Biryusa Krasnoyarsk

For the river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, see Biryusa.
Biryusa Krasnoyarsk
Бирюса Красноярск
CityKrasnoyarsk, Russia
LeagueZhenskaya Hockey League
Founded1987 (1987)
Home arenaPlatinum Arena Krasnoyarsk
ColoursNavy, blue, red
     
Owner(s)Sokol Krasnoyarsk
General managerAndrei Nikishov
Head coachAlexander Vedernikov
CaptainValeria Pavlova
Websitekrsksokol.ru
Franchise history
1987–2008Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk
2008–2012Lokomotiv-Energiya Krasnoyarsk
2012–Biryusa Krasnoyarsk

Biryusa Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Бирюса Красноярск, lit. 'Turquoise 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 from 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 Road Territorial Organization of the Trade Union of the Krasnoyarsk Railway (DORPROFSOZh; Russian: Дорпрофсож).[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 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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.[1]

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)

Season League Regular season Post season results
Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer
2015–16 ZhHL 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 24 14 2 2 6 92 57 48 Russia V. Pavlova 43 (26+17) –
2016–17 ZhHL 4 36 13 4 2 17 98 92 49 Russia L. Malyavko 37 (18+19) –
2017–18 ZhHL 5 24 12 1 0 11 82 58 38 Russia V. Pavlova 33 (22+11) Did not qualify
2018–19 ZhHL 3 36 18 3 2 13 110 80 62 Russia V. Pavlova 50 (33+17) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
2019–20 ZhHL 4 28 12 2 2 12 82 69 42 Russia V. Pavlova 39 (24+15) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won bronze medal
2020–21 ZhHL 4 28 13 2 4 9 81 79 47 Russia V. Pavlova 39 (16+23) Lost semifinal, 0–2 (KRS Vanke Rays)

Players and personnel

2021–22 roster

As of 4 October 2021[2][3]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
12 Russia Sofya Bakayeva D L 21 2021
94 Russia Alexandra Budanova D L 24 2017 Stupino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
11 Russia Yekaterina Danilova D L 26 2020 Prokudskoye, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
26 Russia Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva F L 25 2015 Pereyaslavka, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
69 Russia Polina Doyanova F R 22 2019 Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
29 Russia Darya Gredzen G R 20 2019 Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
20 Czech Republic Pavlína Horálková D R 33 2014 Benešov, Středočeský kraj, Czechoslovakia
15 Russia Karina Kondratova D L 20 2021
17 Russia Yelena Larshina D L 24 2019 Moscow, Russia
77 Russia Yevgenia Larshina F L 20 2020 Moscow, Russia
83 Russia Yekaterina Lazurenko G L 22 2020 Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
19 Russia Sofiya Lifatova F L 21 2018 Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
14 Russia Yelena Mezentseva F L 23 2016 Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
68 Russia Oxana Mitrofanova F R 24 2020 Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
82 Russia Ulyana Nemilostyevaya G L 19 2021 Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
89 Russia Valeria Pavlova (C) F L 29 2014 Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
13 Russia Ksenia Rakcheyeva F L 21 2019 Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
87 Russia Valeria Samoilova F L 19 2021 Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
88 Russia Sofya Sychyova D L 23 2016 Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
78 Russia Karina Verkhovtseva F L 27 2020 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
72 Russia Yelizaveta Zenchenko F L 26 2018 Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia
97 Russia Irina Zhigulina D L 22 2019 Vyselki, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Alexander Vedernikov
  • Assistant coach: Valery Tripuzov
  • Goaltending coach: Ilya Protsenko
  • Team manager: Nikolai Matsuev
  • Team doctor: Liliya Sergeyeva

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

  • Valery Pozdnyakov, 1987–
  • Alexander Lubyagin, 0000–2004
  • Alexander Vedernikov, 2015–present

Awards and honours

Russian Ice Hockey Championship

  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place (10): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20[4]

Other

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) International Ice Hockey Tournament at Cergy-Pontoise (1): 1998[5]
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) USSR Bandy Championship Runner-up (1): 1990–91
  • USSR Bandy Cup Champion (1): 1990–91

Player awards

  • ZhHL Forward of the Year (Top goal scorer)
    • 2019–20: Valeria Pavlova[4]

ZhHL All-Stars

  • 2018 Astana: Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva (F), Yekaterina Lobova (D), Lydia Malyavko (F), Nadezhda Morozova (G)[6]
  • 2019 Nizhnekamsk: Pavlína Horálková (D), Nadezhda Morozova (G), Anna Timofeyeva (F), Valeria Pavlova (F)[7]
  • 2020 Moscow: Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva (F), Pavlína Horálková (D), Valeria Pavlova (F)[8]

ZhHL Player of the Month

  • Forward of the Month
    • September 2021: Valeria Pavlova[9]

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

  • Most career goals: Valeria Pavlova, 121 goals (138 games; 2015–2021)
  • Most career assists: Valeria Pavlova, 83 assists (138 games; 2015–2021)
  • Most career points: Valeria Pavlova, 00 points (138 games; 2015–2021)
  • Best career points per game, over 30 games played: Valeria Pavlova, 1.478 points per game (138 games; 2015–2021)
  • Most career points, defenceman: Pavlína Horálková, 65 points (165 games; 2015–2021)
  • Most career penalty minutes: Tatyana Shatalova, 105 PIM (109 games; 2015–2019)
  • Most career games played, goaltender: Nadezhda Morozova, 135 games (2015–2020)

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
Russia Oksana Tretyakova F 194 146 101 247 1.273
Russia Valeria Pavlova F 138 121 83 204 1.478
Russia Tatyana Burina F 59 79 69 148 2.508
Russia Yekaterina Dobrodeyeva F 175 62 71 133 0.760
Russia Irina Korotkova F 89 48 51 99 1.112
Russia Natalya Orekhova F 83 53 38 91 1.096
Ukraine Natalya Stus F 89 46 33 79 0.888
Russia Lidiya Malyavko F 89 41 37 78 0.876
Russia Yelena Mezentseva F 150 33 41 74 0.493
Russia Kristina Sherstyuk F 103 42 31 73 0.709

Notable alumni

Years active with Biryusa listed alongside player name.

International players

References

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