Russia men's national ice hockey team
 The coat of arms of Russia is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | Большая Красная Машина (The Big Red Machine) |
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| Association | Russian Hockey Federation |
| Most games | Ilya Kovalchuk (271) |
| Top scorer | Ilya Kovalchuk (107) |
| Most points | Ilya Kovalchuk (245) |
| IIHF code | RUS |
| IIHF ranking |
2  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 1 ((2009, 2010-12)) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2004) |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
 Russia 2–2 Sweden  (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 12 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
Russia 10–0  Italy(Bratislava, Slovakia; 15 May 2019) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Finland  7–1 Russia(Helsinki, Finland; 22 April 1997) Russia 1–7  Czech Republic(Moscow, Russia; 20 December 1997) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1992) |
| Best result |
 (1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1994) |
| Medals |
Gold: (2018 as OAR)  Silver: (1998, 2022 as ROC)  Bronze: (2002) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 502–271–43 | |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2018 Pyeongchang | Team |
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2022 Beijing | Team |
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2002 Salt Lake City | Team |
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1993 Germany | Team |
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2008 Canada | Team |
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2009 Switzerland | Team |
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2012 Finland/Sweden | Team |
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2014 Belarus | Team |
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2002 Sweden | Team |
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2010 Germany | Team |
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2015 Czech Republic | Team |
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2005 Austria | Team |
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2007 Russia | Team |
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2016 Russia | Team |
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2017 Germany/France | Team |
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2019 Slovakia | Team |
| World Cup | ||
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1996 Montreal | |
The Russian men's national ice hockey team (Russian: Сборная России по хоккею с шайбой) is the national men's ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. The team has competed internationally from 1992 until it was provisionally suspended in 2022, and is recognized by the IIHF as the successor to the Soviet Union team and CIS team. Russia has been one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six," the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, and the United States.[1] The European nations of the Big Six participate in the Euro Hockey Tour, which Russia won nine times since 2005.[2]
Since the establishment of the team, Russia has participated in 29 IIHF World Championships tournaments and nine Olympic ice hockey tournaments, winning five world championships and one Olympic gold medal.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition on 28 February 2022.[3] In April 2022, the Federation banned Russia from participating in the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
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. In 2018, they competed as the Olympic Athletes from Russia, and in 2022 as the Russian Olympic Committee.
| Year | Location | Result |
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| 1994 |  Lillehammer |
4th place |
| 1998 |  Nagano |
Silver medal |
| 2002 |  Salt Lake City |
Bronze medal |
| 2006 |  Turin |
4th place |
| 2010 |  Vancouver |
6th place |
| 2014 |  Sochi |
5th place |
| 2018 |  Pyeongchang |
Gold medal |
| 2022 |  Beijing |
Silver medal |
Note: ome controversy exists over how many Olympic gold medals should be attributed to the Russian national team. The IIHF and Ice Hockey Federation of Russia consider Russia to have won gold at the Olympics twice, attributing the 1992 gold medal victory to the Russian national team as the immediate successor of the CIS team, as well as the 2018 gold medal by the Olympic Athletes from Russia. However, the International Olympic Committee does not recognize Russia as ever having won the gold medal in an Olympic tournament, as the 1992 and 2018 tournaments were won by athletes from the Unified Team and Olympic Athletes from Russia delegations, respectively, and not by a Russian delegation.
World Championship
World Cup
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish |
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| 1996 World Cup of Hockey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | Boris Mikhailov | Viacheslav Fetisov | (tie)
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| 2004 World Cup of Hockey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | Alexei Kovalev | 5th place |
| 2016 World Cup of Hockey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | Oleg Znarok | Alexander Ovechkin | 4th place |
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". 24 January 2015. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/.
- ↑ "Euro Hockey Tour details". http://www.eurohockey.com/league/1141-euro-hockey-tour.html?season=2017.
- ↑ Lord, Sarah. "The War in Ukraine Shakes Up NHL and Hockey Worldwide". https://www.cnet.com/culture/sports/the-war-in-ukraine-shakes-up-nhl-and-hockey-worldwide/.
- ↑ "Russia and Belarus barred from 2023 IIHF World Championship". 28 May 2022. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123737/russia-belarus-freeze-participation.
- ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled.
- ↑ "IIHF Council takes definitive action over Russia, Belarus". IIHF.com. 1 March 2022. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/32301/iihf_council_announces_decisions_over_russia_belar. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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