Liudmila Belyakova | |||
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Born |
Moscow, Russia |
August 12, 1994 ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
RWHL team Former teams |
Tornado Moscow Region New York Riveters |
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National team | Russia | ||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Website | lyudmilabelyakova.com | ||
Ludmila Viktorovna "Luda" Belyakova (Russian: Людми́ла Ви́кторовна Беляко́ва; born August 12, 1994)
is a Russian ice hockey forward and Master of Sports of Russia of International Class.
Belyakova played for the New York Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League
in the season 2015-2016, where she was the league's first Russian player.
Liudmila Belyakova is a member of the Russia women's national ice hockey team.
Belyakova started practicing hockey at the age of 7 years old, and has played as both a forward and a defender.
Belyakova was invited to join the Russia women's national ice hockey team at the age of 15 years and 2 weeks,
and in the Russia women's national U-18 ice hockey team in the 12-years old and the third month.
Her debut with the Russia women's national ice hockey team took place on 4 September 2009 in the town of Trencin
in a match against the Slovakia women's national ice hockey team.
She has competed at the 2012 [1], 2013 [2], 2015 [3], 2016 [4] and 2017 [5] IIHF World Women's Championships
and at the 2010 [6], 2011 [7] and 2012 [8] IIHF World Women's U18 Championships.