Iya Gavrilova

Iya Viktorovna Gavrilova (Russian: Ия Викторовна Гаврилова; born 3 September 1987) is a Russian ice hockey player, currently affiliated with the Calgary section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).

She was a member of the Russian national team from 2003 to 2016 and represented Russia at the Winter Olympic Games in 2006, 2010, and 2014 and at eleven IIHF Women's World Championships, winning bronze medals at the tournaments in 2013 and 2016.

With the Bulldogs, she played alongside stars of a number of national teams, including Haley Irwin and Myriam Trépanier of Canada, Jocelyne Larocque and Meghan Duggan of the United States, Saara Niemi (née Tuominen) and Heidi Pelttari of Finland, and Elin Holmlöv and Kim Martin Hasson of Sweden, and Sarah Murray, the future head coach of the Korea women's unified ice hockey team.

Gavrilova also played with the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) during the 2010–11 season.

Gavrilova was the recipient of the 2015 Brodrick Trophy, awarded to the Most Outstanding Player in CIS women's ice hockey.