Russian men's ice hockey team. Dossier

MOSCOW, May 6 - R-Sport. World Championship hockey will take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg from 6 to 22 May 2016. The Russian national team at the group stage of the tournament will meet with the national teams of Sweden, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Denmark and Kazakhstan.

Below is background information about the history of the performance of the USSR and Russia national teams at the Ice Hockey World Championships.

World Championship 2007 (April 27 - May 13, Russia). For the first time since 1986, the Ice Hockey World Championship was hosted by Moscow (part of the matches were held in Mytishchi near Moscow). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team under the leadership of the new coach Vyacheslav Bykov took 1st place in their qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they also did not experience the bitterness of defeat, beating the teams of Italy (3:0), Switzerland (6:3) and Sweden (4:2). In the quarterfinals, the Russians defeated the Czech Republic (4:0), and in the semifinals in overtime, they unexpectedly lost to the Finnish team (1:2). In the match for 3rd place, the Russian team defeated the Swedish team (3:1) and won the bronze medals of the championship. Russian hockey player Andrey Markov was recognized as the best defender, and his teammate Alexei Morozov - the best forward of the World Championship.

World Championship 2008 (May 2-18, Canada). For the first time since 1962, the World Championship was held in North America and was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Ice Hockey Federation. At the preliminary stage, the Russian team under the leadership of Vyacheslav Bykov took 1st place in their qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they scored three victories in a row - over the national teams of Belarus (4:3) in the shootout and Sweden (3:2) , as well as over the Swiss team (5:3) in regular time. In the quarterfinals Russian hockey players defeated the Swiss team (6:0), in the semi-finals they dealt with the Finnish team (4:0), and in the final, losing 2:4 after two periods, they managed to snatch victory from the Canadian team (5:4) in overtime, having won gold medals and repeating the success of the Russian team 15 years ago. Russian hockey player Yevgeny Nabokov recognized the best goalkeeper world championship.

World Championship 2009 (April 24 - May 10, Switzerland). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team, led by Vyacheslav Bykov, took 1st place in their qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they also scored three victories in a row - over Sweden (6:5 in overtime), USA (4:1) and Latvia (6:1). In the quarterfinals, Russian hockey players defeated the Belarusian national team (4:3) in a bitter struggle, beat the US team (3:2) in the no less tense quarterfinals, and in the final, like a year earlier, they defeated the Canadian team (2:1), winning gold medals in the championship. Russian hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk was named the best forward and the most valuable player of the world championship.

World Championship 2010 (May 7-23, Germany). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team led by Vyacheslav Bykov took 1st place in their qualifying group and advanced to the second group stage, where they again did not lose a single point, beating the teams of Germany (3:2), Denmark (6:1) and Finland (5:0). In the quarterfinals, the Russians beat the Canadian team (5:2). In the semi-finals, in a bitter struggle, the Russian team defeated the sensation of the tournament - the German team (2: 1), and in a no less intense final lost to the Czech team (1: 2), having won the silver medals of the championship. Russian hockey player Pavel Datsyuk was recognized as the best forward of the tournament.

World Championship 2011 (April 29 - May 15, Slovakia). At the preliminary stage, the Russian team, led by Vyacheslav Bykov, took second place and advanced to the second group stage, where they beat the Danish team (4:3) and were defeated by the teams of Finland (2:3 in a shootout) and the Czech Republic (2:3) . The Russians finished the group stage with 7 points and took fourth place in Group E. In the quarterfinals, the Russians won a difficult victory over the Canadian team (2:1), followed by a dry defeat against Finland in the semifinals (0:3). In the duel for the third place, the Czech team beat the Russian team (7:4), which for the first time in the last five years remained below the winners.

World Championship 2012 (May 4-20, Sweden, Finland). For the first time the championship was held in two countries, Finland and Sweden. The Russian national team, under the leadership of the new coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, won all 10 matches, and never even needed to play overtime. All meetings of the group round ended with a margin of Russians at least two goals. In the quarterfinals, the future world champions won a landslide victory over the Norwegians (5:2), in the semifinals they defeated the Finns (6:2). In the final of the world championship, the Russian team defeated the team of Slovakia with a score of 6:2. Center forward of the Russian national ice hockey team Evgeni Malkin top scorer World Cup and was recognized as the most valuable hockey player.

World Championship 2013 (May 3-19, Finland, Sweden). The Russian team led by Zinetula Bilyaletdinov began defending the world title with three victories: over Latvia (6:0), Germany (4:1) and the USA (5:3). In the fourth match of the group stage against the French team, the Russians lost with a score of 1:2. Many experts were quick to attribute the defeat in the match with the French to goalkeeper Vasily Koshechkin, who appeared on the ice for the first and last time during the tournament. IN next match group stage Russian team had the opportunity to rehabilitate herself in the match against the hosts of the tournament - the Finnish national team. But the Finns won with a score of 3:2. The Russian national team interrupted the losing streak by beating the Slovakian team in the sixth match of the group stage (3:1). This victory guaranteed the Russian team a place in the quarterfinals. Last match at the group stage, the Russian team played against Austria. The Russian team won 8:4. In the quarterfinals, the Russian team lost to the US team with a score of 3:8 and ended their performance in Helsinki. This defeat was the largest in the world championships in the history of the team. For the first time since 2006, Russia failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

World Championship 2014 (May 9-25, 2014, Belarus). A year after the failure at the World Championships and only three months after an even worse defeat at the home Olympics in Sochi, the Russian team, under the leadership of new coach Oleg Znarka, regained the title of the strongest in the world. The Russian national team repeated the path of the team of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov in 2012 and won all ten matches of the championship. In the playoffs, the Russian team beat the teams of France (3:0) and Sweden (3:1). In the final, she defeated the Finnish team with a score of 5: 2 and won the world championship. The Russian national team played the final match without Znark, who received a one-game disqualification from the International Federation for an incorrect gesture towards the Swedes in the semi-finals. Russian striker Viktor Tikhonov became the top scorer and sniper of the World Cup. Sergei Bobrovsky was recognized as the best goalkeeper.

At the 2015 World Championships (May 1-17, Czech Republic), the Russian team again reached the final. At the group stage, the Russians scored five victories in seven matches, beating the teams of Norway (6:2), Slovenia (5:3), Denmark (5:2), Belarus (7:0), Slovakia (3:2, in overtime) , and lost to the US teams (2:4) and Finland (2:3 in shootouts). The Russian team entered the playoffs of the World Championship in the Czech Republic from third place in group B. In the quarterfinals, Russian hockey players defeated the Swedish team with a score of 5:3, in the semifinal match they defeated the US team (4:0). In the final of the championship, the Russians lost to the Canadians with a score of 1:6 and won silver medals.

Team Germany in overtime with a score of 4:3 and for the first time in 26 years won gold medals.

As part of the Olympic athletes from Russia, goals were scored by Vyacheslav Voinov (20th minute), Nikita Gusev (54, 60), Kirill Kaprizov (70) scored the winning goal in the 10th minute of overtime.

USSR national team

The USSR men's ice hockey team during its existence (1954-1991) was the strongest national team in the world. Soviet hockey players won seven out of nine winter olympics in which they took part (1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988). In addition, the USSR national team became the world champion 22 times.

United team

After the collapse of the USSR, in February 1992 on the XVI Winter Games in Albertville (France) Olympic flag performed by the Joint Team. She became the champion of the Games, defeating the Canadians 3:1 in the final match. The team was led by the honored coach of the USSR Viktor Tikhonov.

Russian team

At the World Championships in April - May 1992, the Russian team already performed. She reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to the Swedish team. In subsequent years, the Russian team won the World Cup five times (1993, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014), three times became the silver medalist (2002, 2010, 2015) and four times - bronze (2005, 2007, 2016, 2017).

In 1994, the Russian team made its debut at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer (Norway). In the match for third place domestic hockey players ceded to the Finns. In 1998, at the Games in Nagano (Japan), the Russian team took second place, losing to the Czech team in the final match. In 2002, at the Olympics in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA), the Russians became bronze medalists, having won the match for third place against the Belarusians. In 2006, at the Games in Turin (Italy), the Russian team lost to the Czech team in a duel for third place. In 2010, at the Olympics in Vancouver (Canada), the Russians lost to the Canadians in the quarterfinals. At the 2014 Games in Sochi, the Russian team lost to the Finns in the quarterfinals.

Olympics 2018

At the XXIII Winter Games, due to the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, domestic hockey players performed in the status of Olympic athletes from Russia. At the group stage, they lost to the Slovaks with a score of 2:3, after which they defeated the Slovenes (8:2) and the Americans (4:0). In the quarter-finals they won against the Norwegians (6:1), in the semi-finals - against the Czechs (3:0).

The team at the Games in Pyeongchang included: goalkeepers Vasily Koshechkin, Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shesterkin; defenders Vyacheslav Voynov, Vladislav Gavrikov, Artem Zub, Andrey Zubarev, Bogdan Kiselevich, Alexei Marchenko, Nikita Nesterov and Yegor Yakovlev; forwards Sergei Andronov, Alexander Barabanov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Nikita Gusev, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kablukov, Sergei Kalinin, Kirill Kaprizov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Mozyakin, Nikolai Prokhorkin, Ivan Telegin, Vadim Shipachev and Sergei Shirokov. Head coach - Oleg Znarok.

The 82nd Ice Hockey World Championship starts in Denmark on Friday. Sport24 recalls the brightest games of Russian hockey players in the history of this tournament.

World Championship - 1993. Semifinal. Russia - Canada - 7:4

Eric Lindros, Paul Kariya, Rob Brindamore, Mike Gartner - The Maple Leaves brought a simply gorgeous squad to the tournament in Germany. How powerful that Canadian team was can be seen from the group stage matches: 5 games, 5 wins, goal difference 31-4. The Russian national team in the preliminary round was more fortunate than other teams - it lost to the main favorite of the tournament with a decent score of 1:3.

In general, the Russians became only third in their group, losing also to the Swedes, but thereby made life a little easier for themselves in the quarterfinals - the German team became our rival there. Nothing like the final of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang happened on the ice, the team of Boris Mikhailov dealt with the Germans without any problems - 5:1.

In the semi-finals, the Russian hockey players had to go through another test of terrible and terrible Canadians. By the 22nd minute, our players were burning 1:3 and it seemed that they could start preparing for the bronze match. But the Russian national team was awakened by the goal of German Titov - in the time remaining until the final siren, five more goals hit the gates of Mike Keenan's team, the Russians won with a score of 7:4. In the final, ours dealt with the Swedes and took the first World Championship gold in the recent history of the country.

World Championship - 2002. Russia - Czech Republic - 3: 1

In February 2002, the Russian team won the bronze medal at the Salt Lake City Olympics, and the NHL players considered their mission accomplished even before the May World Championship. Olympic squad only two people got there - goalkeeper Yegor Podomatsky and forward Maxim Afinogenov. To understand what kind of composition Boris Mikhailov brought to Sweden, it is enough to know that even tough guy Alexander Yudin found a place in it.

The championship of the planet was then held according to a complex scheme with two group stages. At the first, ours beat the hockey "dwarfs" from Austria and Slovenia, but lost to the Swedes. In the second, things went even worse - a draw with Ukraine and defeats from Finland and Slovakia. This result was enough to reach the playoffs, but already in the quarterfinals, the Czechs were waiting for the Russians with the great and then still 30-year-old Jaromir Jagr.

At the right moment, Mikhailov's team was able to get together, and its goalkeeper Maxim Sokolov gave main match throughout his career. The goalkeeper of Severstal Cherepovets made 36 saves, dragged the national team to the semi-finals and earned a contract with Avangard Omsk, with whom he won the national championship two years later. Another hero of the meeting with the Czechs was forward Valery Karpov, who scored a double. The World Cup brought the Russian team silver medals - Sokolov's magic was not enough for the final game against the Slovaks.

World Championship - 2008. Final. Russia - Canada - 5:4

By 2008, the “non-golden” series of the Russian team at the world championships lasted 15 years. It didn't look like the best situation to interrupt her. A year earlier, ours played only for bronze at the home championship of the planet, and new tournament for the first time in history, it was held in Canada - with the main and only contender for victory, everything was clear long before the first match.

The path to the playoffs again lay through two group stages, the Russians won all six games, but they did not demonstrate a special margin of safety, bringing the matter to a shootout twice - in games with the Czechs and Belarusians. In the first two cup matches, our ice rink drove through the national teams of Switzerland and Finland - goalkeeper Evgeny Nabokov did not miss a single puck in these matches, and a stellar attack with Ovechkin, Fedorov, Morozov and Zaripov scored 10 goals.

From the second half of the playoff bracket, the Canadian team reached the final a little less confidently, but after the first period decisive match The Maple Leaves were leading 3-1. The first attempt by Russian hockey players to organize a comeback failed - Heatley promptly responded to Semin's puck, but the second one was successful. The goals of Tereshchenko and Kovalchuk turned the game into overtime, in which the same Kovalchuk arranged a real national holiday for the country.

World Championship - 2012. Group stage. Russia - Sweden - 7:3

In 2011, the Russian national team was entrusted to Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, the two-time winner of the Gagarin Cup at that time, was given three years to prepare the national team for Olympic Games in Sochi. Fans appointment experienced trainer perceived differently - the main doubts were related to the fact that main team countries can start playing the closed and not the most interesting hockey familiar to Bilyaletdinov.

Fears intensified during the 2011/2012 season, in which Russia for the first time in a long time fell below second place in the overall standings of the Euro Hockey Tour. We are used to being skeptical about this tournament, but failures at it have always been perceived quite painfully. But at the World Championships in Sweden and Finland, the team really lit up.

The brightest was the game of the group stage against the hosts - the Tre Kronur team. After 40 minutes of this meeting, the score was equal, and in the third period the Swedes were simply torn apart by the best attacking trio of this tournament, Perezhogin - Popov - Malkin. Two hockey players from Omsk "Avangard" and one of the best Russian NHL players organized four goals and ensured our beautiful victory. At a hurricane pace, the Russians rushed to the final, took the gold, and at that moment they didn’t even think about a possible failure in Sochi.

World Championship - 2014. Semifinal. Russia - Sweden - 3:1

The Sochi campaign of Bilyaletdinov nevertheless ended in embarrassment, the team was led to the next Olympic cycle by a new Main coach- Oleg Znarok. The choice was obvious - by that time this specialist had twice made Dynamo Moscow the best club country, other applicants, it seems, no one even considered.

The first test was waiting for Znark at the World Championships in Minsk - the team had to “excuse” not only for the Olympics, but also for the failure of a year ago, when it lost to the Americans in the quarterfinals of the world championship with a score of 3:8. Group stage tournament in the capital of Belarus, the Russian team held exemplary, winning in all meetings with a goal difference of 31-7. In the 1/4 finals, ours did not notice the French - 3:0.

The key was the semi-final against the Swedes, which turned out to be one of the most emotional matches in modern history national team. Russia conceded already in the 19th second, but by the middle of the second period, answered it with goals from Plotnikov, Shirokov and Belov. The ending of the game turned out to be nervous, in which Znark had a conflict with the assistant to the Tre Krunur head coach, Rikard Grönborg. Oleg Valeryevich showed his colleague a gesture that would later be called the “gesture of death” and was disqualified for the final match. In it, Russian hockey players confidently beat the Finns and began their campaign for the Olympic gold with gold medals.