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SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

HK SKIF Nizhny Novgorod () were a Russian professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) until 2022, at which time their league rights were transferred to Hockey Club Torpedo and the team became ZhHK Torpedo. HC SKIF played in Nizhny Novgorod at the KRK Nagorny. SKIF 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.

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.

History

Following the 2021–22 ZhHL season, SKIF Nizhny Novgorod made the decision to leave the ZhHL in favor of handing over the team, including all obligations to the players and league, to HC Torpedo. HK SKIF retained all results from previous seasons, including twelve championship victories and four European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) medals.

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

European Women Champions Cup

The European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) was an annual international tournament for ice hockey club teams, organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was contested from 2004 until 2015 and featured the national champion in women's ice hockey from each of the participating nations.

HK SKIF participated in five EWCC tournaments and medalled at each. They were two-time European Women's Champions Cup champions, two-time EWCC silver medalists, and one-time bronze medalists.

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

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

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, 2021–22

Notable alumnae

International players

European Women's Cup Champion rosters

2009 EWCC champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod team that won the 2009 European Women's Champions Cup with head coach Yevgeni Bobariko and assistant coach Georgy Yevtyukhin.

2015 EWCC champions

The SKIF Nizhny Novgorod team that won the 2015 European Women's Champions Cup with head coach Oleg Namestnikov and assistant coach Alexei Kurilov.

References

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