Liudmila Belyakova
| Liudmila Belyakova | |||
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| Born |
12 August 1994 Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| RWHL team Former teams |
Tornado Dmitrov New York Riveters | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
| Website | lyudmilabelyakova.com | ||
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Medal record | |||
Liudmila Viktorovna Belyakova (Russian: Людми́ла Ви́кторовна Беляко́ва; born 12 August 1994)
is a Russian ice hockey forward and Master of Sports of Russia of International Class (2013[1]).
Liudmila Belyakova first Russian player of the National Women's Hockey League for the New York Riveters [2]
Outside the Riveters, Belyakova is a member of the Russia women's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Belyakova started practicing hockey at the age of 7 years old. She can play as both a forward and a defender.
For the first time invited to the Russia women's national ice hockey team at the age of 15 years and 2 weeks,
and in the Russia women's national U-18 ice hockey team in the 12-years old and the third month.
Her debut with the Russia women's national ice hockey team took place on September 4, 2009
in the town of Trencin in a match against Slovakia women's national ice hockey team.
Belyakova has competed at the 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 IIHF World Women's Championships
and at the 2010, 2011 and 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.
Liudmila Belyakova has played 104 games for Russia women's national ice hockey team with 41 goals and 24 assists.
She has played 28 games for Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team, scoring 30 goals and making 11 assists.[3]
She was included in the list of candidates for Russia's national team at the Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver.[4]
The first replacement of the national women's team Russia at the Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi.
New York Riveters (NWHL)
On July 25, 2015, it was announced that Belyakova had signed a contract to play for the New York Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League.[5]
NWHL statistics
New York Riveters
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; GW = Game Winning Goals; PPG = Power Play Goals; SHG = Short Handed Goals
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GW | PPG | SHG |
| 2015/2016 Regular Season | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015/2016 Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
Belyakova is the winner of 21 individual cups and 60 medals in various denominations including:
- Bronze medalist 4 Nations Tournament 2009, 2011 in Sweden and 2013 in Finland
- Silver medalist 4 Nations Tournament 2013 in Finland
- Gold medalist 4 Nations Tournament 2012 in Sweden
- Finalist Meco Cup 2013 in Germany
- Tournament Winner "Halloween Cup" in 2015 (the Czech Republic) and in 2016 (Germany)
- Best player and Best scorer of the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.[7]
- Russian National U-18 team named 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Champion (Division I).
- Belyakova was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2013 and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championships.
- At the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, Belyakova was part of Russia's gold medal winning team, handing Canada its first-ever loss in FISU women's ice hockey.
- As part of "Tornado" (Moscow region) – Russian champion of the season 2014/2015.
References
- ^ "Приказ "О присвоении спортивного звания "Мастер спорта России международного класса" от 11 апреля 2013 г. № 40-нг" (in Russian). Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "The Hockey news. New York Riveters sign Lyudmila Belyakova, NWHL's first Russian player". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Women's Russian women's national U-18 ice hockey team". Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Athletes for Ice Hockey - 2010 Olympics - SI.com". CNN. Sports Illustrated. 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Belyakova Signs With Riveters at International Camp". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "National Women's Hockey League 2015–2016 Statistics: New York Riveters". nwhl.zone.
- ^ "IIHF World Womens U18 Championship Division 1 – Scoring Leaders" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2012.
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com