Lyudmila Belyakova

Liudmila Viktorovna "Luda" Belyakova (, also transliterated Lyudmila Belyakova; born 12 August 1994) is a Russian ice hockey forward and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with HC Tornado. She is a 'Master of Sports of Russia of International Class,' as named by the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation in 2013.
A member of the New York Riveters during the 2015–16 NWHL season, Belyakova was the first Russian to play in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
==Playing career==
Belyakova started playing ice hockey at age seven and played both forward and defense in her youth.
On 25 July 2015, it was announced that Belyakova had signed a one-year contract with the New York Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League. She joined the roster as one of three Riveters from outside of North America, alongside Janine Weber of the Austrian national team and goaltender Nana Fujimoto of Smile Japan. Belyakova ranked third on the team for scoring with ten points (5 goals+5 assists) in fifteen games played and scored one of the team's four playoff goals.
The Riveters opted not to sign her for the 2016–17 season, and it has been speculated that the language barrier was a major motivator behind the choice. As a free agent, Belyakova returned to Russia to play for her former club, Tornado Dmitrov, in the 2016–17 ZhHL season.
==International play==
Belyakova was invited to join the Russian national under-18 ice hockey team when she was 12 years old and made her IIHF Women's World U18 Championship debut at the 2010 tournament. Belyakova was named the best player and best scorer of the 2011 IIHF Women's World U18 Championship – Division I. She also participated in the 2012 IIHF Women's World U18 Championship and was named a top-3 player on the Russian team by the coaches of the tournament. In total, she played 28 games for the Russian national U18 team, scoring 30 goals and making 11 assists.
Several weeks after turning 15, Belyakova was invited to join the Russian national team and her debut with the Russian senior national team quickly followed in a match against the Slovak women's national team in Trenčín on 4 September 2009. Representing Russia, she has participated at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017. She was included in the list of candidates for the Russian national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, though she was not selected to the squad. She was the first replacement for the Russian team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
As of 2017, Belyakova had played 131 international and showcase games with the Russian national team and had scored 51 goals and 38 assists.
In the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Belyakova played with the Olympic Athletes from Russia team. She ranked second on the team for points, scoring a goal and two assists. The team placed fourth after a bronze medal game loss to .
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
2014-15 	HC Tornado 	RWHL 	 	24 	23 	18 	41 	36 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2015-16 	New York Riveters	NWHL 	 	15 	5 	5 	10 	20 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2016-17 	HC Tornado 	ZhHL 	 	35 	34 	19 	53 	48 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2017-18 	HC Tornado 	ZhHL 	 	17 	10 	5 	15 	10 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2019-20 	HC Tornado 	ZhHL 	 	14 	12 	6 	18 	14 	 	2 	2 	1 	3 	4
ZhHL totals	ZhHL totals 	ZhHL totals	 	90 	79 	48 	127 	108 	 	2 	2 	1 	3 	4
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2010 	Russia U18 	WW18 	8th 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	6
2011 	Russia U18 	WW18 D1 	1st 	 	5 	11	5 	16 	4
2012 	Russia U18 	WW18 	7th 	 	6 	6 	1 	7 	6
2012 	Russia 	WW 	6th 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	12
2013 	Russia 	WW 	 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	4
2015 	Russia 	WW 	4th 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	4
2015 	Russia U25 	Uni 	 	 	4 	3 	3 	6 	6
2016 	Russia 	WW 	 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2017 	Russia U25 	Uni 	 	 	4 	1 	8 	9 	4
2017 	Russia 	WW 	5th 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
2018 	OAR 	OG 	4th 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	6
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	16	18	8 	26 	16
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	42	8 	13	21 	42
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Awards and achievements==
*Team promoted to Top Division, 2011 IIHF Women's World U18 Championship – Division I
*Master of Sports of Russia of International Class, 2013
*World Championship bronze medal, 2013 and 2016
*Winter Universiade gold medal, 2015 and 2017
*RWHL Champion, 2014–15
*ZhHL Champion, 2016–17
*Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation, 2015 and 2017
==References==
==External links==
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*Official website 
*Official website 
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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Russian women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Ice hockey people from Moscow
Category:Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players
Category:New York Riveters players
Category:Russian expatriate ice hockey people
Category:Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Universiade medalists in ice hockey
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Russia
Category:Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
Category:HC Tornado players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics