Roman Rukavishnikov

{{short description|Russian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| team = Spartak Moscow

| league = KHL

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| former_teams = Atlant Moscow Oblast
SKA Saint Petersburg
Ak Bars Kazan

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| image_size = 225px

| position = Defence

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 214

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|07|20}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russia

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| career_start = 2011

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Roman Rukavishnikov (born July 20, 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=42430 | title = Roman Rukavishnikov player profile | website = eliteprospects.com | date = 2013-04-05 | accessdate = 2013-04-05}}

During his sixth season with SKA Saint Petersburg in the 2019–20 season, Rukavishnikov was traded alongside Viktor Tikhonov to Ak Bars Kazan in exchange for Igor Ozhiganov on 7 November 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.ak-bars.ru/news/18082.html | title = Roman Rukavishnikov and Viktor Tikhonov at Ak Bars | publisher = Ak Bars Kazan | date = 7 November 2019 | accessdate = 7 November 2019}}

Following two further seasons with Ak Bars, Rukavishnikov returned to SKA Saint Petersburg as a free agent on 1 May 2022, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.ska.ru/news/view/roman-rukavishnikov-vozvrashchaietsia-v-ska/ | title = Roman Rukavishnikov returns to SKA | publisher = SKA Saint Petersburg | date = 1 May 2022 | accessdate = 1 May 2022 | language = Russian}} After just one season into his second tenure with SKA, Rukavishnikov left the club to sign a two-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow on 24 July 2023.{{cite web| url = https://spartak.ru/news/transfers/novichkom-spartaka-stal-roman-rukavishnikov/ | title = Roman Rukavishnikov | publisher = HC Spartak Moscow | date = 24 July 2023 | accessdate = 24 July 2023 | language = Russian }}