SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
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SKIF Nizhny Novgorod Russian: СКИФ Нижний Новгород | |
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City | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
League | Zhenskaya Hockey League |
Founded | 1995 |
Home arena | KRK Nagorny |
Franchise history | |
1995–1996 | Luzhniki Moscow |
1996–1998 | CSK VVS Moscow |
1998–2000 | Viking Moscow |
2000–2006 | SKIF Moscow |
2006– | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
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HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ХК СКИФ Нижний Новгород) are a Russian ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They play in Nizhny Novgorod at the CEC Nagorny, which is also home to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.[1] SKIF have won the Russian Championship in women's ice hockey twelve times, three more wins than any other team, and won the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup in 2009 and 2015.[2]
The team was founded in Moscow 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
- 2022 Runners-up (6): 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011,
IIHF European Women Champions Cup
References
External links
- Official site
- Team information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com, and Eurohockey.com, and Hockeyarchives.info
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