Roman Rukavishnikov (born July 20, 1992) is a Russian professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who currently plays for
HC Spartak Moscow of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
During his sixth season with
SKA Saint Petersburg
The Hockey Club SKA (russian: Спортивный клуб СКА), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg. They are members o ...
in the
2019–20 season, Rukavishnikov was traded alongside
Viktor Tikhonov to
Ak Bars Kazan in exchange for
Igor Ozhiganov on 7 November 2019.
Following two further seasons with Ak Bars, Rukavishnikov returned to SKA Saint Petersburg as a free agent on 1 May 2022, signing a three-year contract. After just one season into his second tenure with SKA, Rukavishnikov left the club to sign a two-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow on 24 July 2023.
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1992 births
Living people
Russian ice hockey defencemen
Ak Bars Kazan players
Atlant Moscow Oblast players
Ice hockey people from Moscow
SKA Saint Petersburg players
HC Spartak Moscow players
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