Vadim Rifel
Vadim Vladimirovich Rifel (Russian Вадим Владимирович Рифель; born February 19, 1979 in Ust- Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR ) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey player for the Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk plays in the Russian Wysschaja Hockey League since 2006.
- 2.1 International
Career
Rifel played by Junior on until 2004 when Kazakhstan's top club Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk. In 1999 he made the jump to the first team seniors of the team that played in the second-rate Wysschaja league. With this he won five times between 2000 and 2004 the title of the Kazakh champion and three times between 2002 and 2004 in addition to the national cup.
In the summer of 2004, the Kazakh striker moved to Germany, where he ran aground on the wolves Freiburg in the 2nd Hockey League. After two years there he returned to his homeland. There he hired in his parent club, with which he again won the national championship and Cup 2007.
Internationally
Rifel played in the U20 World Youth Championship in 1999 for the first time for Kazakhstan. In the senior level, he came at the World Championships Division I 2001, 2007 and 2008 and at the World Championships in 2004 and 2006 missions. He also participated in 2009 participated in the qualifying tournaments for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and was part of the squad at the Asian Winter Games 2007.
Awards and achievements
- 2000 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2001 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2002 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2002 Kazakh Cup winner with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2003 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2003 Kazakh Cup winner with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2004 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2004 Kazakh Cup winner with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2007 Kazakh champion with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
- 2007 Kazakh Cup winner with Kaszink - Torpedo Ust- Kamenogorsk
Internationally
- 2007 Silver medal at the Asian Winter Games