HC Ukrainochka (Kyiv)
# HC Ukrainochka (Kyiv)

HC Ukrainochka (ukr. ЖХК «Україночка») - is a Ukrainian women's ice hockey club in the capital city of Kyiv. It was created in 2015 and currently competes in the Ukrainian Women's Hockey League (Ukrainian: Чемпіонат України з хокею серед жінок).

The home rinks of the club are the "Ice Arena" and the Kyiv Sports Palace. The colors of the team are blue and yellow.

## History

HC Ukrainochka was created on January 10, 2015. Originally, its members were women whose sons were playing hockey.

The club was hosted by the NHL to travel to the United States as part of a charity event.

On December 19, 2015, Ukrainochka played four friendly matches with the other women's team in Ukraine, the Dnipro Squirrels.

HC Ukrainochka played in the amateur league in Kyiv before becoming one of the founding teams of the Ukrainian Women's Hockey League in the 2016–2017 season. The first goal of the league was scored by Ukrainochka's forward, Yulia Dobrovolska

## Roster

### Goaltenders

| # | Nationality | Player | Catches | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Victoria Tkachenko | Left | 9 April 1998 | Kyiv Ukraine |
| 44 | | Irina Byedokurova | Left | 27 June 1988 | Kyiv |

### Defensemen

| # | Player | Shoots | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Anna Veremchuk | | | Kyiv |
| 13 | Marina Kobchuk | Left | 15 January 1999 | Kyiv |
| 15 | Marina Udovychenko | Left | 16 August 1964 | Kyiv |
| 18 | Larisa Verbenko | Left | 30 October 1975 | Kyiv |
| 20 | Aleksandra Slatvytska | Left | 20 February 1989 | Kyiv |
| 71 | Kelly Ann Whelan | Right | 22 January 1992 | Washington, DC, USA |
| 82 | Viktoria Yanov | Left | 21 July 2000 | Kyiv |
| 83 | Olga Grechko | Left | 26 October 1990 | Kyiv |
| 88 | Natalya Romanenko | Left | 11 September 1967 | Kyiv |
| 99 | Irina Raenok | Left | 24 October 1986 | Kyiv |

### Forwards

| # | Player | Shoots | Date of Birth | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Elizaveta Alipova | Left | 18 December 1997 | Kyiv |
| 8 | Maria Gromova | Left | 14 December 1996 | Kyiv |
| 9 | Yulia Artemieva (C) | Left | 15 November 1976 | Kyiv |
| 11 | Anna Dorofeeva | Left | 5 December 1998 | Kyiv |
| 12 | Natalia Balysheva | Left | 4 December 1976 | Kyiv |
| 14 | Nadezhda Boboshko | Left | 14 December 1981 | Kyiv |
| 16 | Meagan Harrison | | 1985 | Ottawa, Canada |
| 19 | Elena Alipova | Left | 18 December 1997 | Kyiv |
| 24 | Anastasia Ryabchun | Left | 4 August 2000 | Kyiv |
| 28 | Olga Pisarenko | Left | 14 February 1976 | Kyiv |
| 55 | Yulia Dobrovolska | Left | 30 March 1998 | Kyiv |
| 70 | Yulia Verhiles | | | Kyiv |
| 77 | Darya Suprun | Left | 5 May 2000 | Kyiv |
| 78 | Marina Kryvoruchko | Left | 4 January 2000 | Kyiv |

### Management

* President - Nadezhda Boboshko

### Coaching Staff and Personnel

* Head Coach - Evgeny Alipov (since August 2015)
* Coach - Andrei Kochur
* Coach - Alexander Nikulichev
