Russia men's national ice hockey team
 The coat of arms of Russia is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | Красная Машина (The Red Machine) |
|---|---|
| Association | Russian Hockey Federation |
| General manager | Andrei Safronov |
| Head coach | Oleg Znarok |
| Assistants | Rashit Davydov Igor Nikitin Harijs Vītoliņš Ilya Vorobyov |
| Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
| Most games | Maxim Sushinski (119)[citation needed] |
| Most points | Alexei Morozov (89)[citation needed] |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | RUS |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 2  |
| Highest IIHF | 1 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF | 7 (2004) |
| First international | |
 Russia 2–2 Sweden  (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 12 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Russia 12–3 Great Britain  (Bolzano, Italy; 26 April 1994) Russia 10–1 Kazakhstan  (Riga, Latvia; 6 May 2006) Russia 10–1 Denmark  (Moscow, Russia; 12 May 2016) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Finland 7–1 Russia (Helsinki, Finland; 22 April 1997) Russia 1–7 Czech Republic  (Moscow, Russia; 20 December 1997) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1994) |
| Medals |  (1998) (2002) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1992) |
| Best result |  (1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) |
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
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
| 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 |
| 2016 | Moscow / Saint Petersburg, Russia | Bronze |
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
Euro Hockey Tour
- Karjala Tournament:
Gold medal (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016); 
Silver medal (1998, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2013); 
Bronze medal (1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015) - Oddset Hockey Games: Gold medal (2003, 2003, 2006, 2008); Silver medal (2007, 2009, 2011); Bronze medal (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013)
- Channel One Cup: Gold medal (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014); Silver medal (1996, 1997, 2001, 2009); Bronze medal (1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013)
- Czech Hockey Games: Gold medal (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 (April), 2011); Silver medal (2001, 2005, 2009 (September), 2013 (August)); Bronze medal (1997, 2000, 2003, 2012)
Other Tournaments
- Deutschland Cup: Gold medal (1992, 1993)
- Nissan Cup: Silver medal (1992, 1994)
- Northern Lights Tournament: Bronze medal (1993)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.[3]
Head coach: Oleg Znarok
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | G | Sergei Bobrovsky | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 September 1988 (aged 27) | Columbus Blue Jackets
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| 1 | G | Semyon Varlamov | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 27 April 1988 (aged 28) | Colorado Avalanche
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| 88 | G | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 25 July 1994 (aged 22) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 74 | D | Alexei Emelin | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 April 1986 (aged 30) | Montreal Canadiens
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| 7 | D | Dmitri Kulikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 29 October 1990 (aged 25) | Buffalo Sabres
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| 47 | D | Alexey Marchenko | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 2 January 1992 (aged 24) | Detroit Red Wings
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| 79 | D | Andrei Markov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 20 December 1978 (aged 37) | Montreal Canadiens
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| 89 | D | Nikita Nesterov | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 March 1993 (aged 23) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 9 | D | Dmitry Orlov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 23 July 1991 (aged 25) | Washington Capitals
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| 22 | D | Nikita Zaitsev | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 29 October 1991 (aged 24) | Toronto Maple Leafs
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| 42 | C | Artem Anisimov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 24 May 1988 (aged 28) | Chicago Blackhawks
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| 63 | RW | Evgeny Dadonov | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 12 March 1989 (aged 27) | SKA Saint Petersburg
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| 13 | C | Pavel Datsyuk (A) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 20 July 1978 (aged 38) | SKA Saint Petersburg
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| 86 | RW | Nikita Kucherov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 17 June 1993 (aged 23) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 41 | RW | Nikolay Kulemin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 14 July 1986 (aged 30) | New York Islanders
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| 92 | C | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 19 May 1992 (aged 24) | Washington Capitals
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| 71 | C | Evgeni Malkin (A) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 31 July 1986 (aged 30) | Pittsburgh Penguins
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| 90 | LW | Vladislav Namestnikov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 22 November 1992 (aged 23) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 8 | LW | Alexander Ovechkin (C) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 17 September 1985 (aged 31) | Washington Capitals
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| 27 | LW | Artemi Panarin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 30 October 1991 (aged 24) | Chicago Blackhawks
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| 87 | C | Vadim Shipachyov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 March 1987 (aged 29) | SKA Saint Petersburg
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| 91 | RW | Vladimir Tarasenko | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 13 December 1991 (aged 24) | St. Louis Blues
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| 77 | C | Ivan Telegin | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 28 February 1992 (aged 24) | HC CSKA Moscow
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Slava Voynov was originally selected but was not allowed to participate. He was ruled ineligible because of his indefinite suspension from the NHL during the 2014–2015 season.[4] He was replaced by Nikita Nesterov.
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)
- 2015 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
- 2016 World Cup — Oleg Znarok
See also
References
- ^ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Russia IIHF". Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ 2016 roster
- ^ "Slava Voynov removed from Team Russia roster", NHL.com
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