Russian Hockey

Russian hockey has a proud legacy of success. Between 1954 and 1991, powerful Soviet teams (the Big Red Machine) dominated world championships and international competition. Today some of the NHL's most elite players are Russian, while Russia's Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe.

Top 20 all-time Russian players
Kontinental Hockey League
Best Russian hockey fights
72 Summit Series vs. NHL stars
74 Summit Series vs. WHA stars
Canada Cup / World Cup
Olympic Games
World Championships

Soviet Hockey - The Big Red Machine

Soviet Gold (1954-1991)

Winter Olympics: 7

World Championships: 19

Series / Tournament Wins

74 Summit Series vs. WHA stars

1979 Challenge Cup vs. NHL stars

1981 Canada Cup (pre World Cup of Hockey tournament)

Rendez-vous '87 (series vs. NHL all-stars)

Famous Russian Hockey Players and Coaches

Vsevolod Bobrov - Soviet hockey and football legend
Pavel Bure (Russian Rocket) - averaged staggering .623 NHL goals per game
Pavel Datsyuk - 2-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner
Sergei Fedorov - 1994 Hart Memorial Trophy winner
Viacheslav Fetisov - great Soviet defenseman, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Anatoli Firsov - 3-time Soviet hockey league MVP
Sergei Gonchar - 5-time NHL All-Star
Valeri Kharlamov - perhaps the greatest Russian hockey player of all-time
Ilya Kovalchuk - top-pick of 2001 NHL Entry Draft
Alexei Kovalev - Russian star with 1000 plus NHL points
Vladimir Krutov - left wing on famed KLM line
Igor Larionov - centered KLM line, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee
Sergei Makarov - right wing on famed KLM line
Evgeni Malkin - Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Calder Memorial Trophy winner
Alexander Maltsev - 6-time Soviet All-Star
Boris Mikhailov - 8-time Soviet All-Star, Soviet Captain from 1972-1980
Alexander Mogilny - Russian star with 1000 plus NHL points
Alexander Ovechkin - 2008, 2009 Hart Memorial Trophy winner
Vladimir Petrov - centered Mikhailov and Kharlamov on legendary Soviet line
Vyacheslav Starshinov - prolific goal scorer for Spartak Moscow & Soviet National Team
Anatoli Tarasov (father of Russian hockey) - coach who helped establish Soviet hockey
Viktor Tikhonov - former coach for both CSKA Moscow and Soviet National Team
Vladislav Tretiak - legendary Soviet goaltender
Valeri Vasiliev - greatest Russian defenseman prior to Fetisov
Alexander Yakushev (Big Yak) - the Soviet's Phil Esposito
Alexei Yashin - 1st Russian to be full-time captain of NHL team

Humorous Hockey Stuff

Classic 1964 Russian Hockey Cartoon "Shaybu! Shaybu!" (parts 1 & 2)

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