Russian national ice hockey team

The Russian national men's ice hockey team is one of the top rated national ice hockey teams in the world, currently ranked 5th by the IIHF. It has been competing internationally since 1993 and follows a long tradition of Soviet Union team mostly composed of Russian players. Russian team has not been as dominant as Soviet team, winning gold in World Championships only once in 12 years but remains one of top teams in the world. It is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. Russia has a total of 77,702 players. Their head coach is Vladimir Krikunov.

Related Topics:
Russia - Ice hockey - IIHF - 1993 - Soviet Union - Ice Hockey Federation of Russia - Vladimir Krikunov

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