Vadim Rifel

Vadim Rifel
Born	(1979-02-19) February 19, 1979 (age 45) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	EHC Freiburg Yertis Pavlodar Kazzinc-Torpedo Arlan Kokshetau
National team	Kazakhstan
Playing career	1997–2015

Vadim Rifel

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
	2003 Aomori	Ice hockey
	2007 Changchun	Ice hockey

Vadim Vladimirovich Rifel (Russian: Вадим Владимирович Рифель; born February 19, 1979) is a professional hockey player from Kazakhstan. He's played internationally with the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team 8 times in the Ice Hockey World Championships. For the 2010-2011 season he was voted as the best player on his team by local fans. He previously played 4 seasons with EHC Freiburg in Germany.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia2		7	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia3		31	6	7	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia2		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia3		45	14	10	24	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia2		—	—	—	—	—		12	0	1	1	2
1998–99	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia3		31	12	9	21	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia3		35	16	16	32	20		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia3		51	33	38	71	34		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Russia2		42	12	8	20	28		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia3		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		35	13	11	24	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Russia3		2	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Kazakhstan		22	14	24	38	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		35	10	13	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Wölfe Freiburg	Germany2		52	20	16	36	36		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wölfe Freiburg	Germany2		52	14	19	33	76		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Kazakhstan		20	8	16	24	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		56	19	26	45	76		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		42	13	17	30	30		5	1	3	4	6
2008–09	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		37	4	24	28	46		4	1	1	2	2
2009–10	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Russia2		42	11	23	34	52		7	1	3	4	12
2009–10	Kazzinc-Torpedo	Kazakhstan		8	4	2	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kazzinc-Torpedo	VHL		38	7	9	16	32		2	1	1	2	0
2010–11	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Kazakhstan		4	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kazzinc-Torpedo	VHL		21	4	4	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Kazakhstan		6	3	4	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Ertis Pavlodar	Kazakhstan		—	—	—	—	—		15	4	3	7	16
2012–13	Kazzinc-Torpedo	VHL		50	14	17	31	26		3	0	0	0	2
2013–14	Kazzinc-Torpedo	VHL		7	2	0	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Kazakhstan		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan		8	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Yuzhny Ural Orsk	VHL		21	3	8	11	12		11	3	3	6	10
2014–15	Kazzinc-Torpedo	VHL		13	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2	Kazakhstan		6	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
Russia2 totals				303	82	122	204	292		28	3	8	11	22
Russia3 totals				196	83	83	166	92		—	—	—	—	—
VHL totals				150	30	38	68	92		16	4	4	8	12
Germany2 totals				104	34	35	69	112		20	2	13	15	20

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com