# Vadim Rifel

Vadim Vladimirovich Rifel (Russian: Вадим Владимирович Рифель; born February 19, 1979) is a professional hockey player from Kazakhstan. He's played internationally with the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team 8 times in the Ice Hockey World Championships. For the 2010-2011 season he was voted as the best player on his team by local fans. He previously played 4 seasons with EHC Freiburg in Germany.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1995–96 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia3 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia3 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia3 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia3 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia3 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | Russia2 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Russia3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Kazakhstan | 22 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Wölfe Freiburg | Germany2 | 52 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Wölfe Freiburg | Germany2 | 52 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Kazakhstan | 20 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 56 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Russia2 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | Kazakhstan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | VHL | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | VHL | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Ertis Pavlodar | Kazakhstan | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2012–13 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | VHL | 50 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | VHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Arlan Kokshetau | Kazakhstan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | VHL | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | Kazzinc-Torpedo | VHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russia2 totals | Russia2 totals | Russia2 totals | 303 | 82 | 122 | 204 | 292 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| Russia3 totals | Russia3 totals | Russia3 totals | 196 | 83 | 83 | 166 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| VHL totals | VHL totals | VHL totals | 150 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 92 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Germany2 totals | Germany2 totals | Germany2 totals | 104 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 20 |