Biryusa Krasnoyarsk Explained

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Team:Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
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City:Krasnoyarsk, Russia
League:Zhenskaya Hockey League
Arena:Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk
Colours:Navy, blue, red
Owner:Sokol Krasnoyarsk
Gm:Andrei Nikishov
Coach:Alexander Vedernikov
Captain:Valeria Pavlova
Name1:Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk
Dates1:1987–2008
Name2:Lokomotiv-Energiya Krasnoyarsk
Dates2:2008–2012
Name3:Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Dates3:2012–
Championships1 Type:Russian Championship

Biryusa Krasnoyarsk are a Russian ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They play in Krasnoyarsk, the capital of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, at the Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk and use Fakel Ice Palace as a secondary arena. The team was founded in 1987 as Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk and was called Lokomotiv-Energiya Krasnoyarsk during 2008 to 2012.

Since 2012, Biryusa have been a part of the Hockey Club Sokol, which also operates Sokol Krasnoyarsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL) and the Krasnoyarskie Rysi of the Supreme Hockey League Championship (VHL-B).

History

Lokomotiv

In 1987, the Lokomotiv women's team was established as a bandy team. The founders of the team were the Krasnoyarsk Railway Administration and the RoadTerritorial Organization of the Trade Union of the Krasnoyarsk Railway (DORPROFSOZh;).[1] Valery Pozdnyakov became the head coach of the team. Beginning in 1987, the team participated in the Bandy Championship of the Soviet Union (USSR), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and Russia. In 1991, they were silver medalists of the USSR Championship and in 1992 they won the USSR Champion title. Lokomotiv's players were consistently selected to the national bandy team of the Soviet Union and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the national bandy team of Russia.

In 1994, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected to include women's ice hockey in the Winter Olympic program beginning at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The team was reoriented towards ice hockey at the initiative of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, and were a founding team of the Russian Women’s Hockey League in 1995.

Lokomotiv-Energiya

In 2008, after being accepted into its ranks as an affiliate club of HC Energiya in Neryungri, the name of the club changed to Lokomotiv-Energiya. During the 2010–11 season, due to the emergency renovation of the Sokol Ice Palace, the team had to hold their home games and training sessions at the Fakel Sports Complex, which is located 30km (20miles) from Krasnoyarsk in the village of Podgorny. On 1 June 2011, Lokomotiv-Energiya joined the Sokol hockey club organization. In March 2012, the team relocated to the new Pervomaisky Ice Arena in the Leninsky district of Krasnoyarsk.

Biryusa

In August 2012, after the contracts with Russian Railways and HC Energiya Neryungri expired, it was decided to rename the team. After a survey of fans and the team administration, the women's team of Krasnoyarsk was renamed "Biryusa," after the river Biryusa. At the end of 2012 the team returned to the rebuilt Sokol Ice Palace for training and home games.

In the 2015–16 season, Biryusa was a founding team of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL), joining SKIF Nizhny Novgorod as the only teams to have participated in the inaugural season of both the Russian Women’s Hockey League and the ZhHL.

Season-by-season results

This list includes all Zhenskaya Hockey League seasons completed by Biryusa since the league was established in 2015.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPost season results
FinishGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsTop scorer
2015–16ZhHLalign=center style="background:#DEB887" 2414226925748 V. Pavlova 43 (26+17)align=left
2016–17ZhHL436134217989249 L. Malyavko 37 (18+19)align=left
2017–18ZhHL524121011825838 V. Pavlova 33 (22+11)align=left Did not qualify
2018–19ZhHL3361832131108062 V. Pavlova 50 (33+17)align=left style="background:#DEB887" Won bronze medal
2019–20ZhHL428122212826942 V. Pavlova 39 (24+15)align=left style="background:#DEB887" Won bronze medal
2020–21ZhHL42813249817947 V. Pavlova 39 (16+23)align=left Lost semifinal, 0–2 (KRS Vanke Rays)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

[2] [3]

Coaching staff and team personnel

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Awards and honours

Russian Ice Hockey Championship

Other

Player awards

ZhHL All-Stars

ZhHL Player of the Month

Franchise records

Note: In order to present accurate statistics, only records from the Zhenskaya Hockey League are included for single-season and career records., from the inaugural ZhHL season in 2015–16 through the 2020–21 ZhHL season,

Single-season records

Regular season

Source: Elite Prospects[10]

Career records

Regular season

Source: Elite Prospects[11]

All-time scoring leaders

The top-ten point-scorers in franchise history, from the 1995–96 RWHL season through the 2020–21 ZhHL season.[12]

Note: Nat = Nationality; Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = 2021–22 Biryusa player; Italics indicate totals compiled from incomplete statistics

Points! Nat! Player
Pos GP G A Pts P/G
F1941461012471.273
F138121832041.478
F5979691482.508
F17562711330.760
F894851991.112
F835338911.096
F894633790.888
F894137780.876
F1503341740.493
F1034231730.709

Notable alumni

Years active with Biryusa listed alongside player name.

International players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-16. Off on the Right Foot: Biryusa Krasnoyarsk in 2019-20. live. 2021-10-05. Conway's Russian Hockey. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20191222182146/https://conwaysrussianhockey.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/off-on-the-right-foot-biryusa-krasnoyarsk-in-2019-20/ . 22 December 2019 .
  2. Web site: Состав команды Бирюса. Composition of team Biryusa. live. 2021-10-03. Sokol Krasnoyarsk. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820171855/http://www.krsksokol.ru:80/biryusa/players.html . 20 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: 2021-2022 Roster – Biryusa Krasnoyarsk, Russia (W). live. 2021-10-04. Elite Prospects. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004205422/https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19773/biryusa-krasnoyarsk/2021-2022 . 4 October 2021 .
  4. Web site: 2020-09-11. Красноярская «Бирюса» получила бронзовые медали чемпионата ЖХЛ. Krasnoyarsk "Biryusa" received bronze medals for the ZhHL championship. live. 2021-10-05. Zhenskaya Hockey League. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929115241/https://whl.khl.ru/article/3191-krasnoyarskaya-biryusa-poluchila-bronzovie-medali-chempionata-zhhl . 29 September 2020 .
  5. Web site: Matches amicaux internationaux entre clubs de hockey sur glace féminin 1997/98. live. 2021-09-28. HockeyArchives.info. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20020829043831/http://www.hockeyarchives.info:80/amicalfem1998.htm . 29 August 2002 .
  6. Web site: Delacy. Richard. 2017-12-11. WHL announces All-Star Game rosters. live. 2021-09-05. KHL. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030152211/https://en.khl.ru/news/2017/12/11/371922.html . 30 October 2020 .
  7. Web site: Fox. Valerie. 2018-12-18. Russian women’s league announces All-Stars. live. 2021-10-05. The Ice Garden. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005213334/https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/12/18/18146601/russian-womens-league-announces-all-stars-east-west-olga-sosina-anna-shokhina . 5 October 2021 .
  8. Web site: 2019-12-05. Звездный состав самого красивого события года. The star cast for the most beautiful event of the year. live. 2021-10-05. Zhenskaya Hockey League. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115153336/https://whl.khl.ru/article/2949-zvezdniy-sostav-samogo-krasivogo-sobitiya-goda . 15 January 2021 .
  9. Web site: 2021-10-01. ЖХЛ определила лучших игроков сентября. The ZhHL has announced the best players of September. live. 2021-10-05. Zhenskaya Hockey League. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005220303/https://whl.khl.ru/article/3660-zhhl-opredelila-luchshih-igrokov-sentyabrya . 5 October 2021 .
  10. Web site: All Time Regular Season Player Stats per Season for Biryusa Krasnoyarsk – Regular Season, 15/16 to 20/21. live. 2021-10-02. Elite Prospects. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002151530/https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19773/biryusa-krasnoyarsk/stats/all-time-season?from=2015-2016&to=2020-2021&sort-goalie-stats=gaa . 2 October 2021 .
  11. Web site: All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Biryusa Krasnoyarsk, 15/16 to 20/21. live. 2021-10-05. Elite Prospects. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005221852/https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19773/biryusa-krasnoyarsk/stats/all-time?from=2015-2016&sort=tp&to=2020-2021 . 5 October 2021 .
  12. Web site: All Time Regular Season Player Stats for Biryusa Krasnoyarsk, 95/96 to 20/21. live. 2021-10-05. Elite Prospects. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005203849/https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/19773/biryusa-krasnoyarsk/stats/all-time/total?from=1995-1996&to=2020-2021&sort=tp . 5 October 2021 .