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{{short description|ZhHL team in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia}}
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| team       = SKIF Nizhny Novgorod<br>{{Langx|ru|СКИФ Нижний Новгород|label=none}}
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| city       = [[Nizhny Novgorod]], [[Russia]]
| league     = [[Zhenskaya Hockey League]]
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| founded    = {{Start date|1995||}}
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| arena      = [[Trade Union Sport Palace|KRK Nagorny]] 
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| coach      = Igor Averkin
| captain    = [[Angelina Goncharenko]]
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| website    = {{URL|http://www.hcskif.ru|}}
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| name1   = Luzhniki Moscow
| dates1  = 1995–1996
| name2   = CSK VVS Moscow
| dates2  = 1996–1998
| name3   = Viking Moscow
| dates3  = 1998–2000
| name4   = SKIF Moscow
| dates4  = 2000–2006
| name5   = SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
| dates5  = 2006–
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| championships1_type = Russian Championships
| championships1    = '''12''' (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)
| championships2_type = [[IIHF European Women Champions Cup|EWCC]]
| championships2    = '''2''' ([[2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2009]], [[2014-15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2015]])
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'''HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod''' ({{Langx|ru|ХК СКИФ Нижний Новгород}}) are a Russian [[ice hockey]] team in the [[Zhenskaya Hockey League]] (ZhHL). They play in [[Nizhny Novgorod]] at the [[Trade Union Sport Palace|CEC Nagorny]], which is also home to [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=СКИФ Нижегородская - История команды|trans-title=SKIF Nizhny Novgorod - Team History|url=http://hcskif.ru/istoriya-komandy/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-12|website=|publisher=SKIF Sports Club|language=ru-RU}}</ref> SKIF have won the Russian Championship in women's ice hockey twelve times, three more wins than any other team, and won the [[IIHF European Women's Champions Cup]] in [[2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2009]] and [[2014-15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2015]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SKIF Nizhny Novgorod victorious|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/fi/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3131&cHash=16b742bccc0f9ede97dbadf03d413d24|access-date=2019-08-11|website=webarchive.iihf.com}}</ref>

The team was founded in [[Moscow]] in 1995 as '''Luzhniki Moscow'''. They were subsequently known as '''CSK VVS Moscow''' (1996–1998), '''Viking Moscow''' (1998–2000), and '''SKIF Moscow''' (2000–2006). In 2006 the team moved from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and were renamed SKIF Nizhny Novgorod.

== Team honors ==

=== Russian Championship ===

* {{GoldMedal}} [[List of Soviet and Russian ice hockey champions|'''Russian Champion''']] ''(12)'': 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014
* {{SilverMedal}} '''Runners-up''' ''(6)'': 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, [[2021–22 ZhHL season#Playoffs|2022]]

===[[IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|IIHF European Women Champions Cup]]===

* {{Eur1}} '''European Champion''' ''(2)'': [[2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2009]], [[2014-15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2015]]
* {{Eur2}} '''Runners-up''' ''(1)'': [[2004 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2004]]
* {{Eur3}} '''Third Place''' ''(1)'': [[2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2005]]

== Players and personnel ==
=== 2021–22 roster ===
{{Updated|7 February 2022}}<!-- remember to update access dates! --><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Russia (W) - SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 2021-20222 Roster|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19769/skif-nizhny-novgorod/2021-2022|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Elite Prospects|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=СКИФ 2021/2022 - СОСТАВ|url=http://whl.khl.ru/team/2022/6-skif|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-02-07|publisher=[[KHL]]|language=ru}}</ref>
{{Ice hockey team roster}}
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| first = Angelina| last = Goncharenko| dab = | num = 2| pos = D| nat = RUS| s/g = L| birthyear = 1994| birthmonth = 5| birthday = 23| acq = 2019| birthplace = [[Moscow|Moscow, Russia]]| inj = | cap = C| fa = }}

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| first = Yekaterina| last = Likhachyova| dab = | num = 43| pos = F| nat = RUS| s/g = L| birthyear = 1998| birthmonth = 8| birthday = 24| acq = 2014| birthplace = [[Kirovo-Chepetsk|Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Oblast, Russia]]| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

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{{player4
| first = Valeria| last = Merkusheva| dab = | num = 30| pos = G| nat = RUS| s/g = L| birthyear = 1999| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 20| acq = 2020| birthplace = [[Moscow|Moscow, Russia]]| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

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{{player4
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| first = Yekaterina| last = Smolina| dab = | num = 88| pos = F| nat = RUS| s/g = R| birthyear = 1988| birthmonth = 10| birthday = 8| acq = 2020| birthplace = [[Ust-Kamenogorsk|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, USSR]]| inj = | cap = A| fa = }}

{{player4
| first = Alina| last = Smurova| dab = | num = 27| pos = D| nat = RUS| s/g = L| birthyear = 2004| birthmonth = 9| birthday = 29| acq = 2020| birthplace = [[Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast|Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia]]| inj = | cap = | fa = }}

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{{table end|Ice hockey team roster}}

'''Coaching staff and team personnel'''
* Head coach: [[Igor Averkin]]
* Assistant coach: [[Oleg Namestnikov]]
* Goaltending coach: Mikhail Vorobyov
* Conditioning coach: Alexei Urazov
* Team manager: Dmitri Beschastnov
* Team doctor: Leonid Pavlovich
* Masseur: Ksenia Baybakova

'''Front office'''
* General manager: Vladimir Golubovich
* Sports director: Yelena Guslistaya
* Manager of Hockey Operations: Anton Kolesnikov
* President: Sergei Kolotnev

=== Team captaincy history ===
* [[Alyona Khomich]], 2009–2011
* [[Alexandra Kapustina]], 2011–2015
* [[Maria Pechnikova]], 2015–2017
* [[Anastasia Smirnova (ice hockey)|Anastasia Smirnova]], 2017–18
* Alexandra Kapustina, 2018–19
* [[Anna Shchukina]], 2019–20
* [[Angelina Goncharenko]], 2020–present

=== Head coaches ===
* [[Georgi Yevtyukhin]], 2008–09 (replaced mid-season)
* [[Yevgeni Bobariko]], 2008–09 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach)
* [[Oleg Namestnikov]], 2014 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach)–2016
* Vladimir Golubovich, 2017–2019
* [[Sergei Filin]], 2019–20
* Vladimir Golubovich, 2020–21
*Igor Averkin, 2021–
== Notable alumni ==
<small>Years active with SKIF listed alongside player name.</small>
* [[Yelena Byalkovskaya]], 1996–2004
* [[Maria Belova]], 2010–2020
* [[Alexandra Kapustina]], 2008–2015
* [[Lidiya Malyavko]], 2019–2021
* [[Larisa Mishina]], 1995–2004
* [[Olga Semenets]], 2008–2019
* [[Yelena Silina]], 2003–2020
* [[Violetta Simanova]], 1995–2004
* [[Anastasia Smirnova (ice hockey)|Anastasia Smirnova]], 2007–2020
* [[Olga Sosina]], 2008–2015
* [[Larisa Teplygina]], 1996–2015
* [[Svetlana Trefilova]], 1995–2000
* [[Oxana Tretiyakova|Oxana Tretyakova]], 2003–2012
* [[Tatyana Tsaryova]], 1995–2000
* [[Viktoria Volobuyeva]], 1996–2005
* [[Lyudmila Yurlova]], 1995–2008
===International players===
*{{Flagicon|UKR}} [[Tatyana Chizhova]], 2016–2020
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Jenni Hiirikoski]], 2008–09 & 2011–12
*{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Alexandra Huszák]], 2015–16
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mira Jalosuo]], 2013–2015
*{{Flagicon|HUN}} [[Franciska Kiss-Simon]], 2015–2018
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Kati Kovalainen]], 2007–2009
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Karoliina Rantamäki]], 2007–2019
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Meeri Räisänen]], 2014–15
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Noora Räty]], 2013–14
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Nora Tallus]], 2007–08
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Emma Terho]], 2007–08
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Anna Vanhatalo]], 2010–11
*{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Marjo Voutilainen]], 2008–09

=== European Women’s Cup Champion rosters ===

====2009 European Women's Champions====
The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the [[2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2009 European Women's Champions Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/203/IHW2030SNN_33_1_0.pdf|title=European Women Champions Cup, Team Roster: SNN - SKIF Nizhniy Novgorod|last=|first=|date=2009-01-30|website=webarchive.iihf.com|publisher=[[IIHF]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref>

*Goaltenders: [[Nadezhda Alexandrova]], [[Alena Kropacheva|Alyona Kropachyova]]
*Defencemen: [[Jenni Hiirikoski]], [[Alexandra Kapustina]], [[Alena Khomich|Alyona Khomich]], [[Kati Kovalainen]], [[Viktoria Samarina]], [[Anna Shukina|Anna Shchukina]], [[Larisa Teplygina]]
*Forwards: [[Yulia Deulina]], [[Yelena Guslistaya]], [[Karoliina Rantamäki]], [[Olga Semenets]], [[Yelena Silina]], [[Olga Sosina]], [[Tatyana Sotnikova|Tatiana Sotnikova]], [[Svetlana Terentieva]], [[Svetlana Tkachyova|Svetlana Tkacheva]], [[Oksana Tretyakova|Oksana Vitalyevna Tretyakova]], [[Marjo Voutilainen]]
*Head coach: [[Yevgeni Bobariko]]
*Assistant coach: [[Georgy Yevtyukhin|Georgy Evtyukhin]]

==== 2015 European Women's Champions ====
The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the [[2014–15 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup|2015 European Women's Champions Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/530/IHW530000_33_4_0_NIZ.pdf|title=European Women Champions Cup, Team Roster: NIZ - SKIF Nizhni Novgorod|last=|first=|date=2015-02-19|website=webarchive.iihf.com|publisher=[[IIHF]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref>

* Goaltenders: [[Irina Gashennikova]], [[Meeri Räisänen]]
* Defencemen: [[Maria Bodrikova]], [[Mira Jalosuo]], [[Alexandra Kapustina]] ([[Captain (ice hockey)|'''C''']]), [[Maria Pechnikova]], [[Anastasia Smirnova (ice hockey)|Anastasia Smirnova]], [[Larisa Teplygina]]
* Forwards: [[Maria Belova]], [[Landysh Falyakhova]], [[Yekaterina Likhachyova]], [[Maria Nadezhdina]],  [[Alsu Rakhimova]], [[Karoliina Rantamäki]], [[Olga Semenets]] ([[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|'''A''']])''',''' [[Nadezhda Shiryayeva]], [[Yelena Silina]] ('''[[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|A]]'''), [[Olga Sosina]], [[Anna Timofeyeva (ice hockey)|Anna Timofeyeva]]
* Head coach: [[Vladimir Sinitsyn|Oleg Namestnikov]]
* Assistant coach: [[Alexei Kurilov]]

== References ==
Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:SKIF Nischni Nowgorod]]; see its history for attribution.
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==External links==
* [http://www.hcskif.ru/ Official site] {{In lang|ru}}
*Team information and statistics from [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19769/skif-nizhny-novgorod Eliteprospects.com], and [http://www.eurohockey.com/club/6632-hc-skif-nizhny-novgorod.html Eurohockey.com], and [https://www.hockeyarchives.info/archives.htm Hockeyarchives.info]

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