HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod () are a Russian

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team in the

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(ZhHL). They play in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

at the CEC Nagorny, which is also home to

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (russian: Торпедо Нижний Новгород) is a professional ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League. The team's home arena is Trade ...

of the

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. SKIF have won the Russian Championship in women's ice hockey twelve times, three more wins than any other team, and won the

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and

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. The team was founded in

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in 1995 as Luzhniki Moscow. They were subsequently known as CSK VVS Moscow (1996–1998), Viking Moscow (1998–2000), and SKIF Moscow (2000–2006). In 2006 the team moved from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and were renamed SKIF Nizhny Novgorod.

Team honors

Russian Championship

* Russian Champion ''(12)'': 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014 * Runners-up ''(6)'': 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011,

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IIHF European Women Champions Cup

* European Champion ''(2)'':

* Runners-up ''(1)'':

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* Third Place ''(1)'':

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Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

Coaching staff and team personnel * Head coach: Igor Averkin * Assistant coach:

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* Goaltending coach: Mikhail Vorobyov * Conditioning coach: Alexei Urazov * Team manager: Dmitri Beschastnov * Team doctor: Leonid Pavlovich * Masseur: Ksenia Baybakova Front office * General manager: Vladimir Golubovich * Sports director: Yelena Guslistaya * Manager of Hockey Operations: Anton Kolesnikov * President: Sergei Kolotnev

Team captaincy history

* Alyona Khomich, 2009–2011 * Alexandra Kapustina, 2011–2015 *

Maria Pechnikova Maria Anatolyevna Pechnikova (russian: Мария Анатольевна Печникова, translit=Mariya Anatol'yevna Pechnikova; born 8 June 1992) is a Russian ice hockey player and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently ...

, 2015–2017 * Anastasia Smirnova, 2017–18 * Alexandra Kapustina, 2018–19 * Anna Shchukina, 2019–20 * Angelina Goncharenko, 2020–present

Head coaches

* Georgi Yevtyukhin, 2008–09 (replaced mid-season) *

Yevgeni Bobariko Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include: :''Note: Occasionally, a person may b ...

, 2008–09 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach) *

, 2014 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach)–2016 * Vladimir Golubovich, 2017–2019 *

Sergei Filin Sergei Yurevitch Filin (russian: Серге́й Ю́рьевич Фи́лин; born 27 October 1970) is a Russian ballet dancer and the former artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater from 2011 through 2016. He is currently the Director of the ...

, 2019–20 * Vladimir Golubovich, 2020–21 *Igor Averkin, 2021–

Notable alumni

Years active with SKIF listed alongside player name. * Yelena Byalkovskaya, 1996–2004 * Maria Belova, 2010–2020 * Alexandra Kapustina, 2008–2015 * Lidiya Malyavko, 2019–2021 *

Larisa Mishina Larisa Mishina (born 10 September 1975) is a Russian ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournaments at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. References

1975 births Living people Russian women's ice hockey fo ...

, 1995–2004 * Olga Semenets, 2008–2019 * Yelena Silina, 2003–2020 *

Violetta Simanova Violetta may refer to: *Violetta (given name), a female given name *Violetta (instrument), 16th-century musical instrument similar to a violin, but with only three strings *Violetta (performer) (born circa 1906/07), an American sideshow performer, ...

, 1995–2004 * Anastasia Smirnova, 2007–2020 *

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, 2008–2015 * Larisa Teplygina, 1996–2015 * Svetlana Trefilova, 1995–2000 * Oxana Tretyakova, 2003–2012 *

Tatyana Tsaryova Tatyana Tsaryova (, also romanized as Tatiana Tsareva; born 30 December 1977) is a Soviet-born Russian retired ice hockey player, a right winger. She represented Russia in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt ...

, 1995–2000 *

Viktoria Volobuyeva Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to: Places * FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov * Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin * Viktoriastadt, now known as Victoria, ...

, 1996–2005 * Lyudmila Yurlova, 1995–2008

International players

* Tatyana Chizhova, 2016–2020 *

Jenni Hiirikoski Jenni Hiirikoski (born 30 March 1987) is a Finnish ice hockey player and captain of Luleå HF/MSSK in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (; SDHL) and the Finnish national team. She is widely considered one of the best active ice hockey defence ...

, 2008–09 & 2011–12 *

Alexandra Huszák Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defe ...

, 2015–16 *

Mira Jalosuo Mira Jalosuo (born 3 February 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and as head coach of the girls' ice hockey team a ...

, 2013–2015 *

Franciska Kiss-Simon Franciska Kiss-Simon (born 7 November 1995) is a Hungarian ice hockey player and member of the Hungarian national team, currently playing in the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) with the women's team of KMH Budapest. She represented H ...

, 2015–2018 *

Kati Kovalainen Katariina Johanna "Kati" Kovalainen (born 24 January 1975) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympic ...

, 2007–2009 *

Karoliina Rantamäki Karoliina Stina Margaretha "Karo" Rantamäki (born 23 February 1978) is a Finnish ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward and Captain (ice hockey), captain of Stadin Gimmat (HIFK Naiset) of the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (NSML), t ...

, 2007–2019 *

Meeri Räisänen Meeri Räisänen (born 2 December 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. As a member of the Finnish natio ...

, 2014–15 *

Noora Räty Noora Helena Räty (born 29 May 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender, playing in the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HPK Kiekkonaiset. She is affiliated with the Minnesota chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Play ...

, 2013–14 *

Nora Tallus Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward, currently serving as assistant coach to KJT Haukat of the Naisten Mestis. She represented in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winte ...

, 2007–08 * Emma Terho, 2007–08 * Anna Vanhatalo, 2010–11 *

Marjo Voutilainen Marjo Hannele Voutilainen (born 22 March 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and current head coach of Ilves Naiset in the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (NSML). During her playing career, she competed internationally with th ...

, 2008–09

European Women’s Cup Champion rosters

2009 European Women's Champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the 2009 European Women's Champions Cup. *Goaltenders:

Nadezhda Alexandrova Nadezhda Valeriyevna Alexandrova (russian: Надежда Валерьевна Александрова; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian ice hockey goaltender, who most recently played with Tornado Moscow Region of the Women's Hockey League ( ...

, Alyona Kropachyova *Defencemen:

, Alexandra Kapustina, Alyona Khomich,

, Viktoria Samarina, Anna Shchukina, Larisa Teplygina *Forwards: Yulia Deulina, Yelena Guslistaya,

, Olga Semenets, Yelena Silina,

, Tatiana Sotnikova, Svetlana Terentieva, Svetlana Tkacheva, Oksana Vitalyevna Tretyakova,

*Head coach:

*Assistant coach: Georgy Evtyukhin

2015 European Women's Champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the 2015 European Women's Champions Cup. * Goaltenders: Irina Gashennikova,

* Defencemen: Maria Bodrikova,

, Alexandra Kapustina ( C),

, Anastasia Smirnova, Larisa Teplygina * Forwards: Maria Belova,

Landysh Falyakhova Landysh Ilsurovna Falyakhova (; born 31 August 1998) is a Russian ice hockey player and member of the Russian national team, currently serving as an alternate captain of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). Playing ca ...

, Yekaterina Likhachyova, Maria Nadezhdina, Alsu Rakhimova,

, Olga Semenets ( A), Nadezhda Shiryayeva, Yelena Silina ( A),

, Anna Timofeyeva * Head coach:

* Assistant coach:

Alexei Kurilov Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Ale ...

References

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