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Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

Ice Hockey Federation of Russia

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The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация Хоккея России,[1] Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.[2][3] In 2019, Russia had 110,624 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation.[4] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]

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History

Old logo, used between 1991–2015.

The federation was founded on 12 November 1991, during the existence of the Soviet Union and the Russian SFSR, as the "Ice Hockey Federation of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic / Ice Hockey Federation of Russia" (Russian: Федерация Хоккея Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики / Russian: Федерация хоккея России). On 19 January 1992, after the Soviet Union was dissolved and Russia took over the international rights and obligations of the Soviet Union, the federation became the official successor of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation and its successes and its full membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation.[citation needed]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]

National teams

Vladimir Putin and Russian team captain Alexander Ovechkin

Men

Women

Leagues

Active

Defunct

Notable leadership

  • Yury Karandin, president of the Siberia–Far East branch of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia since 1991
  • Yuri Korolev, vice-president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia from 1992 to 2001, and secretary general from 2001 to 2003
  • Andrey Starovoytov, general secretary of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation from 1969 to 1986
  • Vladislav Tretiak, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia since 2006

See also


References

  1. Schultze, Sydney (1 January 2000). Culture and Customs of Russia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313311017 via Google Books.

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