Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

Russia
Association name Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
IIHF Code RUS
IIHF membership January 19, 1992
Association history Russia
1992–present
President Vladislav Tretiak
IIHF men's ranking 2
IIHF women's ranking 6
www.fhr.ru

The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация хоккея России) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.[1][2]

History

The federation was founded on November 12, 1991 as "Ice Hockey Federation of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic / Ice Hockey Federation of Russia" (Russian: Федерация Xoккея Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики / Russian: Федерация хоккея России) established during the existence of the Soviet Union and the Russian SFSR. On January 19, 1992, after the Soviet Union was dissolved and Russia took over the international rights and obligations of the USSR, the federation became the official successor of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation and its successes and its full membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation.

National teams

Men

Women

Leagues

Active

Defunct

Championships

Ice hockey in Russia

Ice hockey in Russia
Country Russia
Governing body Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
National team Men's national team;
Women's national team
First played 1932
National competitions
International competitions

Ice hockey was first introduced to the Soviet Union in 1932.[3] The Soviet Union entered its first Winter Olympics tournament in 1956 and was successful from the start, much due to the players having an earlier experience of bandy, also called "Russian hockey". The Soviet Union would dominate the hockey world championships and Olympic tournaments from the 1950s to 1980s.[4][5][6][7][8]

During the Soviet Union period the Soviet Championship League was the preimer ice hockey league. After the fall of communism it was followed by the Russian Superleague and then Kontinental Hockey League.[9]

Anatoli Tarasov is considered the father of Soviet ice hockey.[10][11][12][13][14]

During the height of the Cold war in the 1980s many Russian hockey players defected to United States to play in the NHL with such notable players as Viacheslav Fetisov, Alexander Mogilny and Sergei Federov.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

On the international stage Russia considers Canada its major hockey rival.[21]

Ice hockey in Russia is one of the most popular sports in the country.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

References

  1. ↑ Schultze, Sydney (1 January 2000). "Culture and Customs of Russia". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "The Business & Politics of Sports Second Edition". TBE Press I – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Books.google.co.uk. p. 347. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  4. ↑ John Grasso; Bill Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans. Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Books.google.co.uk. p. 260. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  5. ↑ Victor, Jennifer Louis (2013-10-22). Sport in the Soviet Union. Books.google.co.uk. p. 57. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  6. ↑ "New film: "Red Army": Left-wingers". The Economist. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  7. ↑ "Russians regroup on other side of the red line". Espn.com. 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  8. ↑ "Greatest Russian Hockey Players Of All Time". SI.com. 1982-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  9. ↑ Timur Ganeev (2015-12-02). "Kids on skates: How Russia's hockey stars learned their craft | Russia Beyond The Headlines". Rbth.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  10. ↑ Sax, David (2014-11-19). "Cold War Puck: The Beauties of Russian Hockey". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  11. ↑ "Grandson reveals the downfall of the father of Soviet hockey — and what could have been in Summit Series | canada.com". O.canada.com. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  12. ↑ Bryant Urstadt (2015-01-23). "Learning from Russia's Red Army Hockey Team". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  13. ↑ Sullivan, Ronald (1995-06-24). "Anatoly Tarasov, 76, Innovative Coach of Hockey in Soviet Union". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  14. ↑ Garry Glave. A Brief History Of International Ice Hockey. Books.google.co.uk. p. 32. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  15. ↑ "Hockey’s great Cold War defectors | National Post". News.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  16. ↑ Mcg, Robert (1989-05-06). "Soviet Hockey Star in Buffalo After Defecting to U.S. Team". NYTimes.com. United States; Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (Ussr). Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  17. ↑ "Soviet Hockey Player Defects To Red Wings". Deseret News. 1990-07-24. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  18. ↑ "NHL - Russia's greatest hockey players, as told by Russian great Sergei Gonchar". Espn.com. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  19. ↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (1989-03-30). "N.H.L. Team Signs First Soviet Player, And He's a Surprise". NYTimes.com. Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (Ussr). Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  20. ↑ "The Shifts that Changed the Game: The Defection". Arctic Ice Hockey. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  21. ↑ "World Cup of Hockey: Canada, Russia renew their historic rivalry - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings". Cbc.ca. 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  22. ↑ "Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League on the verge of financial ruin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  23. ↑ "Yes, Russian bears CAN play ice hockey". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  24. ↑ Bort, Ryan (2015-01-23). "'Red Army' Documentary Facts - Soviet Union Hockey Trivia". Esquire.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  25. ↑ Beaton, Andrew (2015-01-21). "Slava Fetisov and Russian Hockey: After the Miracle". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  26. ↑ "Russians regroup on other side of the red line". Espn.com. 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  27. ↑ Osnos, Evan (2014-11-19). "Cold War Puck: The Beauties of Russian Hockey". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  28. ↑ Simon Richmond (2010-09-15). Russia. Books.google.co.uk. p. 83. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  29. ↑ Mikhail S. Blinnikov. A Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors. Books.google.co.uk. p. 238. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  30. ↑ Sophie Penney (2016-04-22). "A clash of cultures…on ice | Varsity Online". Varsity.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  31. ↑ "Storymap: Hockey’s 10 Most Popular Countries". Eurohockey.com. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  32. ↑ "Five myths about Russian ice hockey". PravdaReport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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