Nickname(s) | Большая Красная Машина (Big Red Machine) |
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Association | Russian Hockey Federation |
GM | Roman Rotenberg |
Head coach | Igor Larionov |
Assistants | Albert Leshchev Vladimir Filatov Rashit Davydov Kevin Chapman |
Captain | Damir Zhafyarov |
Most games | Ilya Kovalchuk (156) |
Top scorer | Ilya Kovalchuk (62) |
Most points | Ilya Kovalchuk (137) |
IIHF code | RUS |
IIHF ranking | 2 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (2009, 2010-2012) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2004) |
Team colours | |
First international | |
Russia 2-2 Sweden (St. Petersburg, Russia; April 12, 1992) | |
Biggest win | |
Russia 10-0 Italy (Bratislava, Slovakia; May 15, 2019) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Slovakia 9-1 Russia (Chamonix, France; December 29, 1993) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 28 (first in 1992) |
Best result | Gold: 5 - 1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 |
World Cup of Hockey | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) |
Best result | Finished in 4th place: 2 - 1996, 2016 |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1994) |
Medals | Silver: 1 - 1998 Bronze: 1 - 2002 |
International record (W-L-T) | |
390-222-43 |
Olympic medal record | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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Silver | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
World Championships medal record | ||
World Championship | ||
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Gold | 1993 Germany | Russia |
Silver | 2002 Sweden | Russia |
Bronze | 2005 Austria | Russia |
Bronze | 2007 Russia | Russia |
Gold | 2008 Canada | Russia |
Gold | 2009 Switzerland | Russia |
Silver | 2010 Germany | Russia |
Gold | 2012 Finland, Sweden | Russia |
Gold | 2014 Belarus | Russia |
Silver | 2015 Czechia | Russia |
Bronze | 2016 Russia | Russia |
Bronze | 2017 Germany, France | Russia |
Bronze | 2019 Slovakia | Russia |
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[]
- See also: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- 1920-1992 - Did not participate
- 1994 - Finished in 4th place
- 1998 - Silver
- 2002 - Bronze
- 2006 - Finished in 4th place
- 2010 - Finished in 6th place
- 2014 - Finished in 5th place
- 2018 - Did not participate (disqualified for systematic doping)
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.
World Cup of Hockey Record[]
- See also: World Cup of Hockey
World Championship Record[]
- 1920-1991 - Did not participate
- 1992 - Finished in 5th place
- 1993 - Gold
- 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 - Silver
- 2003 - Finished in 6th place
- 2004 - Finished in 10th place
- 2005 - Bronze
- 2006 - Finished in 5th place
- 2007 - Bronze
- 2008 - Gold
- 2009 - Gold
- 2010 - Silver
- 2011 - Finished in 4th place
- 2012 - Gold
- 2013 - Finished in 6th place
- 2014 - Gold
- 2015 - Silver
- 2016 - Bronze
- 2017 - Bronze
- 2018 - Finished in 6th place
- 2019 - Bronze
- 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Retired Numbers[]
- #17 Valeri Kharlamov
Actual Roster[]
Position | Number | Name | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots/Catches |
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G | #30 | Yaroslav Askarov | June 16, 2002 | 6ft 4in (192cm) | 176lb (80kg) | R |
G | #31 | Alexander Samonov | August 23, 1995 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 168lb (76kg) | L |
G | #40 | Daniil Tarasov | March 27, 1999 | 6ft 5in (196cm) | 185lb (84kg) | L |
D | #56 | Alexander Alexeyev | November 15, 1999 | 6ft 4in (193cm) | 201lb (91kg) | L |
D | #66 | Semyon Chistyakov | August 7, 2001 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 179lb (81kg) | L |
D | #28 | Marsel Ibragimov | August 4, 1997 | 6ft 3in (190cm) | 203lb (92kg) | R |
D | #78 | Kirill Kirsanov | September 19, 2002 | 6ft 1in (185cm) | 198lb (90kg) | L |
D | #72 | Artyom Minulin | October 1, 1998 | 6ft 3in (190cm) | 192lb (87kg) | R |
D | #39 | Daniil Misyul | October 20, 2000 | 6ft 3in (191cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
D | #85 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | January 10, 2002 | 6ft 2in (189cm) | 170lb (77kg) | L |
D | #45 | Daniil Pylenkov | September 26, 2000 | 6ft 1in (186cm) | 194lb (88kg) | L |
D | #2 | Sergei Zborovsky | February 21, 1997 | 6ft 4in (193cm) | 209lb (95kg) | R |
D | #4 | Daniil Zhuravlyov | April 8, 2000 | 6ft 0in (183cm) | 163lb (74kg) | L |
F | #70 | Zakhar Bardakov | February 24, 2001 | 6ft 2in (189cm) | 198lb (90kg) | L |
F | #94 | Vladimir Butuzov | May 27, 1994 | 6ft 2in (187cm) | 196lb (89kg) | R |
F | #82 | Ivan Chekhovich | January 4, 1999 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
F | #9 | Nikita Chibrikov | February 16, 2003 | 5ft 10in (177cm) | 161lb (73kg) | L |
F | #95 | Artyom Galimov | September 8, 1999 | 5ft 11in (180cm) | 176lb (80kg) | L |
F | #90 | Maxim Groshev | December 14, 2001 | 6ft 1in (186cm) | 192lb (87kg) | L |
F | #22 | Marat Khusnutdinov | July 17, 2002 | 5ft 9in (176cm) | 165lb (75kg) | L |
F | #51 | Nikolai Kovalenko | October 17, 1999 | 5ft 10in (178cm) | 185lb (84kg) | L |
F | #63 | Pavel Kraskovsky | September 11, 1996 | 6ft 4in (194cm) | 216lb (98kg) | L |
F | #74 | Vitali Kravtsov | December 23, 1999 | 6ft 2in (189cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
F | #92 | Vasili Podkolzin | June 24, 2001 | 6ft 4in (192cm) | 203lb (92kg) | L |
F | #16 | German Rubtsov | June 27, 1998 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
F | #93 | Sergei Shmelyov | August 28, 1993 | 5ft 10in (178cm) | 176lb (80kg) | L |
F | #27 | Maxim Sorkin | April 19, 2000 | 6ft 2in (189cm) | 190lb (86kg) | L |
F | #88 | Damir Zhafyarov | March 17, 1994 | 5ft 9in (174cm) | 170lb (77kg) | L |
Team Staff[]
Role | Name | Born |
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General manager and first vice-president | Roman Rotenberg | April 7, 1981 |
Head coach | Igor Larionov | December 3, 1960 |
Coach | Vladimir Filatov | June 12, 1985 |
Coach | Albert Leshchev | September 27, 1971 |
Coach | Rashit Davydov | June 14, 1969 |
Coach | Kevin Chapman | June 11, 1985 |
Sport director | Oleg Kupriyanov | May 26, 1965 |
Coordinator | Daniil Kupriyanov | August 1, 1989 |
Manager | Stanislav Tolstov | December 8, 1988 |
Administrator | Alexei Nikolayev | January 6, 1979 |
Doctor | Valeri Yegorov | April 12, 1979 |
Doctor | Alexander Molev | |
Masseur | Yan Vorobyev | |
Masseur | Artyom Timofeyev | January 24, 1994 |
Serviceman | Alexei Milov | March 29, 1988 |
Head analyst | Vasili Kazanov | November 14, 1984 |
Analyst | Roman Barinov | August 24, 1994 |
Press-attache | Marat Safin | |
Team media | Andrei Bulagin | |
Team media | Yuri Kuzmin | April 14, 1989 |
Marketing specialist | Nikolai Dulev | |
Flight manager | Denis Orlov | |
Team media | Zukhra Urazbakhtina | |
Team media | Mikhail Baranchikov |