The Russian youth hockey team - represents Russia at international competitions in hockey with players among players no older than 21 years old (before 2014 - no older than 23 years old). It was formed after 1992 . He is the successor to the youth teams of the USSR and the CIS.
| Russia (youth) | |
| Federation | Russian Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Colors | white and red |
| Main coach | Eduard Trifonov |
| World Championship | |
| Participation | 3 (since 2011 ) |
| Gold | 2 ( 2011 , 2013 ) |
| Silver | 1 ( 2016 ) |
| Bronze | |
Under the flag of Russia, she first participated in the 2011 World Youth Championships in Obukhovo , where she won gold medals.
In 2013, at the next youth world championship , also in Obukhovo , she defended her title by defeating the Swedish national team in the final - 11: 2.
In 2016 , when the youth world championships began to be played among players no older than 21 years old, in the final match they lost to their peers from Sweden - 2: 3, having missed the decisive goal in the last minutes of the match.
She also performed in the International Tournament for the prizes of the Government of Russia in 2010 and took third place.
She regularly plays in international friendly matches and the "Weekend Tournament" with the participation of the main and youth national teams of Russia and Sweden, in 2014 she played in the Cup of Russia .
On October 28, 2012, the “Challenge Cup” was held for the first time in Kirov , in which the current Russian youth team in a single match met with a team made up of candidates for the youth team for next season (Russia-2012). With a score of 8: 7, Russia-2012 won in the blitz tournament.