All-Russian Hockey Union

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Russia
Association nameIce Hockey Federation of Russia
IIHF CodeRUS
Founded12 November 1991
IIHF membership19 January 1992
Association history
PresidentVladislav Tretiak
IIHF men's ranking2 (2020)
IIHF women's ranking4 (2020)
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The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация Хоккея России,[1] Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii) is the governing body overseeing ice hockey in Russia.[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 (IIHF) suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]

History

Old logo, used between 1991–2015.

In February 1911, the All-Russian Hockey Union joined the IIHF, then called the "Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace", representing the Russian Empire.[6] It was expelled the same year and subsequently dissolved itself, due to the mistaken belief the federation had joined a bandy league.[7] In 1952, the Soviet Union joined the IIHF under the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation.[8][9]

The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia 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 IIHF.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the IIHF suspended Russia from all levels of competition.[5]

In December 2025, officials of the International Ice Hockey Federation stated that the organisation was considering the possible reintegration of Russian national teams into international competitions.[10]

In February 2026, International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif stated that he would like Russian and Belarusian national teams to return to international competition "as soon as possible", and indicated that steps were being considered to facilitate their eventual reintegration.[11]

In May 2026, the IIHF stated that they would review the eligibility of Russia on an event by event basis which would create the possibility of Russian national teams to participate in IIHF events again but that the full ban was not lifted yet.[12]

National teams

Vladimir Putin and Russian team captain Alexander Ovechkin

Men

Women

Leagues

Active

Defunct

Notable leadership

  • Yury Karandin, president of the Siberia–Far East branch of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia since 1991
  • Yuri Korolev, vice-president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia from 1992 to 2001, and secretary general from 2001 to 2003
  • Andrey Starovoytov, general secretary of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation from 1969 to 1986
  • Vladislav Tretiak, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia since 2006

See also

References

  1. Официальный сайт Федерации Хоккея России
  2. Schultze, Sydney (1 January 2000). Culture and Customs of Russia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313311017 – via Google Books.
  3. The Business & Politics of Sports Second Edition. TBE Press I. ISBN 9781883210069 – via Google Books.
  4. "IIHF Member National Association Russia". Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. Lord, Sarah. "The War in Ukraine Shakes Up NHL and Hockey Worldwide". CNET.
  6. "1908-1913". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  7. "Строительство "красной машины". Часть 1" [The Construction of the "Red Machine". Part 1] (in Russian). Russian Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. "Russian hockey started 75 years ago". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. 22 December 1946. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. "The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to pay the Soviet..." UPI. 9 February 1984. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. "International Ice Hockey Federation to Consider Reintegrating Belarusian and Russian National Teams". REFORM.news. 21 December 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Ice hockey chief calls for Russia & Belarus return". BBC. 12 February 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Staff, TSN ca (29 May 2026). "IIHF reverses decision on Russia ban for 2026-27, will make decisions on 'event-by-event basis'". TSN.