Posts About "Team Russia"
5 Takeaways From Sweden's 4-3 Overtime Loss to Russia
December 31st, 2020 After multiple blowouts at the 2021 World Junior Championships, hockey fans finally got a chance to witness a thrilling game on Wednesday night. The Russians beat Sweden 4-3 in overtime to take first place in Group B. Russia's Egor Afanasyev scored the first goal before Arvid Costmar tied the game for Sweden in the first...
4 Takeaways From Russia's Victory Over Austria
December 30th, 2020 The Russians got back into game action at the World Juniors on Tuesday night looking to make up for their 2-0 loss to the Czech Republic in their last game. In a game considered by many to be a free space on the bingo card, Team Russia managed to run away with a 7-1 win. The scoreline wasn't entirely indicative of the game, however....
4 Takeaways From Russia's Loss to the Czech Republic
December 28th, 2020 After a big win against the Americans to open the World Juniors on Friday night, the Russians came crashing down to earth after they lost a winnable game to the Czech Republic. Related: 2021 WJC: 3 Takeaways From USA vs. Russia Team Russia never looked in control of the game, and even when they gained any momentum, it was...
2021 WJC: Takeaways from Canada vs Russia
December 24th, 2020 While the 2021 World Junior Championship doesn't begin until Christmas Day, Russia hit the ice for a pre-tournament game last night against Canada. Even though the game meant nothing, it was critical for the players to use it to get up to game speed and get accustomed to the style and pace their team wants to play with. The Russians...
2021 World Junior Championship Team Russia Preview
November 28th, 2020 Up 3-1 on Canada with just under 12 minutes remaining in last year's championship game, it looked all but certain that Team Russia would claim their first gold medal at the World Juniors since 2011. That was before an inspired Canadian team led by captain Barrett Hayton stormed back to win 4-3, leaving Russia to settle for silver once...
Russia's New Coach Valeriy Bragin Targets Olympic Gold
July 4th, 2020 Team Russia has a new coach now – Valeriy Bragin, 64. He is the coach who led the Russian youth national teams to a lot of international success, including gold medals in 2004 with Russia U18 and 2011 with Russia U20. Now, Bragin will be working towards winning the Olympic gold in Beijing 2022 Olympics. Valeri Bragin as...
2020 WJC: Takeaways from Canada Vs. Russia
December 28th, 2019 After an encouraging 6-4 win against the United States, Canada was looking for a 2-0 record against another rival in Team Russia. Both teams had different story lines coming into their matchup. Russia was looking to bounce back after an upset against the Czech Republic, while Canada wanted to continue their success after a win against...
2020 WJC Team Russia Preview
December 12th, 2019 Team Russia was a perfect 4-0-0 in round-robin play during the 2019 World Junior Championship before the United States ousted them in the semifinals. While they managed to win the bronze medal, it was another dishearting end to a tournament for a team that has not captured the gold medal since 2011. The 2020 tournament will take...
Team Russia Ready for Team Finland
September 22nd, 2016 Coming into Monday night, Team Russia needed to beat Team North America to stay alive in the 2016 World Cup. With Russia coming off a dull 2-1 loss to Team Sweden on Sunday, facing the speedy, streaking and skillful North American's looked to be a tall task. After North America's Auston Matthews scored to put the kids on the board...
Team Russia World Cup Preview
September 16th, 2016 After a disappointing end in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, Team Russia enters the 2016 World Cup with plenty of motivation and a couple of good results in their exhibition games. Before getting to North American soil, the Russians defeated Team Czech Republic in the first of a short two-game series, losing the second game in a shootout....
Wings at the World Cup: Marchenko and Mrazek
September 16th, 2016 The Red Wings are sending seven players to compete in the eight-team 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. The series “Wings at the World Cup” will feature each of those players and the impact they will have on their respective teams as well as chronicle that player’s history of international play. Representing Team Russia,...
Nikita Nesterov to Replace Voynov for Russia at World Cup
July 18th, 2016 On Monday, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced that Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Nikita Nesterov will replace Slava Voynov on Team Russia's roster at this year's World Cup of Hockey tournament. The announcement came just hours after the Federation publicly acknowledged Voynov's ineligibility at the event for the first...
Full 2016 World Cup of Hockey Rosters
May 28th, 2016 The final choices were made Friday for each of the eight teams (six national teams and two compilation teams) for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, taking place in Toronto from September 17th to October 1st. Each team announced their first 16 selections back in early March, and the final seven players were added to fill out the 23-man...
