The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация Хоккея России,[1] Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii) is the governing body overseeing ice hockeyinRussia.[2][3] In 2019, Russia had 110,624 ice hockey players registered with its ice hockey federation.[4] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]
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| Association name | Ice Hockey Federation of Russia |
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| IIHF Code | RUS |
| Founded | 12 November 1991 |
| IIHF membership | 19 January 1992 |
| Association history |
1952–1991 1992–present |
| President | Vladislav Tretiak |
| IIHF men's ranking | 2(2020) |
| IIHF women's ranking | 4(2020) |
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The federation was founded on 12 November 1991, during the existence of the Soviet Union and the Russian SFSR, as the "Ice Hockey Federation of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic / Ice Hockey Federation of Russia" (Russian: Федерация Хоккея Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики / Russian: Федерация хоккея России). On 19 January 1992, after the Soviet Union was dissolved and Russia took over the international rights and obligations of the Soviet Union, the federation became the official successor of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation and its successes and its full membership in the International Ice Hockey Federation.[citation needed]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Ice Hockey Federation suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]
