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 (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

  • 1 Russian Champion (12): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014
  • 1 Runners-up (6): 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022

IIHF European Women Champions Cup

  • 1 European Champion (2): 2009, 2015
  • 1 Runners-up (1): 2004
  • 1 Third Place (1): 2005

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