Russia men's national ice hockey team
The coat of arms of Russia is the badge used on the players jerseys. | |
| Nickname(s) | Красная Машина (The Red Machine) |
|---|---|
| Association | Russian Hockey Federation |
| General manager | Roman Rotenberg |
| Head coach | Alexei Zhamnov |
| Assistants | Sergei Fedorov Alexei Kudashov Sergei Gonchar |
| Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
| Most games | Ilya Kovalchuk (271) |
| Top scorer | Ilya Kovalchuk (107) |
| Most points | Ilya Kovalchuk (245) |
| Home stadium | CSKA Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | RUS |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 2 1 (27 May 2024) |
| Highest IIHF | 1 (2009, 2010–12) |
| Lowest IIHF | 7 (2004) |
| First international | |
| Russia 2–2 Sweden (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 12 April 1992) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Russia 10–0 Italy (Bratislava, Slovakia; 15 May 2019) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Finland 7–1 Russia (Helsinki, Finland; 22 April 1997) Russia 1–7 Czech Republic (Moscow, Russia; 20 December 1997) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1994) |
| Medals | Gold: (2018 as OAR) Silver: (1998, 2022 as ROC) Bronze: (2002) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | Gold: (1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) |
| Best result | 3rd: (1996) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 508–273–43 | |
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The Russian men's national ice hockey team (Russian: Сборная России по хоккею с шайбой) is the national men's ice hockey team of Russia, overseen by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. As of 2021, they were rated third in the IIHF World Ranking. The team has competed internationally from 1992 until it was provisionally suspended in 2022, and is recognized by the IIHF as the successor to the Soviet Union team and CIS team. Russia has been one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six," the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The European nations of the Big Six participate in the Euro Hockey Tour, which Russia won nine times since 2005. Since September 2021, the head coach is Alexei Zhamnov, who took over from Valeri Bragin.
Since the establishment of the team, Russia has participated in 29 IIHF World Championships tournaments and nine Olympic ice hockey tournaments, winning five world championships and one Olympic gold medal.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition on 28 February 2022. In April 2022, the Federation banned Russia from participating in the 2023 IIHF World Championship.