Alexandra Vafina
Russian ice hockey player (born 1990)
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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.
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| Alexandra Vafina Александра Вафина | |||
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Vafina (r) and teammate Svetlana Tkacheva (l) challenge Swiss forward Darcia Leimgruber (c) at the 2011 World Championship. | |||
| Born |
28 July 1990 | ||
| 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
Awards and honors
- 2015-16 U Sports First Team All-Canadian[10]
