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Russia men's national junior ice hockey team

Men's national junior ice hockey team representing Russia

Summary

Men's national junior ice hockey team representing Russia

Field	Value
Name	Russia
Badge	Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.svg
Badge_size	145px
Association	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia
General Manager	Alexei Kochetkov
Coach	Igor Larionov
Captain	Vasily Podkolzin
Most points	Evgeny Kuznetsov (26)
Nikita Filatov (26)
IIHF code	RUS
Team_Colors
Jerseys	[[File:Russia national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png	115px]]
First game	1–6
(Strakonice, Czechoslovakia; 1 September 1992)
Largest win	16–0
(Falun, Sweden; 26 December 1992)
Largest loss	11–1
(Písek, Czechoslovakia; September 1992)
11–1
(Anjalankoski, Finland; 20 December 1992)
World champ2 name	IIHF World U20 Championship
World champ2 apps	25
World champ2 first	1993
World champ2 best	[[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg	16px]] Gold: 4 – (1999, 2002, 2003, 2011)

Nikita Filatov (26) (Strakonice, Czechoslovakia; 1 September 1992) (Falun, Sweden; 26 December 1992) (Písek, Czechoslovakia; September 1992) 11–1 (Anjalankoski, Finland; 20 December 1992)

The Russian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Russia. The team represented Russia at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.

History

Russia competed as an independent nation for the first time at the 1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Gävle, Sweden. Russia won their first medal, a bronze at the 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Russia would earn silver in 1995, bronze in 1996 and 1997, and silver in 1998 after a devastating 2–1 overtime loss to Finland. Russia won their first gold medal in 1999, after defeating Canada 3–2 in overtime.

Russia hosted the World Junior U20 Hockey Championships in Moscow. In the quarterfinal game against Sweden Russia lost 4–3. The loss resulted in head coach Pavel Vorobiev showing his frustration towards his team. Switzerland and Russia engaged in a linebrawl in a placement game the same year, in which resulted in suspensions. Russia went on to win their second gold medal against Canada in 2002. Russia lost the quarter-final game in 2004.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the tournament in North Dakota had the best players, who were due to make their NHL debuts made available. Canada and Russia met up in the gold medal game, which resulted in a 6–1 win for Canada. A year later, Russia would lose gold to Canada (5–0), and again in 2007 (4–2).

Russia's Alexei Cherepanov was due to represent Russia at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Canada. Cherepanov died on 13 October 2008 at the age of 19 during a Kontinental Hockey League game when he collapsed on the bench after a line change. Russia was ousted by Canada in the semi-finals and go on to would win bronze over Slovakia.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships record

1974–1991 – as
1992 – as
1993 – 6th place
1994 – Bronze
1995 – Silver
1996 – Bronze
1997 – Bronze
1998 – Silver
1999 – Gold
2000 – Silver
2001 – 7th place
2002 – Gold
2003 – Gold
2004 – 5th place
2005 – Silver
2006 – Silver
2007 – Silver
2008 – Bronze
2009 – Bronze
2010 – 6th place
2011 – Gold
2012 – Silver
2013 – Bronze
2014 – Bronze
2015 – Silver
2016 – Silver
2017 – Bronze
2018 – 5th place
2019 – Bronze
2020 – Silver
2021 – 4th place
2022 – Expelled
2023 – Expelled
2024 – Expelled
2025 – Expelled

References

Lord, Sarah. "The War in Ukraine Shakes Up NHL and Hockey Worldwide".

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