Alexandra Vafina

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Alexandra Vafina
Born (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 33)
Almaty, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
CIS team
Former teams
Calgary Dinos
Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
National team  Russia
Playing career 2008–present

Alexandra Aleksandrovna Vafina (Russian: Александра Александровна Вафина; born 28 July 1990) is a Russian ice hockey forward for the Calgary Dinos.

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 appeared for Russia at five 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 junior tournament for the Russia women's national under-18 ice hockey team, in 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

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