SKIF Nizhny Novgorod

SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
СКИФ Нижний Новгород
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod; СКИФ Нижний Новгород
City	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
League	Zhenskaya Hockey League
Founded	1995
Operated	1995–2022
Home arena	KRK Nagorny
Colours	Blue, orange;
Head coach	Igor Averkin (2021–22)
Captain	Angelina Goncharenko (2021–22)
Website	hcskif.ru
Franchise history
	HK SKIF
1995–1996	Luzhniki Moscow
1996–1998	CSK VVS Moscow
1998–2000	Viking Moscow
2000–2006	SKIF Moscow
2006–2022	SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
	ZhHK Torpedo
2022–	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Championships
Russian Championships	12 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2014)
EWCC	2 (2009, 2015)

HK SKIF Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ХК СКИФ Нижний Новгород) 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.^[1] 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.^[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.

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.^[3] HK SKIF retained all results from previous seasons, including twelve championship victories and four European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) medals.^[4]

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.

European Champion (2): 2009, 2015
Runners-up (2): 2004, 2011
Third Place (1): 2005

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

As of 7 February 2022^[5]^[6]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
91	Yekaterina Ananyina	D	L	33	2019	Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
42	Oxana Bratishcheva	F	L	24	2015	Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
79	Landysh Falyakhova (A)	F	L	26	2014	Dva Polya Artash, Tatarstan
14	Alina Garipova	D	L	25	2020	Vydrino, Buryatia
2	Angelina Goncharenko (C)	D	L	30	2019	Moscow
5	Tatyana Korablina	F	R	22	2020	Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
13	Viktoria Kulishova	F	L	25	2015	Megion, Khanty-Mansia
94	Ksenia Lebedeva	D	R	21	2021
43	Yekaterina Likhachyova	F	L	26	2014	Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov Oblast
68	Alyona Loginova	F	F	21	2021
92	Yelena Malinovskaya	F	L	32	2020	Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast
30	Valeria Merkusheva	G	L	25	2020	Moscow
38	Maria Nadezhdina	F	L	25	2020	Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
25	Olga Prokopenko	F	L	21	2020	Staritsa, Tver Oblast
26	Yelena Provorova	D	L	23	2016	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
55	Alyona Shmykova	D	L	22	2017	Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
88	Yekaterina Smolina (A)	F	R	36	2020	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
27	Alina Smurova	D	L	20	2020	Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
22	Alyona Starovoitova	F	L	25	2020	Korolyov, Moscow Oblast
1	Valeria Tarakanova	G	L	26	2014	Nizhny, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
37	Aneta Tejralová (A)	D	L	29	2020	Prague, Czech Republic
70	Karina Zolotaryova	G	L	23	2018	Glazov, Udmurtia