Russia women's national ice hockey team

Russia

Nickname(s)	Большая красная машина (The Big Red Machine)
Association	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
General Manager	Maxim Kanareikin
Head coach	Valentin Gureyev
Assistants	Alexei Chistyakov Sergei Kostyukhin
Captain	Olga Permyakova
IIHF code	RUS
IIHF ranking	5
Highest IIHF ranking	5 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF ranking	6 (first in 2005)
Team colours
First international
Switzerland 2 – 1 Russia (Brampton, Canada; April 1, 1994)
Biggest win
Russia 15 – 0 France (Esbjerg, Denmark; March 28, 1995) Russia 16 – 1 Denmark (Lyss, Switzerland; December 29, 1997)
Biggest defeat
United States 15 – 0 Russia (Mississauga, Canada; April 4, 2000)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	10 (first in 1997)
Best result	(2001)
IIHF European Women Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 1995)
Best result	(1996)
Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
International record (W–L–T)
96–116–6

The Russian women's national ice hockey team represents Russia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia has 308 female players in 2011.

The Russian women warming up before the game against China at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

History

On April 1, 1994, Russia played its first game in Brampton, Canada, lost by 1–2 to Switzerland. Russia is currently ranked 6th in the world in women's ice hockey. It has been very difficult for the Russians to move higher than this position, except for in the 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, where they surprised many by upsetting Finland in the bronze medal final 2–1.

European Championship record

IIHF European Women Championships

• 1989 to 1993 – Did not participate
• 1995 – Finished in 7th place (Won "Pool B")
• 1996 – Won Silver Medal

World Championship record

IIHF World Women's Championships

• 1990 to 1994 – Did not participate
• 1997 – Finished in 6th place
• 1999 – Finished in 6th place
• 2000 – Finished in 5th place
• 2001 – Won Bronze Medal
• 2004 – Finished in 5th place
• 2005 – Finished in 8th place
• 2007 – Finished in 7th place
• 2008 – Finished in 6th place
• 2009 – Finished in 5th place
• 2011 – Finished in 4th place

Olympic record

Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

• 1998 – Did not participate
• 2002 – Finished in 5th place
• 2006 – Finished in 6th place
• 2010 – Finished in 6th place

Current roster 2011

Goaltenders

Number	Player	Club
1	Anna Prugova	Tornado Moscow Region
20	Valentina Ostrovlyanchik	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
30	Nadegda Aleksandrova	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
31	Yulia Leskina	Spartak-Merkuri Yekaterinburg
33	Margarita Monakhova	Atlant Moscow Region

Defensemen

Number	Player	Club
2	Angelina Goncharenko	Belye Medvedi Moscow
6	Yulia Lavelina	Fakel Chelyabinsk
15	Olga Permyakova, captain	Tornado Moscow Region
21	Anna Shukina	Tornado Moscow Region
22	Zoya Polunina	Tornado Moscow Region
27	Inna Dyubanok	Tornado Moscow Region
34	Svetlana Tkachyova	Tornado Moscow Region
44	Alexandra Kapustina	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod

Forwards

Number	player	Club
7	Olga Sosina	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
8	Iya Gavrilova	Tornado Moscow Region
9	Alexandra Vafina	Fakel Chelyabinsk
10	Lyudmila Belyakova	Severnaya Zvezda Moscow
11	Marina Sergina	Tornado Moscow Region
14	Yevgenia Dyupina	Serebryanye akuly Moscow
18	Maria Vasilieva	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
23	Tatyana Burina	Tornado Moscow Region
24	Valeriya Pavlova	Gazovik Tyumenʹ
25	Yekaterina Lebedeva	Fakel Chelyabinsk
29	Yekaterina Solovyeva	Fakel Chelyabinsk
52	Olga Semenets	SKIF Nizhni Novgorod
55	Galina Skiba	Tornado Moscow Region

Coaching staff 2011

• General Manager: Maxim Kanareikin
• Head Coach: Valentin Gureyev
• Assistant Coach: Aleksey Chistyakov
• Assistant Coach: Sergei Kostyukhin
• Team Leader: Nikolai Uryupin
• Equipment Manager: Oleg Kuchenev
• Team Doctor: Sergei Yonkin
• Physiotherapist: Vladimir Belyakov
• Team Video Coach: Anatoli Bukatin

Notable players

• Yekaterina Smolentseva
• Iya Gavrilova

External links

• (RU) Website
• Russia Women All time results