Russia men's national ice hockey team



The Russian men's national ice hockey team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, rated number two in IIHF world rankings. It has been competing internationally since 1992 and follows a long tradition of Soviet Union team mostly composed of Russian players. The Russian team replaces the Unified Team of 1992. In 1991 and earlier, players competed with the Soviet Union national ice hockey team.

The Russian team has not been as dominant as the Soviet team, winning the gold in the World Championships five times in 28 years but it remains one of the top teams in the world. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia has a total of 112,236 players, about 0.08 % of its population. As of February 2021, their head coach is Igor Larionov.

Olympic Record
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. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Russian team cannot start due to doping punishment, but neutral team was made - Olympic Athletes from Russia. This team won the ice hockey olympic tournament.
 * 1920-1992 - Did not participate
 * 1994 - Finished in 4th place
 * 1998 -
 * 2002 -
 * 2006 - Finished in 4th place
 * 2010 - Finished in 6th place
 * 2014 - Finished in 5th place
 * 2018 - Did not participate (disqualified for systematic doping)

World Cup of Hockey Record

 * 1996 - Lost semi-final
 * 2004 - Lost quarter-final
 * 2016 - Finished in 4th place

World Championship Record

 * 1920-1991 - Did not participate
 * 1992 - Finished in 5th place
 * 1993 -
 * 1994 - Finished in 5th place
 * 1995 - Finished in 5th place
 * 1996 - Finished in 4th place
 * 1997 - Finished in 4th place
 * 1998 - Finished in 5th place
 * 1999 - Finished in 5th place
 * 2000 - Finished in 11th place
 * 2001 - Finished in 6th place
 * 2002 -
 * 2003 - Finished in 6th place
 * 2004 - Finished in 10th place
 * 2005 -
 * 2006 - Finished in 5th place
 * 2007 -
 * 2008 -
 * 2009 -
 * 2010 -
 * 2011 - Finished in 4th place
 * 2012 -
 * 2013 - Finished in 6th place
 * 2014 -
 * 2015 -
 * 2016 -
 * 2017 -
 * 2018 - Finished in 6th place
 * 2019 -
 * 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Retired Numbers

 * #17 Valeri Kharlamov

Video

 * IIHF World Championship 2008 Russian team montage