Alexandra Aleksandrovna "Sasha" Vafina (Russian: Александра Александровна Вафина, also romanized Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Vafina; born 28 July 1990) is a Russian ice hockey forward and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.
| Alexandra Vafina Александра Вафина | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_Darcia_Leimgruber_(c)_Alexandra_Vafina_(r).jpg) Vafina (r) and teammate Svetlana Tkacheva (l) challenge Swiss forward Darcia Leimgruber (c) at the 2011 World Championship. | |||
| Born | 28 July 1990 Almaty, Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ZhHL team Former teams | Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg | ||
| National team |  Russia | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
International career
Vafina was selected for the Russia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring one goal and two points.[1][2]
Vafina has also represented Russia at ten IIHF Women's World Championships. Her first appearance came in 2008. She was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3][4][5][6][7]
At the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, Vafina was part of Russia's gold medal winning team, handing Canada its first-ever loss in FISU women's ice hockey.[8]
She also competed in one IIHF Women's U18 World Championship with the Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team, the inaugural event in 2008.[9]
Career statistics
International career
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Russia U18 | U18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | Russia | WW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | Russia | WW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | Russia | Oly | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | Russia | WW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | Russia | WW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Russia | WW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- 2015-16 U Sports First Team All-Canadian[10]
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Aleksandra Vafina at Olympedia
- Aleksandra Vafina at Olympics.com
- Aleksandra Vafina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
