2006 Russia men's national ice hockey team

The Russian men's team finished the round robin portion of the competition ranked second in Group B, losing just once, to Slovakia. It beat Canada in thequarter finals, but lost both the semifinal and bronze medal game to finish fourth overall
;Players
Position	Name 	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace 	2005–06 team
G 	Maxim Sokolov 	180 	92 	05/27/72 	Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) 	SKA St. Petersburg
G 	Evgeni Nabokov 	183 	90 	07/25/75 	Ust-Kamenogorsk 	San Jose Sharks
G 	Ilya Bryzgalov 	188 	88 	06/22/80 	Samara Oblast 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
D 	Andrei Markov 	183 	90 	12/20/78 	Moscow Oblast 	Montreal Canadiens
D 	Vitali Vishnevski 	187 	92 	03/18/80 	Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine)	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
D 	Darius Kasparaitis 	180 	99 	10/16/72 	Elektrėnai 	New York Rangers
D 	Fedor Tyutin 	188 	92 	07/19/83 	Izhevsk 	New York Rangers
D 	Daniil Markov 	185 	86 	07/30/76 	Moscow 	Nashville Predators
D 	Anton Volchenkov 	185 	102 	02/25/82 	Moscow 	Ottawa Senators
D 	Sergei Gonchar 	185 	94 	04/13/74 	Cheliabinsk 	Pittsburgh Penguins
D 	Sergei Zhukov 	192 	87 	11/23/75 	Novosibirsk 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
F 	Ilya Kovalchuk 	188 	99 	04/15/83 	Kalinin (Tver) 	Atlanta Thrashers
F 	Pavel Datsyuk 	179 	86 	07/20/78 	Ekaterinburg 	Detroit Red Wings
F 	Alexei Kovalev 	188 	102 	02/24/73 	Kuibyshev 	Montreal Canadiens
F 	Alexander Ovechkin 	188 	98 	09/17/85 	Moscow 	Washington Capitals
F 	Alexei Yashin-C 	191 	100 	11/05/73 	Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) 	New York Islanders
F 	Viktor Kozlov 	195 	104 	02/14/75 	Kuibyshev 	New Jersey Devils
F 	Alexander Frolov1 	188 	95 	06/19/82 	Moscow 	Los Angeles Kings
F 	Evgeni Malkin 	191 	87 	07/31/86 	Magnitogorsk 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F 	Maxim Afinogenov 	183 	88 	09/047/79	Moscow 	Buffalo Sabres
F 	Alexander Kharitonov	172 	80 	03/30/76 	Moscow 	HC Dynamo Moscow
F 	Alexander Korolyuk2 	178 	80 	01/15/76 	Moscow Oblast 	Vityaz Chekhov
F 	Maxim Sushinsky 	172 	80 	07/01/74 	Saint Petersburg 	HC Dynamo Moscow
F 	Andrei Taratukhin1 	183 	92 	02/22/83 	Omsk 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
F 	Ivan Nepriayev2 	188 	85 	02/04/82 	Yaroslav 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
*1 Alexander Frolov was replaced after three games by Andrei Taratukhin.[4]
*2 Alexander Korolyuk was replaced after three games by Ivan Nepriayev.[4]
;Results
;Round-robin
15 February 2006 v
20:05	Russia	3 – 5
(2–1, 1–2, 0–2)	Slovakia	Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 3,800
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 	Ilya Bryzgalov 	Goalies 	Peter Budaj 	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	
Datsyuk (D. Markov) - 10:00
Kovalev (Datsyuk, Kovalchuk) - 12:38
Ovechkin (Gonchar, Tyutin) (PP) - 30:03	0 – 1
1 – 1
2 – 1
2 – 2
3 – 2
3 – 3
3 – 4
3 – 5	9:07 - Demitra (Mari. Hossa, Suchý)
25:51 - Višňovský (Demitra) (PP)
33:05 - Bondra (Meszároš, Chára) (PP)
56:32 - Gáborík
59:31 - Gáborík	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	16 min 	Penalties 	10 min 	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	23 	Shots 	36 	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
16 February 2006 v
16:05	Sweden	0 – 5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)	Russia	Palasport Olimpico
Attendance: 8,545
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 	Henrik Lundqvist 	Goalies 	Evgeni Nabokov 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	 	0 – 1
0 – 2
0 – 3
0 – 4
0 – 5	27:13 - Kovalev (A. Markov) (PP)
28:05 - Ovechkin (Yashin)
38:58 - Sushinsky (Malkin, Zhukov)
50:31 - Kozlov (Frolov, Korolyuk)
54:04 - Afinogenov (Datsyuk)	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	20 min 	Penalties 	16 min 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	24 	Shots 	32 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
18 February 2006 v
11:35	Kazakhstan	0 – 1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)	Russia	Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 3,660
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 	Vitaliy Yeremeyev 	Goalies 	Evgeni Nabokov 	Referee:
 Christer Lärking
 	 	0 – 1 	31:38 - Kharitonov (Sushinsky, Malkin)	Referee:
 Christer Lärking
 	26 min 	Penalties 	12 min 	Referee:
 Christer Lärking
 	24 	Shots 	50 	Referee:
 Christer Lärking
19 February 2006 v
13:05	Russia	9 – 2
(3–1, 3–0, 3–1)	Latvia	Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4,310
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 	Evgeni Nabokov (out 40:00)
Maxim Sokolov (in 40:00)	Goalies 	Artūrs Irbe (out 27:58)
Edgars Masaļskis (in 27:58)	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	Kovalchuk (Kovalev, D. Markov) - 7:26
Sushinsky (Kharitonov, Gonchar) (PP2) - 9:15
Kovalchuk (Datsyuk) - 12:36
Kovalchuk (Kovalev, Datsyuk) - 23:32
Kozlov (Yashin) - 25:45
Kovalchuk (Datsyuk) - 35:16
Yashin (Kozlov, Zhukov) - 41:58
Malkin (Sushinsky, Vishnevski) - 47:32
Ovechkin (Kozlov, Yashin) - 56:27	1 – 0
2 – 0
2 – 1
3 – 1
4 – 1
5 – 1
6 – 1
7 – 1
8 – 1
9 – 1
9 – 2	
9:55 - Cipruss (SH)
58:04 - M. Rēdlihs (Bērziņš)	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	16 min 	Penalties 	18 min 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	39 	Shots 	11 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
21 February 2006 v
20:35	United States	4 – 5
(1–2, 1–1, 2–2)	Russia	Palasport Olimpico
Attendance: 9,378
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 	Robert Esche 	Goalies 	Evgeni Nabokov (out 20:00)
Maxim Sokolov (in 20:00)	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	
Rolston (Conroy) (PP) - 18:38
Gionta (Gomez, Weight) (PP) - 39:01
Gomez (Schneider, Rolston) (PP) - 45:00
Cole (Knuble, Drury) - 50:38	0 – 1
0 – 2
1 – 2
1 – 3
2 – 3
3 – 3
3 – 4
4 – 4
4 – 5	9:27 - Korolyuk
10:41 - Malkin (Kasparitis)
35:00 - A. Markov (Datsyuk, Sushinsky)
49:55 - Ovechkin, (Malkin, Kasparitis)
51:52 - Kovalev (Datsyuk, Malkin)	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	8 min 	Penalties 	14 min 	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
 	34 	Shots 	21 	Referee:
 Paul Devorski
;Standings
Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Slovakia 	5 	5	0	0	18	8 	10
Russia 	5 	4	1	0	23	11	8
Sweden 	5 	3	2	0	15	12	6
United States	5 	1	3	1	13	13	3
Kazakhstan 	5 	1	4	0	9 	16	2
Latvia 	5 	0	4	1	11	29	1
;Medal round
;Quarterfinal
22 February 2006
20:35	Russia	2 – 0
(0-0, 0-0, 2-0)	Canada	Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4130
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 	Evgeni Nabokov 	Goalies 	Martin Brodeur 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	Ovechkin (Kozlov) (PP) - 41:30
Kovalev (A. Markov) - 59:37	1 - 0
2 - 0 	 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	18 min 	Penalties 	41 min 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
 	33 	Shots 	27 	Referee:
 Dennis Larue
;Semifinal
24 February 2006
21:05	Finland	4 – 0
(1-0, 2-0, 1-0)	Russia	Palasport Olimpico
Attendance: 8702
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 	Antero Niittymäki 	Goalies 	Evgeni Nabokov 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	Peltonen (Timonen) (PP) - 6:13
Lydman (S. Koivu) - 29:33
S. Koivu (Timonen, Selänne) (PP) - 33:51
O. Jokinen (Peltonen, Kapanen) - 49:17	1 - 0
2 - 0
3 - 0
4 - 0	 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	8 min 	Penalties 	16 min 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
 	30 	Shots 	21 	Referee:
 Don Van Massenhoven
;Bronze game
25 February 2006
20:35	Russia	0 – 3
(0-1, 0-1, 0-1)	Czech Republic	Palasport Olimpico
Attendance: 8379
Category:2006 in hockey
Category:National team seasons