USSR national ice hockey team (PHOTO, 1989) Soviet national ice hockey team (PHOTO, 1989)
Sergey Mylnikov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR goalkeeper, "Traktor" (Chelyabinsk) Sergei Mylnikov was born on October 6, 1958 in Chelyabinsk. Many times he defended the gates of our country's national teams: junior, youth, second team. Showing confident play, he often helped the team out in difficult situations. Sergei joined the USSR national team relatively late, at the age of 26. Together with Vladimir Myshkin, he replaced the outstanding goalkeeper Vladislav Tretyak. Mylnikov's high level of sportsmanship and his dedication to hockey were especially evident at the Olympic Games tournament in Calgary, where he constantly defended the goal of the USSR national team. In the 1989/90 season, Sergei will play for the professional NHL team Quebec Nordiques. For services to Soviet hockey, Sergei Mylnikov was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Arthur Irbe Master of Sports of the USSR, international class goalkeeper, Dynamo (Riga) Artur Irbe was born on February 2, 1967 in Riga. Being at the beginning of his journey into big-time sports, the Riga hockey graduate has already achieved noticeable success. At the European Junior Championships in 1985, he was named the best goalkeeper. He played brilliantly in the final games of the 1987/88 national hockey championship, Arthur became the main goalkeeper of the Riga team. At the end of this season, he was invited to the USSR national team. Artur Irbe is a thoughtful goalkeeper who constantly analyzes his game. The future will show what place the young Riga resident will have to take in Soviet hockey.
Vladimir Myshkin Honored Master of Sports of the USSR goalkeeper, Dynamo (Moscow) Vladimir Myshkin was born on June 19, 1955 in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region. He took his first steps on the ice at a very early age, and when he grew up, he was accepted into the Olympia sports school , who raised Alexander Maltsev. Vladimir’s sports talent manifested itself later, when he went through the school of major league clubs. It was then that he attracted the attention of the coaches of the USSR national team. After moving to the Dynamo (Moscow) team, he became the backup of the famous Vladislav Tretyak and the second goalkeeper of the national team. 1979 was a triumphant year for Myshkin: in the spring he became the world and European champion for the first time in Moscow, and two months earlier he performed excellently in one of the games of the “Challenge Cup-79” in New York. Until 1985, Vladimir was a permanent participant in all the major tournaments in which our team competed. In the 1988/89 season, he participated in the national hockey championship. Having shown an excellent game, he was again invited to the main team of the country. For his sporting successes, Vladimir Myshkin was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
Vyacheslav Fetisov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, defender, CSKA Vyacheslav Fetisov was born on April 20, 1958 in Moscow. He began playing hockey at the CSKA children's sports school, and was later enrolled in the team of masters of this club. Experts paid early attention to the talented young man, who showed the qualities of an outstanding defender: speed, technique, athleticism. At the age of seventeen, as part of the national team, he won his first gold medal at the European Championships, at the age of nineteen he made his debut as part of the first USSR national team at the World and European Championships in Vienna. A year later, at the 1978 championships in Prague, he was recognized as the best defender. He achieved the same success at the championships in 1982, 1985, 1986, catching up with Vladislav Tretyak in this indicator. Fetisov was the captain of the USSR national hockey team. He scored a lot himself, and even more were scored from his accurate passes that were unexpected for the opponent. In the 1989/90 season, Vyacheslav will play for the professional NHL team “New Jersey Devils”. For services to Soviet hockey, Vyacheslav Fetisov was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor and two Orders of the Badge of Honor.
Alexey Gusarov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR defender, CSKA Alexey Gusarov was born on July 8, 1964 in Leningrad. A student of the Leningrad army sports club, Gusarov at the age of eighteen began performing in the team of masters of the Leningrad SKA. Since 1984, Alexey played in the ranks of the capital's army club, and since 1985 - as part of the USSR national team. At the 1985 World Championships in Prague and especially the following year in Moscow, Alexey Gusarov showed himself to be a very capable defender. Starting an attack with a sharp and unexpected pass, he skillfully completed it with an accurate shot at goal. Playing experience and natural ingenuity allow him to find the right decisions and the most unexpected and poignant moments of the game. At 25 years old, Alexey perfectly combines the energy of youth with the experience of a mature and battle-hardened master. For his sporting successes, Alexey Gusarov was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
Alexey Kasatonov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, defender, CSKA Alexey Kasatonov was born on October 14, 1959 in Leningrad. A student of the Leningrad hockey school, Alexey, like his teammates on the main team of the country, went through youth hockey school. His abilities truly revealed themselves after moving to the CSKA club. In 1979, Kasatonov was included in the first USSR national team. Alexey consistently demonstrates high skill. Excellent physical data and refined technique help him solve complex game problems on the ice field and constantly support his team’s attacks. Kasatonov achieved his greatest success in 1983 at the World and European Championships, held in Germany. There he was recognized as the best defender of the championship. Together with his teammates, he became part of the symbolic team of “stars,” which is traditionally determined by journalists. For his services in the development of Soviet hockey and high sports performance, Alexei Kasatonov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor and the medal "For Labor Distinction".
Vladimir Konstantinov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, defender, CSKA Vladimir Konstantinov was born on March 19, 1967 in Murmansk. He began his journey in hockey in this city. Having moved to Moscow in 1983, he continued his studies at the CSKA Olympic reserve school in hockey. In 1985, as a member of the national youth team of our country, Vladimir participated in the next world championship among 20-year-olds in Canada. When the team that won gold medals returned home, at a meeting of the Chief Coaching Council it was recommended to try the young player in adult competitions. The test was successful, and in April 1986, Vladimir made his debut at the World and European Championships in Moscow. The youth troika, in which Konstantinov played, proved to be good and encouraging. The high level of sportsmanship was especially evident at the World and European Championship tournament in 1989 in Sweden.
Svyatoslav Khalizov Master of Sports of the USSR, international class defender, SKA (Leningrad) Svyatoslav Khalizov was born on February 8, 1963 in Leningrad. A student of the Leningrad hockey school. Soviet hockey fans know Khalizov from his performances in the teams of masters SKA (Leningrad) and CSKA. He is a physically strong defender who boldly enters into combat sports. Svyatoslav's invitation to the USSR national team before the start of the Stockholm World and European Championships in 1989 was unexpected for many. However, the debutant did not disappoint. To the best of his ability, Khalizov helped his teammates win the championship in Sweden.
Ilya Byakin Honored Master of Sports of the USSR defender, "Avtomobilist" (Sverdlovsk) Ilya Byakin was born on February 2, 1963 in Sverdlovsk. Ilya studied at the city children's and youth sports school with coach A.V. Fedorov, famous in the Urals. After the successful performance of Fedorov’s team at the USSR Junior Championships, some of its players were included in the USSR national junior team. In 1981 they won the European Championship, and in 1983 they won the World Championship as part of the youth team. Then the paths of Fedorov's pupils diverged. Ilya began to play in the Spartak team, but three years later he returned to Avtomobilist. In 1987, Byakin was invited to the USSR national team and already in 1988 took part in the XV Winter Olympic Games. He performed successfully and did a lot for victory. For his sporting successes, Ilya Byakin was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
Valery Shiryaev Honored Master of Sports of the USSR defender, "Sokol" (Kiev) Valery Shiryaev was born on August 26, 1963 in Togliatti. He began his career in big hockey in his hometown in the "Torpedo" team. Since 1980 he has been playing in "Sokol". Here he showed himself as master of hockey. In 1983, Valery becomes the world champion among youth. Shiryaev repeatedly played in the 2nd national team of the USSR. In the 1987/88 season, he was first invited to play in the main team. Valery participated in the games for the prize of the Izvestia newspaper. In the spring of 1989, Shiryaev made his debut at the World and European Championships in Stockholm. Valery, this reliable defender with a strong throw, made his worthy contribution to the team’s victory.
Sergey Makarov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, forward, CSKA Sergei Makarov was born on June 19, 1958 in Chelyabinsk. He was brought up in a family in which his two older brothers were seriously interested in hockey. Naturally, Sergei also started skating early. Despite his gentle character and passion for music, he chose a sport that required courage and strong will. He successfully performed as a member of the country's junior and youth national teams, in the Tractor team of masters, and after being drafted into the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces, in CSKA. At the age of twenty, Sergei joined the first USSR national team. Twice, at the World Championships in 1979 and 1985, he was recognized as the best forward, and at the end of the 1981/82 season he was awarded the Golden Stick as the best hockey player in Europe. In the 1989/90 season, Makarov will play for the professional NHL team Calgary Flame. The Motherland highly appreciated the merits of Sergei Makarov and his contribution to the development of Soviet hockey. He was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of Friendship of Peoples and the medal "For Labor Valor".
Igor Larionov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, forward, CSKA Igor Larionov was born on December 3, 1960 in Voskresensk, Moscow region. The coaches of the youth sports school of the Khimik club near Moscow drew attention to Igor’s unusual gaming thinking and began to develop his abilities further. Igor successfully defended the honor of the country as a member of the junior and youth national teams of the USSR at the World and European Championships. At the age of eighteen he began performing in the USSR championships among master teams: first for the Khimik team, and then for CSKA. In 1982, Larionov made his debut in the first national team of the Soviet Union. Amazing coordination of movements and high playing technique allow this extraordinary master to accept the most inconvenient pass at high speed and continue the attack. With sharp and unpredictable passes, he helps the wingers score goals. After the 1982 World and European Championships, Larionov became an indispensable participant in all-Union and international tournaments. At a referendum of sports journalists organized by the weekly Football Hockey, Larionov was recognized as the best hockey player in our country in the 1987-1988 season. In the 1989-1990 season, Igor will play for the professional NHL team Vancouver Canucks. For his services to the development of Soviet sports, Igor Larionov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and the Badge of Honor.
Vladimir Krutov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, forward, CSKA Vladimir Krutov was born on June 1, 1960 in Moscow. At the CSKA sports school, experienced specialists drew attention to him early on. They noted that Volodya had “fast hands,” a unique stroke, a strong character, and predicted a bright destiny in hockey. The coaches were not mistaken: at less than 19 years old, Krutov was already playing for the CSKA team. A year later, he made his debut in the USSR national team at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Today Vladimir Krutov is a mature master. Together with his teammates, he is among the recognized leaders of Soviet hockey who enjoy great authority in the sports world. In the 1989/90 season, Vladimir will play for the professional NHL team Vancouver Canucks. For outstanding achievements in sports, Vladimir Krutov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, Friendship of Peoples and the medal "For Labor Distinction".
Andrey Khomutov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, forward, CSKA Andrei Khomutov was born on April 21, 1961 in Yaroslavl. A student of the Gorky boarding school with a sports profile, Khomutov, after being drafted into the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces, became a player first in the youth team, and later in the CSKA masters team. Andrei was first included in the national team in 1980, during the tournament for the prize of the Izvestia newspaper. At that time, many believed that the experiment was doomed to failure. He looked very fragile on the field. But the young athlete showed character and worked hard. In the spring of 1981, Andrei took part in the World and European Championships in Sweden. He is well known as a high-class master - fast, technical, combinational, and does not shy away from strength martial arts. Today he is one of the leading forwards in Soviet hockey, an athlete whose work and courage are awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor, medals “For Labor Valor” and “For Labor Distinction”.
Vyacheslav Bykov Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, forward, CSKA Vyacheslav Bykov was born on July 21, 1960 in Chelyabinsk. He appeared as part of the major league club "Traktor" (Chelyabinsk) somehow unexpectedly and at first did not attract much attention to himself. Even later, when in At the beginning of the 1982/83 season, Vyacheslav was called up for military service and took to the Moscow ice in the ranks of the famous army club; he was known only to a narrow circle of specialists. The young athlete, not distinguished by his athletic build and heroic strength, managed to achieve noticeable success through his game thinking, high technique and speed and win a place in the USSR national team. Today Vyacheslav Bykov is a famous master of Soviet hockey, a participant in many high-ranking tournaments. What is impressive about him is his dedication, originality in the game, and constant readiness to come to the aid of a friend. For services to Soviet hockey, Vyacheslav Bykov was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Valery Kamensky Honored Master of Sports of the USSR forward, CSKA Valery Kamensky was born on April 18, 1966 in Voskresensk, Moscow region. In the Khimik youth team, Valery showed himself to be a talented forward. In the 1985/86 season he was invited to the CSKA masters team, and then to the national team THE USSR. Valery Kamensky happily combines natural talent and great hard work. Valery’s sports biography is just beginning. He is a young but already experienced forward who has gained recognition among hockey fans not only in our country, but also at the Olympic tournament in Calgary. For his sporting successes, Valery Kamensky was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
Sergey Fedorov Master of Sports of the USSR, international class forward, CSKA Sergei Fedorov was born on December 13, 1969 in Pskov. He began playing in the “Yunost” team at a specialized sports school in Minsk. Sergei was an active participant in the World Championship among youth teams. Since 1986, Fedorov began playing for the CSKA sports club. He spent the 1988/89 playing season very well and received an invitation to the USSR national team. It is not often in recent years that players under 20 years of age become participants in the world championship. Sergei is a thinking center forward, a line conductor. The young hockey player has all the data to become one of the leaders of the Soviet team.
Sergey Nemchinov Master of Sports of the USSR, international class striker, “Wings of the Soviets” (Moscow) Sergei Nemchinov was born on January 14, 1964 in Moscow. A student of the “Wings of the Soviets” club. Experts paid attention to Nemchinov when he was still playing in national youth and junior teams. This young hockey player has a fighting character and performs defensive functions well. For several seasons, Sergei played in the CSKA team, but in 1985 he returned to Krylya Sovetov. With short breaks, he played for several years in the USSR national hockey team. Sergei played at the World and European Championships for the first time in Stockholm in 1989.
Yuri Khmylev Honored Master of Sports of the USSR forward, "Wings of the Soviets" (Moscow) Yuri Khmylev was born on August 9, 1964 in Moscow. A student of the sports school of the Moscow club "Wings of the Soviets", Yuri, at the age of less than 18, began playing as part of a team of masters. He attracted the attention of specialists with his good understanding of the game, enviable physical characteristics, rational stick handling technique. The young athlete not only took a strong place in the team of masters of his club, but also became one of its leading links. The coaches of the USSR national team included Khmylev in the main team of the country to participate in the World and European Championships in 1986 and 1989. Yuri played well in difficult sports battles and contributed to the victory of Soviet hockey.
Dmitry Kvartalnov Master of Sports of the USSR, international class forward, "Khimik" (Voskresensk) Dmitry Kvartalnov was born on March 25, 1966 in Voskresensk, Moscow region. He began his path to hockey in the sports club "Khimik". In the youth team of this club, Dmitry played together with Valery Kamensky. For the first time Kvartalnov appeared in the main team at the age of 16. Dmitry played in the SKA MVO army team for two years and in 1986 returned to his native Khimik. In recent years, forward Kvartalnov has significantly improved his skills and received an invitation to the country's main team. The player is undoubtedly a capable, fast and technical right winger. At the Stockholm World and European Championships in 1989, Dmitry made a successful debut and contributed to the victory of the Soviet team.
Alexander Chernykh Honored Master of Sports of the USSR forward, "Khimik" (Voskresensk) Alexander Chernykh was born on September 12, 1965 in Voskresensk, Moscow region. Alexander received a ticket to big hockey at the youth sports school of the club "Khimik". Among junior and youth teams, Chernykh successfully participated in international competitions. While serving in the Armed Forces of the USSR, Alexander played in the CSKA team, but was later transferred to the team of the first league of SKA of the Moscow Military District. After Chernykh’s demobilization, he returned to his home club and soon became one of the leading strikers. At the tournament of the XV Winter Olympic Games, Alexander Chernykh was among the debutants, and, according to experts, he rightfully received the high title of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. For his sporting success, Alexander Chernykh was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
Sergei Yashin Honored Master of Sports of the USSR forward, Dynamo (Moscow) Sergei Yashin was born on March 6, 1962 in Penza. In the training groups of one of the oldest and famous sports schools, which gave Soviet hockey many famous masters, Sergei took his first steps towards big-time sports. Experts paid attention to Yashin’s play in youth teams - first he received an invitation to his native Penza “Dizelist”, and after being called up for military service, to the team of the capital’s “Dynamo”. The physically strong, tireless and assertive forward took part in the 1985-1987 World and European Championships in the USSR national team. Yashin’s biography had its ups and downs, but his excellent performance at the Calgary Olympics tournament speaks to the pattern of Sergei’s appearance in the USSR national team in hockey. For his sporting successes, Sergei Yashin was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Victor Tikhonov Honored Coach of the USSR, CSKA Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov was born on June 4, 1930 in Moscow. In the 50s, as a member of the Moscow teams Dynamo and the Air Force of the Moscow Military District, he became the champion of the USSR four times. In 1962, Viktor Vasilyevich switched to coaching. From 1968 to 1977 he headed the Riga team Dynamo, which in a relatively short period of time went from an average team in the second league to the major league. In 1977, V.V. Tikhonov was appointed head and senior coach of the CSKA team. Under his leadership, the army club won twelve national championships in a row. V.V. Tikhonov has headed the country's national ice hockey team since 1977. In this post, he achieved great success: Soviet hockey players were world and European champions seven times and twice Olympic champions in 1984 and 1988, and won victories in the Canada Cup. , Challenge Cup, in tournaments for the prizes of the newspapers “Izvestia” and “Rude Pravo”. These successes brought Tikhonov, an innovative coach, a restless, hardworking, demanding and unyielding person, truly national fame and respect. For outstanding achievements in the development of Soviet hockey, V.V. Tikhonov was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the October Revolution, the Red Banner of Labor, and the Friendship of Peoples.
Igor Dmitriev Honored Coach of the USSR, "Wings of the Soviets" (Moscow) Igor Efimovich Dmitriev was born on October 19, 1941 in Moscow. His entire sports biography is connected with the team of the hockey team "Wings of the Soviets". He played for 15 years. Igor Dmitriev was a real leader of the team, its captain and respected player. The happiest season for Dmitriev was the 1974 season, when his club, after a long break, became the national champion and winner of the National Hockey Cup. In the direction of the USSR State Sports Committee, Igor Dmitriev was in Austria as a playing coach in the famous club "CAS" in the city of Klagenfurt. Returning from Austria, Dmitriev worked for some time at the Krylia Sovetov sports school. In 1978-1979, under the leadership of Dmitriev, the Izhstal (Izhevsk) team entered the major league for the first time. From 1979 to 1982, Dmitriev was an assistant to the senior coach of the Spartak team B.P. Kulagin. This was a kind of preparation for independent work, which and began in 1982 - I.E. Dmitriev headed his native club “Wings of the Soviets”. In 1984, the USSR youth team, led by Dmitriev, won the World Championship. In 1987, I.E. Dmitriev was approved as the coach of the USSR national team. Together with V.V. Tikhonov, they prepared the team for the difficult tests of the Olympic tournament in Calgary. For high achievements in the development of Soviet hockey, Igor Efimovich Dmitriev was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
It was not particularly popular, but attempts by some sports clubs to join the game led to the fact that in 1911 Russia joined the International Ice Hockey League, created three years earlier (under this name the International Ice Hockey Federation existed until 1978), but this The move had no impact on the popularity of the game, and Russia soon left the organization.
In 1953, the USSR national team was preparing to participate in the World Championship, but the injury of team leader Vsevolod Bobrov forced the Soviet leadership to refuse participation. A year later, the USSR national team made its debut at the World Championships and sensationally won the world title, defeating even the favorites from Canada. During the 1950s, a kind of hockey derby formed between the USSR and Canada, but history changed in 1961, when the Canadians finally won the gold medal. The USSR missed the next World Cup for political reasons: the GDR team was not allowed to attend the World Cup because the US State Department refused to issue entry visas to the players due to the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the teams of the USSR, Czechoslovakia and Romania joined the protest.
Until 1972, the USSR national team consistently won the World Championships. IIHF rules did not allow professional players to participate in the World Championships and Olympics, which angered Canada, which boycotted the World Championships in 1970. In 1972, the Super Series took place between the USSR national team and the Canadian national team, and the latter was represented by star players from the NHL. 8 games were played, 4 of which were won by the Canadian team (in the last match, the Canadians snatched victory 34 seconds before the end), 3 by the USSR team, and another game ended in a draw. In 1976, the USSR national team suffered a sensational defeat from the Polish national team at the start of the World Cup, losing 6:4.
In 1980, the USSR national team, which by that time had won 5 Olympics and 16 world championships, suffered another sensational defeat from the US team, which became known as the “Miracle on Ice”. The Americans, whose team was made up of students, beat the most experienced Soviet players with a score of 4:3 and won gold medals - this was the second time that the USSR team did not win gold medals at the Olympics. In the 1980s, Soviet hockey underwent changes: amid glasnost and democracy, criticism of the national team coach, Viktor Tikhonov, intensified, and players received the right to play in the NHL in 1989. The Russian national team has been considered the legal successor of the USSR national team since 1992.
In the 70s, Soviet hockey reached the highest level. The USSR national team brought together the country's strongest hockey players. How proud we were of our guys’ successes! Let's remember the athletes who performed with honor at the World and European Championships.
When matches with the participation of our national team were broadcast on television, the streets in the cities became empty - the whole country froze in front of the TV screens!
In 1973, the USSR hockey team achieved new brilliant success. At the World Championships held in Moscow in the spring of 1973, she demonstrated a skillful, powerful and effective game. The USSR national team did not lose a single point and scored 20 points in ten matches. Soviet hockey players scored the largest number of goals against their opponents (100), and conceded the least number of goals into their own (18). They have the biggest victory (over the Polish national team - 20:0), and the unique record of A. Martynyuk, who scored 8 goals in one match against the German national team. The USSR national team is now a twelve-time world champion. And a year earlier, in the Japanese city of Sapporo, where the 11th Winter Olympic Games were held, Soviet hockey players won the Olympic tournament for the fourth time.
Coaches of the USSR national team.
Professionals who have invested all their knowledge and soul into creating a great team.
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov
Senior coach of the USSR national hockey team.
Honored Coach of the USSR, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
world champion 1954, 1956, champion of the 7 Winter Olympic Games. 
Boris Pavlovich Kulagin
Coach of the USSR national hockey team.
Honored Coach of the USSR. 
The USSR national hockey team is the winner of the 1973 World and European Championships. 
Three hockey “musketeers” - Valery Kharlamov, Boris Mikhailov and Vladimir Petrov. 
Captain of the Soviet team - Boris Mikhailov
with the main prizes of the World and European Championships. 
Boris Mikhailov
Captain of the USSR national hockey team.
Honored master of sports of the USSR,
At the Moscow World Championships
recognized as the best striker. 
Valery Kharlamov
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Olympic champion,
five-time world champion. 
Vladimir Petrov
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
champion of the USSR 1968, 1970-197
European champion 1969, 1970 and 1973
champion of 11 Winter Olympic Games.
The best sniper of the Moscow World Championship,
scored 18 goals. 
Vladislav Tretiak
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European champion 1970 and 1973
world champion 1970, 1971 and 1973
champion of 11 Winter Olympic Games. 
Gennady Tsygankov
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
champion of the USSR 1970-1973,
European champion 1973,
world champion 1971 and 1973
champion of 11 Winter Olympic Games. 
Valery Vasiliev
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and world champion 1970 and 1973,
champion of 11 Winter Olympic Games.
At the Moscow World Championship he was recognized as the best defender. 
Yuri Lebedev
International Master of Sports, 
Alexander Gusev
Honored master of sports of the USSR,
champion of the USSR 1970-1973,
European and world champion 1973 
Vladimir Shadrin
Honored master of sports of the USSR,
USSR champion 1967 and 1969
European champion 1970 and 1973,
world champion 1970,1971 and 1973
champion of 11 Winter Olympic Games. 
Alexander Rogulin
Honored master of sports of the USSR,
champion of the USSR 1963 -1970, 1968, 1970-1973
European champion 1963-1970, 1973,
world champion 1963-1971, 1973,
champion of the 9th, 10th and 11th Olympic Games. 
Alexander Sidelnikov
Master of Sports of international class,
European and world champion 1973 
Great USSR National Hockey Team
TRETYAK Vladislav Aleksandrovich (04/25/1952), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In the period from 1969 to 1984, he defended the gates of CSKA and the Soviet Union national team. Honored Master of Sports. He played more than 300 games as a member of the USSR national team. World champion 1969,1970,1971,1973-1975,1978-1983, Olympic champion 1972 (Sapporo), 1976 (Innsbruck), 1984 (Sarajevo). 12-time USSR champion as part of the CSKA team. Rate of goals conceded: 2.40 per game. Tretyak was recognized as the best hockey player in the country 5 times. He was the first European (in 1997) to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (in Toronto). He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, Friendship of Peoples, the Badge of Honor and the medal For Labor Valor.
TSYGANKOV Gennady Dmitrievich (08/16/1947), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1966-1968 - in SKA (Khabarovsk), in 1969-1980 - in CSKA, in 1980 - in SKA (Leningrad). USSR champion 1970-1973, 1975, 1977-1979, second prize-winner 1974, 1976. In the USSR championships - 362 matches, 52 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1973, 1977, finalist 1976. World champion 1971, 1973-1975, 1978, 1979, second prize-winner 1972, 1976, third prize-winner 1977. European champion 1973-1975, 1978, 1979, second prize-winner of the European Championship 1971, 1972, third - 1976, 1977. AWG champion 1972 and 1976. In the World Cup and AWG - 91 matches, 10 goals.
RAGULIN Alexander Pavlovich (05/05/1941), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1957 - in Khimik (Moscow), in 1957-1962 - in Khimik (Voskresensk), in 1962-1973 - in CSKA. Champion of the USSR 1963-1966, 1968 and 1970-1973. In the USSR championships - 427 matches, 60 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1966-1969 and 1973. World Champion 1963-1971 and 1973. European Champion 1963-1970 and 1973. Champion of the Winter Olympic Games 1964, 1968, 1972. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, two orders of the Badge of Honor, the Order of Honor .
KUZKIN Viktor Grigorievich (07/06/1940), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1958-1976 in CSKA. USSR champion 1959-61, 63-66, 68, 70-73 and 75. In the USSR championships - 530 games, 71 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1961, 66-69, 73. World champion 1963-69 and 71. European champion 1963-69. Olympic champion 1964, 68, 72. Viktor Grigorievich Kuzkin was awarded two orders of the Badge of Honor and the Order of Honor. In connection with the 50th anniversary of Russian hockey, he was awarded a special prize from the Russian Hockey Federation among the six best defenders in the country in history.
LUTCHENKO Vladimir Yakovlevich (01/02/1949), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1966-1981 - in CSKA. USSR champion 1968, 1970-1973, 1975, 1977-1980, second prize 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976. In the USSR championships - 459 matches, 58 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1967-1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, finalist 1976. World champion 1969-1971, 1973-1975, 1978, 1979, second prize-winner 1972, 1976, third prize-winner 1977. European champion 1969, 1970, 1973-1 975 , 1978, 1979, second prize-winner of the European Championships 1971, 1972, third - 1976, 1977. OWG champion 1972 and 1976.
DAVYDOV Vitaly Semenovich (04/01/1939), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports, Honored Coach of the USSR. From 1957 to 1973 he played for Dynamo Moscow. Silver medalist 1959, 60, 62-64, 71-72. World champion 1963-1971. European champion 1963-1970. Olympic champion 1964, 1968, 1972. In 1967 recognized as the best defender of the World Championship. He coached the USSR youth and junior national teams (European Championship - 1976 and World Cup - 1977). He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the "Badge of Honor", two medals "For Labor Valor", the Hungarian Order of Labor of the bronze degree. Currently vice-president of HC Dynamo (Moscow).
ROMISHEVSKY Igor Anatolyevich (03/25/1940), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports (1968). Graduated from the Moscow Forestry Institute, Candidate of Technical Sciences. In 1960-1961 - SKA Kuibyshev, in 1961-1972 - in CSKA. USSR champion 1961, 1963-1966, 1968, 1970-1972, second prize-winner 1967, 1969, third prize-winner 1962. In the USSR championships - 350 matches, 50 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1966-1969. World champion 1968-1971, second prize-winner 1972. European champion 1968-1970, second prize-winner 1971, 1972. ZOI champion 1968,1972. In 1970-1974 member of the Komsomol Central Committee. In 1975 Chairman of the RSFSR Hockey Federation. Later he headed the Golden Puck club.
VASILIEV Valery Ivanovich
VASILIEV Valery Ivanovich born August 3, 1949, Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1973). He began playing in 1961 in Gorky in the Dynamo boys team. Since 1967 in the Dynamo (M) team of masters. Second prize-winner of the USSR Championship 1971-1972, third prize-winner in 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976. Played 312 matches, scored 35 goals. Finalist of the USSR Cup 1969, 1970, 1974.
4 times (1973-1976) included in the list 6 and 7 times (1968-1976) 34 and 40 best hockey players of the season. World champion 1970, 1973-1975. European Champion 1970, 1973-1975. Olympic champion 1972, 1976. Second medalist of the 1972, 1976 World Championship and 1972 European Championship. Third medalist of the 1976 European Championship. In 1973 recognized as the best defender of the championship. He played 63 matches at these tournaments and scored 10 goals. European champion among juniors 1969. Second prize-winner of the championship 1968. In 1968 recognized as the best defender of the tournament. Participated in matches with professional hockey players of the NHL and WHA in 1972, 1974, 1975/76. One of the best defenders of Soviet and world hockey. Physically strong, superbly built, good at skating, maneuverable, excellent in power combat, skillfully joining the attack. His understanding of the game and perfect passing allow him to be the initiator of sharp counterattacks. Awarded the medal "For Labor Valor" (1975).
KHARLAMOV Valery Borisovich (01/14/1948 - 08/7/1981), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports (1969). Multiple champion of the USSR (1968-79), Europe (1969-79), world (1969-71, 1973-75, 1978-79) and Olympic Games (1972 and 1976). He was one of the most productive hockey players, the top scorer of the 1971 USSR Championship (40 goals) and the 1972 Olympic Games (9 goals). In 1972 (together with A.I. Maltsev) and in 1973 the best hockey player of the year in the country. Recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor and many medals. Awarded the Komsomol badge “Sports Valor”. Died in a car accident near Moscow. He was buried at the Novokuntsevo cemetery.
Vladimir VIKULOV (07/20/1946), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1964 - 1979 in CSKA, in 1979 - in SKA Leningrad. USSR champion 1966, 1968, 1970 - 1973, 1975, 1977. In the USSR championships - 520 matches, 283 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup - 1966 - 1969. World champion 1966-1971, 1975. European champion 1966-1970 and 1975. ZOI champion 1968 and 1972. Repeatedly became the best striker and best sniper of the USSR championships.
MALTSEV Alexander Nikolaevich (04/20/1949), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1967-1983, forward of HC Dynamo (Moscow). He became world champion 9 times and Olympic champion twice. In 1970, 1972 and 1981 he was named the best forward of the World and European Championships. In 1970, 1971, 1978 he was part of the symbolic world team as the right wing of the attack, and in 1972 and 1981 as a central forward. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Friendship of Peoples, the Badge of Honor, the Order of Honour, and two medals “For Labor Valor”.
FIRSOV Anatoly Vasilyevich (02/1/1941-07/24/2000), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports, three-time Olympic champion, eight-time world champion, seven-time European champion, nine-time USSR champion. Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1972), two Orders of the Badge of Honor (1965 and 1968).
YAKUSHEV Alexander Sergeevich (01/02/1947), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports (1970), Honored Trainer of the USSR, Honored Trainer of Russia. Head coach of the Russian national team (1998-2000). Spartak player (Moscow; 1964-80). Two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976), 7-time world and European champion (1967, 1969, 1970, 1973-75, 1979), 3-time USSR champion (1967, 1969, 1976), participant in the legendary USSR-Canada super series 1972 of the year. He played 568 matches in the USSR championships and scored 339 goals. In 2003, Alexander Yakushev was inducted into the International Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. He was recognized as the best striker of the 1975 World Cup, the best scorer of the 1972 and 1974 World Championships, and was twice elected to the symbolic World Cup team in 1974 and 1975.
MISHAKOV Evgeniy Dmitrievich (02/22/1941), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. Since 1956, he played for Labor Reserves (Moscow), in 1959-1962 - for Lokomotiv, in 1962-1963 - for the Kalinin team (Moscow Military District), in 1963-1974 - for CSKA. Two-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, three-time European champion. (35 matches, 24 goals). Champion of Friendly Armies (1970). 8-time USSR champion. He played about 400 matches in the USSR championships and scored 183 goals. Five-time winner of the USSR Cup. He was included in the list of the best players of the season six times. Champion of the 1st Winter Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (1962). He worked as a senior coach for SKA (Sverdlovsk), SKA MVO (Lipetsk and Moscow), for two years he served as an assistant to the head of one of the departments at the Cheryomushkinsky district military registration and enlistment office in Moscow, in 1984-1991 - a trainer-teacher at the AZLK sports club, in 1999 - a coach for hockey players at the Kola Nuclear Power Plant ( Polyarnye Zori), in 2000 - vice-president of the Sibir hockey club (Novosibirsk). In 1994-1998, he repeatedly traveled to the United States to work under contract with young hockey players. Three-time world champion among veterans, champion of the Olympic Games of veterans. Awarded two medals "For Labor Valor" (1968 and 1972).
PETROV Vladimir Vladimirovich (06/30/1947), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. Forward of the CSKA team; multiple champion of the USSR (1968 - 81). Repeated champion of Europe, world (1969 - 81) and Olympic Games (1972, 1976). One of the most productive players in Russian hockey (over 400 goals). He was the top scorer at the World Championships three times, and scored 18 goals at the 1973 World Championships in Moscow (an absolute record). The three forwards: - Boris Mikhailov - Vladimir Petrov - Valery Kharlamov for many years was not only the leader in CSKA and the national team, but also the leader in world hockey.
MIKHAILOV Boris Petrovich (10/06/1944), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. USSR champion 1968, 1970-1973, 1975 and 1977-1981, second prize-winner of the USSR championships 1969, 1974 and 1976. In the USSR championships - 572 matches, 428 goals, Winner of the USSR Cup 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1977, finalist of the 1976 USSR Cup World champion 1969-1971, 1973-1975, 1978 and 1979, second prize-winner at the 1972 and 1976 World Cup, third prize-winner at the 1977 World Cup. European Championship 1976 and 1977. Champion of the Olympic Games 1972, 1976, second prize-winner of the Olympic Olympics 1980. In the World Cup and Olympic Games - 120 matches, 108 goals (best result). In 1981-1984 and 1992-1997 - head coach of SKA (L and S-P) - third prize-winner of the 1994 MHL championship, since 1997 - head coach of CSKA. Since 2000, head coach of the Russian national team.
SHADRIN Vladimir Nikolaevich (06/06/1948), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. Forward of HC Spartak (1965-79). Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas named after. Gubkina. Olympic champion in hockey 1972 and 1976, USSR champion (1967, 1969, 1976), European champion (1970, 1973-1975), world champion (1970-1971, 1973-1975). Winner of the USSR Cup 1970 and 71. Top scorer of the 1976 Olympic Games. Now Shadrin is Vice-President of the Spartak State Chemical Complex, General Director of the Sokolniki Sports Palace.
ZIMIN Evgeniy Vladimirovich (08/06/1948), Soviet athlete (hockey), Honored Master of Sports. In 1964-1965 - in "Lokomotiv" Moscow, in 1965-1974 - in "Spartak" Moscow, in 1974-1976 - in SKA MVO, in 1976-1977 - in "Wings of the Soviets". USSR champion 1967, 1969, second prize 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, third prize 1972. In the USSR championships - 315 matches, 185 goals. Winner of the USSR Cup 1970, 1971. World champion 1968, 1969, 1971. European champion 1968, 1969, second prize-winner of the European Championship 1971. Champion of the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Olympics. In the World Cup and Olympic Olympics - 19 matches, 7 goals. In 1984-1985 - head coach of Spartak. Author of the first puck scored by our hockey players against Canadian professionals in 1972.
The USSR national ice hockey team is a hockey team that represented the Soviet Union in international ice hockey competitions. The governing organization of the team was the USSR Hockey Federation. Officially, within the IIHF, the team existed from 1952 to 1991. Over the course of 39 years of its existence, the national team was the strongest in the world. She took part in 34 world championships, 22 of which she won. She took part in 9 Winter Olympic hockey tournaments, winning 7 of them. It is the only team in the world that has never returned from the World Championships and Olympic Games without a set of medals. It should be noted that the success of the team depended to some extent on the dubious nature of the amateur status of Soviet players: in the USSR, hockey, like all sports, was nominally amateur, unlike North Americans and Western Europeans. In 2008, on the eve of its 100th anniversary, the International Hockey Federation conducted a survey among 56 specialists from 16 countries to determine the symbolic world hockey team for the last 100 years, and according to the survey results, four out of six places on the world team went to USSR hockey players .
In pre-revolutionary Russia, ice hockey was not particularly popular, but attempts by some sports clubs to join the game led to the fact that in 1911 Russia joined the International Ice Hockey League, created three years earlier (under this name the International Ice Hockey Federation existed until 1978), however, this step did not have an impact on the popularity of the game, and Russia soon left the organization. After 1917, the situation with hockey in the country did not change. Bandy (Russian hockey, also known as bandy) remained the main national winter sport; the attitude towards ice hockey was negative. Here is what the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” wrote about the new game at that time (1932 No. 9): “The game is of a purely individual and primitive nature, is very poor in combinations and in this sense does not withstand any comparison with “bandy”. The question of whether we should cultivate Canadian hockey can be answered in the negative..." A turning point in the development of ice hockey occurred in 1946, when the All-Union Committee on Physical Culture and Sports decided to hold the first USSR ice hockey championship, and this The decision gave impetus to the development of hockey throughout the country. Soviet hockey players, performing under the flag of the Moscow national team, played their first international matches in 1948 with the Czechoslovak team LTC (Prague). The match ended with a score of 6:3 in favor of the Muscovites. In 1952, the country's top sports leadership decided to join the All-Union Ice Hockey Section in the International Ice Hockey League, this step gave Soviet athletes the right to compete at the World Championships, and the previous decision in 1951 on the entry of the USSR Olympic Committee into the IOC - and to participate in Olympic hockey tournaments.
The Red Machine is the nickname of the USSR national ice hockey team. People first started talking about the “Red Machine” in the 1970s, when the USSR national team shone on both “hockey” continents. These words appeared in the American press, causing some displeasure among the players of the USSR national team: not everyone was happy with the comparison with robots.
