In memory of Nikolai Karpov

Nikolai Karpov, a former Soviet ice hockey player and coach, would today have turned 95 years of age.

He won a bronze medal of the 1960 Olympic Games with the Soviet national team, before subsequently working as a coach with the national side - in particular during the 1972 Super Series. Furthermore, he is a member of the Spartak Moscow Hall of Fame.

Nikolai sadly passed away on 13 November 2013.