Russia men's national ice hockey team

200px|thumb|right|Alexander Semin's first goal in IIHF World Championship 2008 Final
The Russian men's national ice hockey team is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world, rated number two in IIHF world rankings. It has been competing internationally since 1992 and follows a long tradition of Soviet Union team mostly composed of Russian players. The Russian team replaces the Unified Team of 1992. In 1991 and earlier, players competed with the Soviet Union national ice hockey team.
The Russian team has not been as dominant as the Soviet team, winning the gold in the World Championships five times in 28 years but it remains one of the top teams in the world. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia has a total of 112,236 players, about 0.08 % of its population. As of February 2021, their head coach is Igor Larionov.
==Olympic Record==
*1920-1992 - Did not participate
*1994 - Finished in 4th place
*1998 - 
*2002 - 
*2006 - Finished in 4th place
*2010 - Finished in 6th place
*2014 - Finished in 5th place
*2018 - Did not participate (disqualified for systematic doping)
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. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Russian team cannot start due to doping punishment, but neutral team was made - Olympic Athletes from Russia. This team won the ice hockey olympic tournament.
==World Cup of Hockey Record==
*1996 - Lost semi-final
*2004 - Lost quarter-final
*2016 - Finished in 4th place
==World Championship Record==
* 1920-1991 - Did not participate
* 1992 - Finished in 5th place
* 1993 - 
* 1994 - Finished in 5th place
* 1995 - Finished in 5th place
* 1996 - Finished in 4th place
* 1997 - Finished in 4th place
* 1998 - Finished in 5th place
* 1999 - Finished in 5th place
* 2000 - Finished in 11th place
* 2001 - Finished in 6th place
* 2002 - 
* 2003 - Finished in 6th place
* 2004 - Finished in 10th place
* 2005 - 
* 2006 - Finished in 5th place
* 2007 - 
* 2008 - 
* 2009 - 
* 2010 - 
* 2011 - Finished in 4th place
* 2012 - 
* 2013 - Finished in 6th place
* 2014 - 
* 2015 - 
* 2016 - 
* 2017 - 
* 2018 - Finished in 6th place
* 2019 - 
* 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Retired Numbers ==
* #17 Valeri Kharlamov
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#30 	Yaroslav Askarov 	June 16, 2002 	6ft 4in (192cm) 	176lb (80kg)	R
G 	#31 	Alexander Samonov 	August 23, 1995 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	168lb (76kg)	L
G 	#40 	Daniil Tarasov 	March 27, 1999 	6ft 5in (196cm) 	185lb (84kg)	L
D 	#56 	Alexander Alexeyev 	November 15, 1999 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	201lb (91kg)	L
D 	#66 	Semyon Chistyakov 	August 7, 2001 	5ft 11in (180cm)	179lb (81kg)	L
D 	#28 	Marsel Ibragimov 	August 4, 1997 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	203lb (92kg)	R
D 	#78 	Kirill Kirsanov 	September 19, 2002	6ft 1in (185cm) 	198lb (90kg)	L
D 	#72 	Artyom Minulin 	October 1, 1998 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	192lb (87kg)	R
D 	#39 	Daniil Misyul 	October 20, 2000 	6ft 3in (191cm) 	187lb (85kg)	L
D 	#85 	Shakir Mukhamadullin	January 10, 2002 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	170lb (77kg)	L
D 	#45 	Daniil Pylenkov 	September 26, 2000	6ft 1in (186cm) 	194lb (88kg)	L
D 	#2 	Sergei Zborovsky 	February 21, 1997 	6ft 4in (193cm) 	209lb (95kg)	R
D 	#4 	Daniil Zhuravlyov 	April 8, 2000 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	163lb (74kg)	L
F 	#70 	Zakhar Bardakov 	February 24, 2001 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	198lb (90kg)	L
F 	#94 	Vladimir Butuzov 	May 27, 1994 	6ft 2in (187cm) 	196lb (89kg)	R
F 	#82 	Ivan Chekhovich 	January 4, 1999 	5ft 11in (180cm)	187lb (85kg)	L
F 	#9 	Nikita Chibrikov 	February 16, 2003 	5ft 10in (177cm)	161lb (73kg)	L
F 	#95 	Artyom Galimov 	September 8, 1999 	5ft 11in (180cm)	176lb (80kg)	L
F 	#90 	Maxim Groshev 	December 14, 2001 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	192lb (87kg)	L
F 	#22 	Marat Khusnutdinov 	July 17, 2002 	5ft 9in (176cm) 	165lb (75kg)	L
F 	#51 	Nikolai Kovalenko 	October 17, 1999 	5ft 10in (178cm)	185lb (84kg)	L
F 	#63 	Pavel Kraskovsky 	September 11, 1996	6ft 4in (194cm) 	216lb (98kg)	L
F 	#74 	Vitali Kravtsov 	December 23, 1999 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	187lb (85kg)	L
F 	#92 	Vasili Podkolzin 	June 24, 2001 	6ft 4in (192cm) 	203lb (92kg)	L
F 	#16 	German Rubtsov 	June 27, 1998 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	187lb (85kg)	L
F 	#93 	Sergei Shmelyov 	August 28, 1993 	5ft 10in (178cm)	176lb (80kg)	L
F 	#27 	Maxim Sorkin 	April 19, 2000 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	190lb (86kg)	L
F 	#88 	Damir Zhafyarov 	March 17, 1994 	5ft 9in (174cm) 	170lb (77kg)	L
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
General manager and first vice-president	Roman Rotenberg 	April 7, 1981
Head coach 	Igor Larionov 	December 3, 1960
Coach 	Vladimir Filatov 	June 12, 1985
Coach 	Albert Leshchev 	September 27, 1971
Coach 	Rashit Davydov 	June 14, 1969
Coach 	Kevin Chapman 	June 11, 1985
Sport director 	Oleg Kupriyanov 	May 26, 1965
Coordinator 	Daniil Kupriyanov 	August 1, 1989
Manager 	Stanislav Tolstov 	December 8, 1988
Administrator 	Alexei Nikolayev 	January 6, 1979
Doctor 	Valeri Yegorov 	April 12, 1979
Doctor 	Alexander Molev 	
Masseur 	Yan Vorobyev 	
Masseur 	Artyom Timofeyev 	January 24, 1994
Serviceman 	Alexei Milov 	March 29, 1988
Head analyst 	Vasili Kazanov 	November 14, 1984
Analyst 	Roman Barinov 	August 24, 1994
Press-attache 	Marat Safin 	
Team media 	Andrei Bulagin 	
Team media 	Yuri Kuzmin 	April 14, 1989
Marketing specialist 	Nikolai Dulev 	
Flight manager 	Denis Orlov 	
Team media 	Zukhra Urazbakhtina	
Team media 	Mikhail Baranchikov	
== External Links ==
* Canada Versus the Soviet Union (1972-1987)
* Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
===Video===
* IIHF World Championship 2008 Russian team montageCategory:National teams
Category:Ice hockey in Russia
Category:Russian ice hockey teams