The first goalkeeper of the USSR national hockey team. Ten best hockey players of the ussr
Some fans believe that the percentage of the coach's contribution to the overall success of the hockey team is not that great, because athletes go to the ice rink, and it is they who score goals and earn points. But a successful performance in any competition in team sports is unthinkable without choosing a forward-looking strategy and optimal tactics. It is the brain center in the person of the coaching staff that provides the theoretical basis for the guarantee of future triumph, and the hockey players put it into practice.
The coaches of the USSR did an incredible amount to make the national hockey school one of the leading in the world. It all began in the 50s of the last century, when our guys sensationally became the first at their debut official World Cup-54. Here is a list of the USSR national team mentors for the entire period of its existence:
- Anatoly Tarasov - 1953, 1958-1960;
- Arkady Chernyshev - 1953-1957, 1961-1972;
- Vsevolod Bobrov - 1972-1974;
- Boris Kulagin - 1974-1977;
- Victor Tikhonov - 1977-1991
Tikhonov V.V. and Tarasov A.V. are considered the most famous and revered in our country among the mentors of the hockey team. twice celebrated victories at the Olympic Games. Whereas, under the leadership of Anatoly Vladimirovich, we only three times managed to prevail over rivals in the European championships. But in fairness, it should be noted that it was under Tarasov that the basis for the victorious "red car" was laid, and later he founded the Golden Puck children's tournament, which became a good springboard for the careers of many hockey players.
Well, the most titled Soviet coach of the national team is Arkady Ivanovich Chernyshev. Together with him, our beloved national team climbed 11 times to the highest steps of the podiums of the World Cup and European Championship, four times won the gold of the Olympics. During the management of Chernyshev, the USSR national team set a unique record - it won 10 tournaments in a row. By the way, most of the time Chernyshev's assistant was none other than Tarasov.
The list of "Coaches of Russia" is much more impressive, but, unfortunately, the Russian team does not have as many achievements as the Soviet one:
- Viktor Tikhonov - 1992 (World Cup), 1994 (Olympic Games), 2004 (World Cup);
- Boris Mikhailov - 1993, 1994-1995 (World Cup), 1996 (KM), 2001-2002 (World Cup);
- Vladimir Vasiliev - 1996 (World Cup);
- Igor Dmitriev - 1997 (World Cup);
- Vladimir Yurzinov - 1998 (World Cup and Olympic Games);
- Alexander Yakushev - 1999-2000 (World Cup);
- Vyacheslav Fetisov - 2002 (Olympic Games);
- Vladimir Plushev - 2003 (World Cup);
- Zinetula Bilyaletdinov - 2004 (KM), 2012–2013 (World Cup), 2014 (Olympic Games);
- Vladimir Krikunov - 2005 (World Cup), 2006 (World Cup and Olympic Games);
- Vyacheslav Bykov - 2007–2011;
- Oleg Znarok - 2014–2015
The Russian national team, with all these diverse and, undoubtedly, worthy of respect specialists, won the championship only 5 times. Moreover, these were exclusively world championship gold medals and never Olympic dignity. Over the past quarter of a century, only the CIS national team under the leadership of Viktor Tikhonov was able to reach first place at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville (France). There is every reason to credit this success to us, since the so-called united team was staffed almost entirely by Russians.
Four of us led us to triumph at world championships in modern history: Boris Mikhailov, Vyacheslav Bykov (twice), Zinetula Bilyaletdinov and Oleg Znarok.
Washers: 60
Played in the national team: 1973 – 1983
Matches: 87
In his debut world championship, he managed to score four goals in one match, having scored 10 goals at the end of the championship. He is the only hockey player who won the World Cup, playing in three different clubs - Krylia Sovetov (1974, 1975), CSKA (1978, 1979) and Spartak (1981, 1982, 1983). In 1976 he won the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck.
Washers: 64
Played in the national team: 1967 – 1979
Matches: 90
The tallest striker in the USSR national team (190 cm), while he possessed high technique. This combination was not typical for Soviet hockey players. During his career, he won the Olympic Games twice in 1972 and 1976, and also became a seven-time world champion (1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979). At the 1975 World Cup, held in Germany, he was awarded an individual prize - the best striker of the tournament.
Washers: 64
Played in the national team: 1961 – 1971
Matches: 78
He is one of the pioneers in the USSR in active play on the patch. He spent most of his goals at close range. Nine times in a row won the gold of the World Cup (1963-1971), as well as the gold of two Olympic Games (1964, 1968). The best striker of the World Cup - 1965, held in Finland.
Washers: 66
Played in the national team: 1964 — 1972
Matches: 67
The best striker of the Olympic Games and World Championships in 1967, 1968 (the World Cup was held within the framework of the Olympic Games), 1971 had incredible power with a click. He became the first hockey player in the USSR national team to use a stick with a curved hook, although before that it was believed that a player must be equally good with the stick on both sides. A. Firsov, with his play, was able to convince A. Tarasov (coach of the USSR national team) that a bent hook with a strong impact allows you to more accurately guide the puck. After that, other players of the national team received permission to use such clubs. Firsov won three Olympics (1964, 1968, 1972) and became the world ice hockey champion eight times (1964 - 1971).
Washers: 67
Played in the national team: 1978 — 1991
Matches: 123
He was able to repeat the achievement of A. Firsov, becoming the top scorer of the World Cup three times in a row (1983, 1985, 1986). Except for the two of them, not a single hockey player in the world has even become the top scorer of the world championships twice in a row. At the failure for the USSR national team, the 1985 World Cup in Czechoslovakia (bronze medals) was recognized as the best striker of the tournament. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1984, 1988) and an eight-time world champion (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990).
Washers: 68
Played in the national team: 1957 — 1968
Matches: 76
One of the most technical hockey players of his time, inventing innovative play elements. A. Tarasov called the attack troika V. Aleksandrov - A. Almetov - K. Loktev the first in Soviet hockey, which played on an intuitive basis, which set an example for the rest. The striker from the USSR national team won the Olympics in 1964 and 1968 and became a multiple world champion (1963-1968).
Washers: 84
Played in the national team: 1969 — 1981
Matches: 118
The first member of the legendary attack troika V. Kharlamov - V. Petrov - B. Mikhailov, presented in our rating. Won the scorer race at 3 world championships (1973,1977,1979). The collected 34 points (18 + 16) at the home World Cup - 1973 remain a record to this day. In 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 he was included in the symbolic World Cup team. Winner of two Olympic Games (1972, 1976) and nine-time World Cup winner (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981).
Washers: 89
Played in the national team: 1969 — 1980
Matches: 123
The unspoken leader of the legendary trio possessed exemplary skating and a unique style of outlining, forcing the defenders to part in front of him with an elusive movement, opening the way for him to the gate. Among the partners in the top three, he scored the least number of goals, while distributing a lot of assists. At the 1972 Olympic Games, Kharlamov played in one of the three attacks with Firsov and Vikulov, where he revealed his striking talent, becoming the best in the tournament in terms of points (16 (9 + 7)). Olympic winner 1972 and 1976 and eight-time World Cup winner 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979. He was included in the symbolic World Cup team four times (1972,1973,1975,1976).
Washers: 94
Played in the national team: 1969 — 1983
Matches: 126
He possessed high speed, sharp and well-aimed wrist throw. As a representative of Dynamo M (1967-1984) in the USSR national team, he played in 68 different combinations of attack triplets, playing the position of extreme left, right and center striker. At the same time, he got into the symbolic World Cup team as a right (1970, 1971, 1978) and central (1972, 1981) striker. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976) and a nine-time world champion (1969 - 1971, 1973 - 1975, 1978 - 1983). Three times became the best forward of the World Cup (1970, 1972, 1981).
Washers: 109
Played in the national team: 1969 — 1983
Matches: 120
He is the most productive representative of one of the best triplets of world hockey (M-P-X) at the Olympic Games and World Championships as part of the USSR national team. He became the first Soviet striker to provoke an opponent into power, contact hockey. He was distinguished by a special sporting audacity in front of the enemy's goal. He possessed natural speed. Thanks to hard work, he achieved in training in excess of endurance, which helped him in the second and third periods to excel at the gate of rivals exhausted by his maneuvers. He became the best sniper of the World Championships in 1977 and 1978, the best scorer in 1974. Winner of two Olympiads (1972, 1976), and eight World Championships (1969 - 1971, 1973 - 1975, 1978, 1978).
P Note: statistics are given for the games in the USSR national team at the Olympic Games and World Championships. The website championat.com was used in the preparation of the material.
Sergey Mylnikov
goalkeeper, "Traktor" (Chelyabinsk)
Sergei Mylnikov was born on October 6, 1958 in Chelyabinsk. Many times he defended the gates of the national teams of our country: junior, youth, second national teams. Demonstrating confident play, he often helped the team in difficult situations.
Sergei got into the USSR national team relatively late, at the age of 26. Together with Vladimir Myshkin, he replaced the outstanding goalkeeper Vladislav Tretyak.
The high level of sportsmanship of Mylnikov, his devotion to hockey was especially evident at the Olympic Games in Calgary, where he permanently defended the gates of the USSR national team.
In the 1989/90 season, Sergei will play for the professional NHL team Quebec Nordics.
For services to Soviet hockey, Sergei Mylnikov was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
goalkeeper, "Dynamo" (Riga)
Artur Irbe was born on February 2, 1967 in Riga. Being at the beginning of his career in the big sport, the pupil of Riga hockey has already managed to achieve noticeable success.
He was named the best goalkeeper at the 1985 European Championship among juniors. He brilliantly played in the final games of the national ice hockey championship in 1987/88, Artur 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 play. The future will show what place the young Riga resident will occupy in Soviet hockey.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
goalkeeper, Dynamo Moscow
Vladimir Myshkin was born on June 19, 1955 in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region. He made his first steps on the ice at a very early age, and when he grew up, he was admitted to the Olympia sports school, the one that raised Alexander Maltsev. Vladimir's sports talent manifested itself later, when he went through major league club school. At the same time, the coaches of the USSR national team drew the attention of the coaches of the USSR national team.
After moving to the Dynamo Moscow team, he became the understudy 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 in Moscow for the first time, and two months earlier he performed excellently in one of the Challenge Cup-79 games in New York. Until 1985, Vladimir was a permanent participant in all major tournaments in which our team played. In the 1988/89 season, he took part in the national ice hockey championship. Having shown an excellent game, he was again invited to the main team of the country.
For sporting achievements, Vladimir Myshkin was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
defender, CSKA
Vyacheslav Fetisov was born on April 20, 1958 in Moscow. He began to play ice hockey at the CSKA children's sports school, and later was enrolled in the team of masters of this club.
Early on, experts drew attention to a talented young man who showed the qualities of an outstanding defender: speed, technique, athleticism. At the age of seventeen, he won his first gold medal at the European Championship as a member of the national team, at the age of nineteen he made his debut with the first national team of the USSR at the World and European Championships in Vienna. A year later, at the 1978 championship in Prague, he was recognized as the best defender. he also achieved success at the 1982,1985,1986 championships, catching up with Vladislav Tretyak in this indicator.
Fetisov was the captain of the USSR national hockey team, scoring a lot himself, scoring even more from his precise and unexpected passes for the opponent.
In the 1989/90 season, Vyacheslav will play for the New Jersey Devils professional NHL team.
For his services to Soviet hockey, Vyacheslav Fetisov was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and two Orders of the Badge of Honor.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
defender, CSKA
Aleksey Gusarov was born on July 8, 1964 in Leningrad. A graduate of the Leningrad Army Sports Club, Gusarov at the age of eighteen began playing in the team of masters of the Leningrad SKA. Since 1984, Aleksey played in the ranks of the Moscow 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 proved to be a very capable defender. Starting an attack with a sharp and unexpected pass, he skillfully completed it with an accurate shot on goal. Playing experience and natural ingenuity allow him to find the right solutions and the most unexpected and poignant moments of the game.
At the age of 25, Alexei perfectly combines the energy of youth with the experience of a mature and battle-hardened master.
For his sporting successes, Aleksey Gusarov was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
defender, CSKA
Aleksey Kasatonov was born on October 14, 1959 in Leningrad. A pupil of the Leningrad ice hockey school, Aleksey, like his fellow countrymen on the main team, went through the youth ice hockey school. Really his abilities were revealed after moving to the CSKA club. In 1979, Kasatonov was included in the first national team of the USSR.
Alexey consistently shows high skill. Excellent physical data and perfected technique help him to solve difficult game tasks on the ice field and constantly support the attacks of his team.
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 joined the symbolic team of "stars", which is traditionally determined by journalists.
For his merits in the development of Soviet hockey and high sports performance, Aleksey Kasatonov was awarded the Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor and the Medal For Labor Distinction.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
defender, CSKA
Vladimir Konstantinov was born on March 19, 1967 in Murmansk. He began his hockey career in this city. Having moved to Moscow in 1983, he continued his studies at the CSKA Olympic Reserve School in ice hockey.
In 1985, as part of the national youth team of our country, Vladimir participated in the next World Championship for 20-year-olds in Canada. When the team that won the gold medals returned home, at a meeting of the Head Coaching Council they recommended trying 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, has established itself well, encouraging. The high level of sportsmanship was especially evident at the 1989 World and European Championship tournament in Sweden.
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USSR master of sports of international class
defender, SKA (Leningrad)
Svyatoslav Khalizov was born on February 8, 1963 in Leningrad, a pupil of the Leningrad ice hockey school.
Khalizov is known to Soviet hockey fans for his performances in the teams of masters SKA (Leningrad) and CSKA. He is a physically strong defender who boldly enters power martial arts.
Svyatoslav's invitation to the USSR national team before the start of the Stockholm World and European Championships in 1989 was unexpected for many, but the debutant did not disappoint. As much as he could, Halizov helped his teammates to win the championship in Sweden.
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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 a well-known coach in the Urals A.V. Fedorov.
After the successful performance of Fedorov's team at the USSR junior championship, some of its players were included in the USSR junior national team. In 1981, they became winners at the European Championship, and in 1983, as part of the youth team, they won the world championship.
Then the paths of Fedorov's pupils parted. 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 in 1988 he took part in the XV Winter Olympic Games, played successfully, did a lot to win.
For sporting success, Ilya Byakin was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
defender, "Falcon" (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 the "Sokol". Here he proved himself as a master of hockey. In 1983 Valery becomes the world youth champion ...
Shiryaev has 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 took part 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 shot - made his worthy contribution to the victory of the team.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, CSKA
Sergey Makarov was born on June 19, 1958 in Chelyabinsk. He was brought up in a family in which his two older brothers were seriously fond of hockey. Naturally, Sergei started skating early. Despite his gentle nature, passion for music, he chose a sport that requires courage. and strong will. Successfully played in the junior and youth national teams of the country, in the team of masters "Tractor", and after being drafted into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR, in CSKA. At the age of twenty, Sergei joined the first national team of the USSR.
Twice, at the World Championships in 1979 and 1985, he was recognized as the best striker, 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 Calgary Flame team.
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.
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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 Children and Youth Sports School near Moscow club "Chemist" drew attention to Igor's unusual game thinking and began to develop his abilities further. Igor successfully defended the honor of the country as part of the junior and youth national teams of the USSR at the World and European Championships. At the age of eighteen he began playing in the USSR championships among master teams: first for the "Chemist" 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 technique of the game allow this outstanding master to take the most inconvenient pass at high speed and continue the attack. With sharp and unpredictable passes, he helps the wingers in the goal.
After the 1982 World and European Championships, Larionov became an indispensable participant in all-Union and international tournaments. At the referendum of sports journalists, organized by the Football-Hockey weekly, 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 Canux.
Igor Larionov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor and the Order of Honor for his services in the development of Soviet sports.
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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. They noted that Volodya had "fast hands", a peculiar outline, a strong character, and predicted a bright fate in hockey.
The coaches were not mistaken: at the age of 19, Krutov already played 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 Canux.
For outstanding achievements in sports, Vladimir Krutov was awarded the Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, Friendship of Peoples and the medal "For Labor Distinction".
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, CSKA
Andrey Khomutov was born on April 21, 1961 in Yaroslavl. A pupil of the Gorky boarding school with a sports profile, after being drafted into the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces, Khomutov became a player, first of the youth team, and later of the CSKA team of masters.
Andrey was first included in the national team in 1980, during the tournament for the prize of the Izvestia newspaper. Then many believed that the experiment was doomed to failure. He looked very fragile on the field. But the young athlete showed character, 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, does not avoid power martial arts.
Today he is one of the leading strikers of Soviet hockey, an athlete, whose work and courage were awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor, medals For Labor Valor and For Labor Distinction.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, CSKA
Vyacheslav Bykov was born on July 21, 1960 in Chelyabinsk. He appeared in the top league club "Traktor" (Chelyabinsk) somehow unexpectedly and at first did not attract much attention. Even later, when, at the beginning of the 1982/83 season, Vyacheslav was drafted into military service and went to the Moscow ice in the ranks of the renowned army club, he was known only to a narrow circle of specialists.
The young athlete, not distinguished by an athletic build and heroic strength, managed, due to his game thinking, high technique and speed, to achieve noticeable success and win a place in the USSR national team.
Today Vyacheslav Bykov is a well-known master of Soviet hockey, a participant in many high-ranking tournaments. He is captivated by his dedication, originality in the game, and a constant willingness to help his comrade.
For his services to Soviet hockey, Vyacheslav Bykov was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, CSKA
Valery Kamensky was born on April 18, 1966 in Voskresensk, Moscow region. In the youth team "Chemist" Valery showed himself as a talented striker. In the 1985/86 season he was invited to the CSKA team of masters, and then to the USSR national team.
Valery Kamensky happily combines both natural talent and great diligence. Valery's sports biography is just beginning. This is a young but already experienced forward who won recognition from hockey fans not only in our country, but also at the Olympic tournament in Calgary.
Valery Kamensky was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor" for his sporting achievements.
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USSR master of sports of international class
forward, CSKA
Sergei Fedorov was born on December 13, 1969 in Pskov. He started playing in the "Youth" team in a specialized sports school in Minsk. Sergei was an active participant in the World Championship among youth teams. Since 1986, Fedorov began to play for the CSKA sports club. The playing season of 1988/89 was very good and received an invitation to the USSR national team. Not often in recent years, players under 20 years old become participants in the world championship. Sergei is a thinking central striker, a flight conductor. The young hockey player has all the data to become one of the leaders of the Soviet national team.
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USSR master of sports of international class
Sergei Nemchinov was born on January 14, 1964 in Moscow. A graduate of the Wings of the Soviets club. Specialists drew attention to Nemchinov when he was still playing in the national teams of youth and junior teams. This young hockey player has a fighting character and performs well defensive functions.
For several seasons Sergei played in the CSKA team, but in 1985 returned to Krylia Sovetov. With short breaks he played for the USSR national hockey team for several years. At the World and European Championships, Sergei played for the first time in Stockholm in 1989.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, Krylya Sovetov (Moscow)
Yuri Khmylev was born on August 9, 1964 in Moscow. A pupil of the sports school of the Moscow club "Wings of the Soviets", Yuri, at the age of 18, began playing as part of a team of masters. He attracted the attention of specialists with a good understanding of the game, enviable physical data, and rational stick technique.
The young athlete not only took a firm place in the team of masters of his club, but also entered its leading link. 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.
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USSR master of sports of international class
Dmitry Kvartalnov was born on March 25, 1966 in Voskresensk, Moscow Region. He began his career in hockey at the Khimik sports club. In the youth team of this club, Dmitry played along with Valery Kamensky. For the first time, Kvartalnov appeared in the main team at the age of 16. SKA MVO Dmitry played for two years and in 1986 he returned to his native "Chemist".
In recent years, forward Kvartalnov has significantly improved his skills and received an invitation to the main team of the country. The player is undoubtedly capable, fast and technical right wing. At the Stockholm World and European Championships in 1989, Dmitry successfully debuted and contributed to the victory of the Soviet team.
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, "Chemist" (Voskresensk)
Alexander Chernykh was born on September 12, 1965 in Voskresensk, Moscow Region. Alexander received a trip to ice hockey at the Chemist's youth sports school.
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 SKA of the Moscow Military District. After demobilization, Chernykh returned to his native club and soon became one of the leading strikers.
At the XV Olympic Winter Games tournament, 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 successes, Alexander Chernykh was awarded the medal "For Labor Valor".
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Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
forward, Dynamo Moscow
Sergei Yashin was born on March 6, 1962 in Penza. In the educational groups of one of the oldest and most famous sports schools, which gave Soviet hockey many famous masters, Sergei took the first steps towards great sport.
Experts drew attention to the game Yashin played in youth teams, first he received an invitation to his native Penza "Dieselist", and after being called up for military service, to the team of the capital "Dynamo".
A physically strong, indefatigable and energetic forward took part in the 1985-1987 World and European Championships in the USSR national team. There were ups and downs in Yashin's biography, but his excellent performance at the Olympic tournament in Calgary speaks of the pattern of Sergei's appearance in the USSR national team. hockey.
For his sporting successes, Sergei Yashin was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
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Honored coach of the USSR, CSKA
Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov was born on June 4, 1930 in Moscow. In the 50s, as part 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 Riga team "Dynamo", which in a relatively short period of time has gone from an average team of the second league to the highest league.
In 1977, V.V. Tikhonov was appointed head and head coach of the CSKA team, and under his leadership the army club won twelve national championships in a row.
V.V. Tikhonov has headed the national ice hockey team since 1977. In this post he achieved great success: Soviet hockey players were seven times world and European champions and twice champions of the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, won victories in the Canada Cup , The Challenge Cup, in the tournaments for the prizes of the Izvestia and Rude Pravo newspapers. These successes brought Tikhonov, an innovative coach, a restless, hardworking, demanding and adamant man, truly nationwide 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 Friendship of Peoples.
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Honored Trainer of the USSR,
"Wings of the Soviets" (Moscow)
Igor Efimovich Dmitriev was born on October 19, 1941 in Moscow. His entire sports biography is associated with the team of the Krylya Sovetov hockey team. season 1974, when his club after a long break became the champion of the country and the owner of the Cup of the country in hockey.
In the direction of the USSR State Sports Committee, Igor Dmitriev was in Austria as a playing coach in the famous KAS club in the city of Klagenfurt. After returning from Austria, Dmitriev worked for some time at the Krylya Sovetov sports school.
In 1978-1979, under the leadership of Dmitriev, the Izhstal team (Izhevsk) entered the top league for the first time. From 1979 to 1982, Dmitriev was assistant to the head coach of the Spartak team, BP Kulagin. This was a kind of preparation for independent work, which and began in 1982 - IE Dmitriev became the head of his own club "Wings of the Soviets".
In 1984, the USSR youth team, headed 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 trials 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".
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USSR national ice hockey team - the ice hockey team that represented the Soviet Union at international ice hockey competitions. The managing organization of the national team was the USSR Ice Hockey Federation. Officially, within the framework of the IIHF, the national team existed from 1952 to 1991. For 39 years of its existence, the national team has been the strongest in the world. She took part in 34 world championships, 22 of which she won. She became a participant in 9 Winter Olympic hockey tournaments, 7 of which she won. It is the only national team in the world that has never returned from the World Championships and the Olympic Games without a set of awards. It should be noted that the success of the national team to some extent depended on the dubious nature of the amateur status of Soviet players: in the USSR, hockey, like all sports, was nominally amateur, in contrast to North Americans and West Europeans. In 2008, on the eve of its 100th anniversary, the International Hockey Federation conducted a survey among 56 specialists from 16 countries of the world in order to determine the symbolic world hockey team over the past 100 years, and according to the results of the survey, four out of six places in the world team went to the USSR hockey players ...
In pre-revolutionary Russia, ice hockey was not very popular, however, the attempts of 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 step had no effect on the popularity of the game, and Russia soon left the organization. After 1917, the situation with hockey in the country did not change. The main national game winter sport remained bandy (Russian hockey, aka bandy), the attitude towards ice hockey was negative. Here is what the journal "Fizkultura i Sport" (1932, No. 9) wrote about the new game at that time: “The game has a purely individual and primitive character, is very poor in combinations and in this sense does not stand up to any comparison with 'bendy'. The question whether we should cultivate Canadian hockey can be answered in the negative ... " the decision gave impetus to the development of hockey throughout the country. The first international matches were played by Soviet hockey players under the flag of the Moscow national team in 1948 with the Czechoslovakian team of the LTTs (Prague). The match ended with a score of 6: 3 in favor of the Muscovites. In 1952, the country's top sports leadership made a decision on the entry of the All-Union ice hockey section into the International Ice Hockey League, this step gave Soviet athletes the right to compete in the World Championships, and the previous decision of 1951 on the entry of the USSR Olympic Committee into the IOC - and to participate in Olympic hockey tournaments.
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USSR national hockey team captains
The USSR national ice hockey team has been participating in the world and European championships, the largest international tournaments since 1954. Since 1956, in the Olympic tournaments. Over the years, she became the world champion seventeen times, the European champion twenty times, and won the Olympics five times. The best of the best were recruited into the national teams, but only a select few were entrusted with the captain's red armband. Arkady Ivanovich Chernyshev, who led our team to victories at eleven world championships and three Olympics, said: “Our national team has always had captains not only outstanding hockey players, but above all - individuals. Each of them constantly showed an example of dedication, the ability to lead the team. in the most difficult periods of the game, these are people infinitely loyal to the team. And of course, each of them was distinguished by a sense of camaraderie, a desire to help in the game and in everyday life, integrity and honesty. "
Here is who took the USSR national team to these competitions with the captain's red armband on the sleeve: Vsevolod Bobrov (1956), Nikolai Sologubov, Konstantin Loktev, Boris Mayorov (1962-1965 and 1967-1968), Vyacheslav Starshinov (1969-1971), Boris Mikhailov ( 1973-1979), Valery Vasiliev (1981-1982), Vyacheslav Fetisov (since 1984). All of them are honored masters of sports of the USSR, world, European and Olympic champions, holders of high government awards.
In the 1972 super series USSR - Canada, the captains were Boris Mikhailov and Viktor Kuzkin.
Vyacheslav Starshinov
At the end of the 1978-79 season, the sports career of one of the most outstanding Soviet hockey players - nine-time world champion, eight-time European champion, two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Starshinov - ended. The year 1964 was especially remarkable in his life: as part of the USSR national team, Vyacheslav became a two-time world and European champion (Innsbruck) and received an engineer diploma from MATI. For 15 years (1958-1972) he was an active player of "Spartak", then three seasons worked as the head coach of the team. The next three seasons of the Starshinov - the playing coach of the Japanese team "Oji Seizi" of the city of Toma-komai. Returning from Japan, he is still a season (1978-79), very difficult for Spartak, played in his own team. Starshinov left hockey, having scored 470 goals in world championships, major international tournaments, Olympic Games, national championships. This is the second result among the best forwards of Soviet hockey.
Championships biographies
Hockey. Since 1910, tournaments for the European championship in ice hockey began to be held. Since 1921, these competitions have become annual. World champions have been determined since 1924, and since 1930 - annually. Since 1933, separate competitions for the championship of the continent have not been held: the champions of Europe are revealed during the tournament for the championship of the world. Since 1980, the world championships have not been held during the Olympic Games. The USSR championships have been held annually since 1946.
NHL prizes
In the NHL championship, teams are divided into four subgroups - Patrick, Smith, Norris and Adams. Why are the subgroups exactly called? In the 1974-1975 season. For the first time, NHL clubs were divided into four subgroups, which were named after the names of famous figures in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Lester Patrick, Conn Smith, James Norris and Jack Adams. L. Patrick was the general manager and head coach of the New York Rangers for a long time, and in the first 16 years of Patrick's work at the club, New Yorkers did not make it to the Stanley Cup only once. K. Smith worked for a long time at the Toronto Maple Leafs club. At various times he was the senior coach, general manager, president and owner of the club. D. Norris was the president and owner of the Detroit Red Wings. D. Adams was a longtime senior coach and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. It is interesting that in honor of these figures not only NHL subgroups are named, but personal prizes are also established. The Adams Prize is awarded to the best NHL coach of the season. The Norris Prize is awarded to the best defender. The NHL's Most Valuable Player is awarded the Smith Prize. And for his contribution to the development of hockey in the United States, the Patrick Prize is awarded.
