Yekaterina Smolina

Yekaterina Anatolievna "Katya" Smolina (Russian: Екатерина Анатольевна Смолина; born 8 October 1988) is a Russian ice hockey forward, currently playing with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). She was a member of the Russian national ice hockey team during 2005 to 2019 and participated in three Winter Olympic Games and eight IIHF Women's World Championships.

Yekaterina Smolina
Екатерина Смолина
Born (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
ZhHL team
Former teams		 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
Dynamo St. Petersburg
Tornado Moscow Region
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
National team  Russia
Playing career 2002–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2013 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2016 Canada

International career

Smolina was selected for the Russia women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2006, she didn't have a point in five games, and in 2014, she played in all six games, recording one assist.[1][2]

As of 2014, Smolina has also appeared for Russia at five IIHF Women's World Championships. Her appearance came in 2007. She won a bronze medal as a part of the team in 2013[1][3][4][5][6][7] and 2016.

Career statistics

International career

Through 2013–14 season

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Russia Oly 5 0 0 0 12
2007 Russia WW 4 0 1 1 0
2008 Russia WW 4 0 0 0 2
2009 Russia WW 4 0 0 0 0
2012 Russia WW 5 0 0 0 2
2013 Russia WW 6 0 1 1 2
2014 Russia Oly 6 0 1 1 0

References
  1. IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  2. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2014 Olympics
  3. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2013 World Championship
  4. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2012 World Championship
  5. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2009 World Championship
  6. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2008 World Championship
  7. IIHF – Team Russia Stats – 2007 World Championship
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