Kristi Shashkina

Kristi Yuryevna Shashkina (Russian: Кристи Юрьевна Шашкина; born 9 January 2003) is an Estonian-Russian ice hockey player and member of the Russian national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.

Kristi Shashkina
Кристи Шашкина
Born (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003
Tartu, Estonia
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ZhHL team
Former teams		 Dinamo-Neva St. Petersburg
ZHC Lions
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
National team  Russia
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

As a child, Shashkina played on boys' ice hockey teams of Kajakas Tartu sports club in her home city of Tartu, Estonia. At age 13, after being scouted at various tournaments abroad, she received and accepted an offer from the HC SKIF under-18 (U18) team in Nizhny Novgorod, a joint academic and athletic program for secondary school students.[1] Two years later, Shashkina made her senior club debut with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod in the 2018–19 ZhHL season. She played two ZhHL seasons with SKIF before opting to play abroad with the ZHC Lions Frauen of the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) for the 2020–21 season. She returned to the ZhHL in the 2021–22 season, signing with the newly re-established Dinamo-Neva Saint Petersburg.

International play

As a junior player with the Russian national under-18 team, she participated in the 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship and won a bronze medal at the 2020 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship.

Shashkina represented the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[2]

Personal life

Shashkina’s elder brother, Denis Shashkin, represented Estonia in the men's ice hockey qualification tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics and at various international tournaments at the U18 and U20 levels.[3]

References
  1. "Kristi Shashkina - Tartust laia maailma medaleid võitma". Eesti Jäähokiliit (in Estonian). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: ROC - ROC". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. "Denis Shashkin - sai hokipisiku külge ning nakatas kogu ülejäänud pere". Eesti Jäähokiliit (in Estonian). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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