Alexandra Vitaliyevna Kapustina (russian: Александра Витальевна Капустина) (born 7 April 1984) is a Russian

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defender.

International career

Kapustina was selected for the Russia national women's ice hockey team in the

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In 2010, she led her team in ice time, and recorded two assists. In 2006, she scored one goal in the five games. Kapustina has also appeared for Russia at eight

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s. Her first appearance came in

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. She was a member of the teams that won a bronze medal at the

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IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2013 World Championship
and

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island S ...

Career statistics

International career

References

External links

Eurohockey.com Profile
* 1984 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Russia People from Pervouralsk Russian women's ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast {{Russia-icehockey-player-stub