Legends

Legendary Soviet ice hockey defenseman Yuri Lyapkin celebrates his birthday on 21 January!

Ivan Tregubov, who was twice declared the best defenseman of the World Championship and won the Olympic Games, would today have turned 95 years of age.

Alexander Almetov, a famous Soviet ice hockey player, would today have turned 85 years of age.

Nikolai Borshchevsky, an Olympic champion who subsequently went on to enjoy a successful coaching career, has turned 60 today!

Grigory Mkrtychan, a legendary Soviet ice hockey goalkeeper who won the gold medal at the 1954 World Championship, would today have turned 100.

On January 2, two-time Olympic champion Alexander Yakushev celebrates his birthday!

On January 2, two-time Olympic champion Vladimir Lutchenko celebrates his birthday!

Sergei Gimaev, a famous Russian ice hockey player, coach and commentator, would today have turned 70 years of age.

Boris Kulagin, a legendary Soviet ice hockey coach, would have today turned 100 years of age.

Nikolai Epshtein, a legendary Soviet ice hockey coach, would have today turned 105 years of age.

Sergei Fyodorov, a legend of Russian ice hockey, celebrates his birthday on 13 December!

Leonid Volkov, a legendary forward of the Soviet national team, was born on this day exactly 90 years ago.

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

Dmitry Ukolov, a legendary Soviet ice hockey player who won gold at the 1954 World Championship and the 1956 Olympic Games, would have turned 95 years of age today.

Alexei Kasatonov, a two-time Olympic champion with the Soviet national team, is today celebrating his 65th birthday.

Boris Mikhailov, a true legend of Soviet ice hockey, celebrates his birthday on 6 October!

Former Russian goalkeeper Andrei Trefilov celebrates his birthday on 31 August!

Alexander Pashkov, a famous ice hockey goalkeeper who notably won the 1972 Olympic Games with the Soviet national team, celebrates his birthday on 28 August.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Skvortsov, a famous Soviet ice hockey forward who became a champion of the 1984 Olympic Games.

On the 19th of August, Stanislav Petukhov, a Soviet forward who won the 1964 Olympic Games, celebrates his birthday.