Russia | |
Flag and abbrev. | RUS |
Continent | Europe |
Leader | Dmitry Medvedev (President) |
Population | 142,008,838 (as of 2008) |
Registered players | 82,967 |
Percentage | 0,06% |
National team | Russian National Team |
National federation | Russian Ice Hockey Federation |
IIHF ranking | 2nd (+3) |
Top league | Continental Hockey League |
Current champion | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
Russia is an European country, bordered by Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast), Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It is also close to the U.S. state of Alaska, Sweden and Japan across relatively small stretches of water (the Bering Strait, the Baltic Sea, and La Pérouse Strait, respectively). There is a little over 142 million people living in Russia, which capital is Moscow.
Organisation
Hockey is a very popular sport in Russia. It's top professional league, the Kontinental Hockey League, is among the strongest in the world. The league was created out of the Russian Superleague and made a major league with the unveiled intent of competing with the National Hockey League.
History of hockey in Russia
Russian hockey's history and strenght is closely tied to that of the Soviet Union, of which Russia was a prominent member.
International
On the international level, Russia is very competitive, continuously ranked in the elite of the world and part of the Big Seven.
Some great Russian players
See also
Ice hockey in Russia | |||||||||
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Ice Hockey Federation of Russia | |||||||||
National teams |
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Active leagues |
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Defunct leagues | International Hockey League - Superleague - Vysshaya Liga -Second League | ||||||||
Statistics | List of Soviet and Russian ice hockey champions - List of scoring champions -List of goal scoring champions | ||||||||
See also:
Soviet Hockey Championship - Soviet national team - MVPs in the Soviet era - IIHF - CHL - Victoria Cup - World Cup of Hockey - Euro Hockey Tour - PSK Sakhalin |
This article is part of the Russian hockey portal. |