1–0 in 2010, and best of all 10–0–0 in 2012 and 2014.
World Cup
See also: World Cup of Hockey
President Dmitry Medvedev meets with the national hockey team
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.[3]
Head coach: Oleg Znarok
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | D | Kulikov, DmitriDmitri Kulikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 October 1990 | Florida Panthers |
| 8 | F | Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 17 September 1985 | Washington Capitals |
| 9 | F | Panarin, ArtemiArtemi Panarin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 30 October 1991 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 10 | F | Mozyakin, SergeiSergei Mozyakin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 30 March 1981 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 11 | F | Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin – A | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 31 July 1986 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 14 | F | Tikhonov, ViktorViktor Tikhonov | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 12 May 1988 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 16 | F | Plotnikov, SergeiSergei Plotnikov | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 3 June 1990 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 25 | F | Zaripov, DanisDanis Zaripov | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 26 March 1981 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 30 | G | Barulin, KonstantinKonstantin Barulin | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 4 September 1984 | Avangard Omsk |
| 31 | G | Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 7 May 1986 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 41 | F | Kulemin, NikolayNikolay Kulemin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 14 July 1986 | New York Islanders |
| 42 | F | Anisimov, ArtemArtem Anisimov | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 24 May 1988 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 44 | D | Yakovlev, IgorIgor Yakovlev | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 17 September 1991 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 48 | D | Biryukov, YevgenyYevgeny Biryukov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 19 April 1986 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 52 | F | Shirokov, SergeiSergei Shirokov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 10 March 1986 | Avangard Omsk |
| 63 | F | Dadonov, EvgeniiEvgenii Dadonov | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 12 March 1989 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 71 | F | Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk – C | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 15 April 1983 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 72 | G | Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 September 1988 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 73 | D | Chudinov, MaximMaxim Chudinov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 25 March 1990 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 77 | D | Belov, AntonAnton Belov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 29 July 1986 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 82 | D | Medvedev, YevgenyYevgeny Medvedev – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 27 August 1982 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 87 | F | Shipachyov, VadimVadim Shipachyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 12 March 1987 | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 91 | F | Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 13 December 1991 | St. Louis Blues |
| 93 | D | Antipin, ViktorViktor Antipin | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 6 December 1992 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk |
| 94 | D | Mironov, AndreiAndrei Mironov | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 29 July 1994 | HC Dynamo Moscow |
Coaching history
- Olympics
- 1994 Winter Olympics – Viktor Tikhonov
- 1998 Winter Olympics – Vladimir Yurzinov (Pyotr Vorobyov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov)
- 2002 Winter Olympics – Viacheslav Fetisov (Vladimir Yurzinov, Vladislav Tretiak)
- 2006 Winter Olympics – Vladimir Krikunov (Vladimir Yurzinov, Boris Mikhailov)
- 2010 Winter Olympics – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin)
- 2014 Winter Olympics – Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (Valery Belov, Dmitry Yushkevich, Igor Nikitin, Valeri Belousov, Vladimir Myshkin)
- World Championships
- 1993 World Championships – Boris Mikhailov (Pyotr Vorobyov, Igor Tuzik, Gennady Tsygurov)
- 1994 World Championships – Boris Mikhailov (Pyotr Vorobyov, Igor Tuzik, Gennady Tsygurov)
- 1995 World Championships – Boris Mikhailov (Pyotr Vorobyov, Igor Tuzik, Gennady Tsygurov)
- 1996 World Championships – Vladimir Vasiliev (Gennady Tsygurov, Viktor Tikhonov)
- 1997 World Championships – Igor Dmitriev (Boris Mikhailov, Igor Tuzik)
- 1998 World Championships – Vladimir Yurzinov (Pyotr Vorobyov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov)
- 1999 World Championships – Alexander Yakushev (Pyotr Vorobyov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov)
- 2000 World Championships – Alexander Yakushev (Pyotr Vorobyov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov)
- 2001 World Championships – Boris Mikhailov (Valeri Belousov, Vladimir Krikunov )
- 2002 World Championships – Boris Mikhailov (Valeri Belousov, Vladimir Krikunov)
- 2003 World Championships – Vladimir Plyushchev (Alexander Yakushev, Nikolai Tolstikov)
- 2004 World Championships – Viktor Tikhonov
- 2005 World Championships – Vladimir Krikunov (Vladimir Yurzinov, Boris Mikhailov)
- 2006 World Championships – Vladimir Krikunov (Vladimir Yurzinov, Boris Mikhailov)
- 2007 World Championships – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin)
- 2008 World Championships – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin)
- 2009 World Championships – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin)
- 2010 World Championships – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin, Valeri Bragin, Andrei Nazarov)
- 2011 World Championships – Vyacheslav Bykov (Igor Zakharkin)
- 2012 World Championships – Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (Valery Belov, Dmitry Yushkevich, Igor Nikitin, Vladimir Myshkin)
- 2013 World Championships – Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (Valery Belov, Dmitry Yushkevich, Igor Nikitin, Vladimir Myshkin)
- 2014 World Championships – Oleg Znarok (Harijs Vītoliņš, Vladimir Fedosov, Igor Nikitin, Yuri Zhdanov, Rashit Davydov, Oleg Kupryanov)
- World Cups
- 1996 World Cup – Boris Mikhailov
- 2004 World Cup – Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
See also
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Russia IIHF". Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ 2015 Roster
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russian national ice hockey team. |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.