SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

ZhHL team in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Head coachIgor AverkinCaptainAngelina GoncharenkoWebsitewww.hcskif.ruFranchise history1995–1996Luzhniki Moscow1996–1998CSK VVS Moscow1998–2000Viking Moscow2000–2006SKIF Moscow2006–SKIF Nizhny NovgorodChampionshipsRussian Championships12 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)EWCC2 (2009, 2015)

HC SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ХК СКИФ Нижний Новгород) are a Russian ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They play in Nizhny Novgorod at the CEC Nagorny, which is also home to Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL.^[1] SKIF have 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.^[2]

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.

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

IIHF European Women Champions Cup

European Champion (2): 2009, 2015
Runners-up (1): 2004
Third Place (1): 2005

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

As of 7 February 2022^[3]^[4]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
91	Yekaterina Ananyina	D	L	32	2019	Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
42	Oxana Bratishcheva	F	L	23	2015	Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
79	Landysh Falyakhova (A)	F	L	25	2014	Dva Polya Artash, Tatarstan, Russia
14	Alina Garipova	D	L	25	2020	Vydrino, Buryatia, Russia
2	Angelina Goncharenko (C)	D	L	29	2019	Moscow, Russia
5	Tatyana Korablina	F	R	22	2020	Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
13	Viktoria Kulishova	F	L	24	2015	Megion, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
94	Ksenia Lebedeva	D	R	21	2021
43	Yekaterina Likhachyova	F	L	25	2014	Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Oblast, Russia
68	Alyona Loginova	F	F	20	2021
92	Yelena Malinovskaya	F	L	32	2020	Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
30	Valeria Merkusheva	G	L	24	2020	Moscow, Russia
38	Maria Nadezhdina	F	L	24	2020	Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
25	Olga Prokopenko	F	L	20	2020	Staritsa, Tver Oblast, Russia
26	Yelena Provorova	D	L	22	2016	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
55	Alyona Shmykova	D	L	22	2017	Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
88	Yekaterina Smolina (A)	F	R	35	2020	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, USSR
27	Alina Smurova	D	L	19	2020	Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
22	Alyona Starovoitova	F	L	24	2020	Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
1	Valeria Tarakanova	G	L	25	2014	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
37	Aneta Tejralová (A)	D	L	28	2020	Prague, Czech Republic
70	Karina Zolotaryova	G	L	22	2018	Glazov, Udmurtia, Russia

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–present

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–

Notable alumni

Years active with SKIF listed alongside player name.

Yelena Byalkovskaya, 1996–2004
Maria Belova, 2010–2020
Alexandra Kapustina, 2008–2015
Lidiya Malyavko, 2019–2021
Larisa Mishina, 1995–2004
Olga Semenets, 2008–2019
Yelena Silina, 2003–2020
Violetta Simanova, 1995–2004
Anastasia Smirnova, 2007–2020
Olga Sosina, 2008–2015
Larisa Teplygina, 1996–2015
Svetlana Trefilova, 1995–2000
Oxana Tretyakova, 2003–2012
Tatyana Tsaryova, 1995–2000
Viktoria Volobuyeva, 1996–2005
Lyudmila Yurlova, 1995–2008

International players

Tatyana Chizhova, 2016–2020
Jenni Hiirikoski, 2008–09 & 2011–12
Alexandra Huszák, 2015–16
Mira Jalosuo, 2013–2015
Franciska Kiss-Simon, 2015–2018
Kati Kovalainen, 2007–2009
Karoliina Rantamäki, 2007–2019
Meeri Räisänen, 2014–15
Noora Räty, 2013–14
Nora Tallus, 2007–08
Emma Terho, 2007–08
Anna Vanhatalo, 2010–11
Marjo Voutilainen, 2008–09

European Women’s Cup Champion rosters

2009 European Women's Champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the 2009 European Women's Champions Cup.^[5]

Goaltenders: Nadezhda Alexandrova, Alyona Kropachyova
Defencemen: 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
Head coach: Yevgeni Bobariko
Assistant coach: Georgy Evtyukhin

2015 European Women's Champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod roster that won the 2015 European Women's Champions Cup.^[6]

Goaltenders: Irina Gashennikova, Meeri Räisänen
Defencemen: 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
Head coach: Oleg Namestnikov
Assistant coach: Alexei Kurilov

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de:SKIF Nischni Nowgorod; see its history for attribution.

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^ "SKIF Nizhny Novgorod victorious". webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Russia (W) - SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, 2021-20222 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "СКИФ 2021/2022 - СОСТАВ" (in Russian). KHL. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "European Women Champions Cup, Team Roster: SNN - SKIF Nizhniy Novgorod" (PDF). webarchive.iihf.com. IIHF. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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