Irina Gashennikova

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Moscow, Russia (USSR), May 11, 1975.

HOME: Moscow, Russia.

HEIGHT: 5'3".

WEIGHT: 134 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 20 (Russia).

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ACCOLADES:

• Member of bronze medal-winning Russian World Championship team, 2001.

INJURIES:

• Irina has meniscus problems in her left knee, and wears a brace when she plays.

MISCELLANEOUS:

DID YOU KNOW?

• Irina has to ride the subway for 60 to 90 minutes each way in order to play and practice for her team.
• Irina admires Martin Brodeur for "the way he catches the puck, his reflexes and his moves." Gashennikova met Brodeur in Moscow during an all-star exhibition game and had him autograph a miniature stick. (NBC Olympics web site, February 2002)

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS

INTERNATIONAL GAME DIRECTORY:

• Played for Russia in 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City, United States)
• 02/11/02: L (60m, 41/44) 2-3 defeat vs. Sweden (Ahlen).
• 02/13/02: L (60m, 52/59) 0-7 defeat vs. Canada (Small).
• 02/15/02: W (60m, 17/18) 4-1 victory vs. Kazakhstan (Trunova).
• 02/17/02: W (60m, 30/31) 4-1 victory vs. China (Guo).
• 02/19/02: W (60m, 25/25) 5-0 victory vs. Germany (Wartosch-Kurten) [5th Place Game].
• Played for Russia in 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin, Italy)
• 02/11/06: L (60m, 21/24) 1-3 defeat vs. Sweden (Martin).
• 02/12/06: L (16m25s, 11/16) 0-12 defeat vs. Canada (Labonte) [Replaced by Aleksandrova].
• 02/14/06: W (60m, 12/13) 5-1 victory vs. Italy (Montanari).
• 02/17/06: W (60m, 16/18) 6-2 victory vs. Switzerland (Elsmore-Sautter, Schelling).
• 02/20/06: SOL (70m, 25/25) 0-1 SO defeat (2/4) vs. Germany (Harss) [5th Place Game].