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Sergei Svetlov 13 Jul 2013 | 07:43 am
The old Soviet hockey teams wowed us with their intricate passing, innovative puck control game and their skating. Perhaps more than anything, it was their speed and agility on their skates that impre...
Igor Liba 10 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
That is Igor Liba shaking the hand of Soviet captain Viacheslav Fetisov before a game. Liba, who was Slovakian, was captain of the united Czechoslovakian national team for some time in the 1980s. Igo...
Vladimir Myshkin 10 Jul 2013 | 03:21 am
When you are the second best anything in your entire country, that is amazing. But for Vladimir Myshkin it was an unlucky situation. That's because he was the second best goalie in the Soviet Union in...
John Devaney 3 Jan 2013 | 08:16 am
Everyone remembers the 1980 Olympics as the year of the American Miracle On Ice upset victory over the Soviets. But Canada had a strong team that year. Though they never won a medal, Team Canada also ...
Stelio Zupancich 3 Jan 2013 | 07:53 am
This is Stelio Zupancich. Very few people will remember that he represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The 5'9" 180lb forward left the Oshawa Generals and joined the Canadian ...
Steve Nemeth 2 Jan 2013 | 11:40 am
The 1987 World Juniors are the most famous (perhaps I should say infamous) in tournament history. It will forever be remembered for the brawl featured below - The Punch Up In Piestany. The bench clea...
Sergei Babinov 24 Dec 2012 | 01:19 am
Back in the 1970s there was one distinct area Canada had a significant advantage over the Soviets: physical play. But slowly but surely the Russians developed some hard thumpers of their own. One of t...
Anatoli Tarasov 23 Sep 2012 | 06:17 am
Anatoli Vladimirovitch Tarasov is regarded as the architect of the Soviet Union's hockey power. Yet he alienated the Soviet hockey higher-ups enough to land him in hot water several times, including f...
Vladimir Lutchenko 28 Aug 2012 | 08:06 am
Vladimir Lutchenko trailed only Liapkin as the highest scoring defenseman on the team. While Liapkin is remembered more for giving up the puck to create the famous Paul Henderson goal, Lutchenko is re...
Vladimir Shadrin 28 Aug 2012 | 07:59 am
Shadrin was second in team scoring, 4th overall in the tournament. He centered a line featuring Alexander Yakushev, perhaps CCCP's best player. His job was to set up the Big Yak. Yakushev emerged as a...
