# SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

HK SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ХК СКИФ Нижний Новгород) were a Russian professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) until 2022, at which time their league rights were transferred to Hockey Club Torpedo and the team became ZhHK Torpedo. HC SKIF played in Nizhny Novgorod at the KRK Nagorny. SKIF 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.
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.

## History

Following the 2021–22 ZhHL season, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod made the decision to leave the ZhHL in favor of handing over the team, including all obligations to the players and league, to HC Torpedo. HK SKIF retained all results from previous seasons, including twelve championship victories and four European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) medals.

## 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, 2022

### European Women Champions Cup

The European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) was an annual international tournament for ice hockey club teams, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was contested from 2004 until 2015 and featured the national champion in women's ice hockey from each of the participating nations.
HK SKIF participated in five EWCC tournaments and medalled at each. They were two-time European Women's Champions Cup champions, two-time EWCC silver medalists, and one-time bronze medalists.
* European Champion (2): 2009, 2015
* Runners-up (2): 2004, 2011
* Third Place (1): 2005

## Players and personnel
### 2021–22 roster

    As of 7 February 2022
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 91 | Yekaterina Ananyina | D | L | 33 | 2019 | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| 42 | Oxana Bratishcheva | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| 79 | Landysh Falyakhova (A) | F | L | 26 | 2014 | Dva Polya Artash, Tatarstan |
| 14 | Alina Garipova | D | L | 25 | 2020 | Vydrino, Buryatia |
| 2 | Angelina Goncharenko (C) | D | L | 30 | 2019 | Moscow |
| 5 | Tatyana Korablina | F | R | 22 | 2020 | Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 13 | Viktoria Kulishova | F | L | 25 | 2015 | Megion, Khanty-Mansia |
| 94 | Ksenia Lebedeva | D | R | 21 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Yekaterina Likhachyova | F | L | 26 | 2014 | Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Oblast |
| 68 | Alyona Loginova | F | F | 21 | 2021 | |
| 92 | Yelena Malinovskaya | F | L | 32 | 2020 | Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast |
| 30 | Valeria Merkusheva | G | L | 25 | 2020 | Moscow |
| 38 | Maria Nadezhdina | F | L | 25 | 2020 | Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 25 | Olga Prokopenko | F | L | 21 | 2020 | Staritsa, Tver Oblast |
| 26 | Yelena Provorova | D | L | 23 | 2016 | Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 55 | Alyona Shmykova | D | L | 22 | 2017 | Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 88 | Yekaterina Smolina (A) | F | R | 36 | 2020 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| 27 | Alina Smurova | D | L | 20 | 2020 | Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 22 | Alyona Starovoitova | F | L | 25 | 2020 | Korolyov, Moscow Oblast |
| 1 | Valeria Tarakanova | G | L | 26 | 2014 | Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| 37 | Aneta Tejralová (A) | D | L | 29 | 2020 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 70 | Karina Zolotaryova | G | L | 23 | 2018 | Glazov, Udmurtia |
Coaching staff and team personnel
* Head coach: Igor Averkin
* Assistant coach: Oleg Namestnikov
* 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, 2015–2017
* Anastasia Smirnova, 2017–18
* Alexandra Kapustina, 2018–19
* Anna Shchukina, 2019–20
* Angelina Goncharenko, 2020–2022

### Head coaches

* Georgi Yevtyukhin, 2008–09 (replaced mid-season)
* Yevgeni Bobariko, 2008–09 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach)
* Oleg Namestnikov, 2014 (promoted mid-season from assistant coach)–2016
* Vladimir Golubovich, 2017–2019
* Sergei Filin, 2019–20
* Vladimir Golubovich, 2020–21
* Igor Averkin, 2021–22

## Notable alumnae

Years active with SKIF listed alongside player name.

### European Women's Cup Champion rosters
#### 2009 EWCC champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod team that won the 2009 European Women's Champions Cup with head coach Yevgeni Bobariko and assistant coach Georgy Yevtyukhin.
    Goaltenders: Nadezhda Alexandrova, Alyona Kropachyova
    Defensemen: Jenni Hiirikoski, Alexandra Kapustina, Alyona Khomich, Kati Kovalainen, Viktoria Samarina, Anna Shchukina, Larisa Teplygina
    Forwards: Yulia Deulina, Yelena Guslistaya, Karoliina Rantamäki, Olga Semenets, Yelena Silina, Olga Sosina, Tatiana Sotnikova, Svetlana Terentieva, Svetlana Tkacheva, Oksana Vitalyevna Tretyakova, Marjo Voutilainen

#### 2015 EWCC champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod team that won the 2015 European Women's Champions Cup with head coach Oleg Namestnikov and assistant coach Alexei Kurilov.
    Goaltenders: Irina Gashennikova, Meeri Räisänen
    Defensemen: Maria Bodrikova, Mira Jalosuo, Alexandra Kapustina (C), Maria Pechnikova, Anastasia Smirnova, Larisa Teplygina
    Forwards: Maria Belova, Landysh Falyakhova, Yekaterina Likhachyova, Maria Nadezhdina, Alsu Rakhimova, Karoliina Rantamäki, Olga Semenets (A), Nadezhda Shiryayeva, Yelena Silina (A), Olga Sosina, Anna Timofeyeva