Legends

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.

Famous right-handed Soviet forward Yury Khmylyov, who became an Olympic champion in 1992 and twice won the World Championship, is today celebrating his 60th birthday.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Sologubov, a famous Soviet defenseman who particularly made a name for himself during the 1950s.

Today, on 4 August, defenseman of the USSR national team Oleg Zaitsev would have been celebrating his 85th birthday.

Valeri Vasiliev, a legendary Soviet defenseman who twice won the Olympic Games, the World Championship on eight occasions and the Canada Cup once, would have today been celebrating his 75th birthday.

​Alexei Gusarov, an Olympic champion, a world champion, a holder of the NHL Stanley Cup and a member of the Triple Gold Club, celebrates his birthday on 8 July.

Today marks 100 years since the birth of Anatoly Kostryukov, an honoured ice hockey coach of the USSR.

The funeral of legendary Russian ice hockey coach Vitaly Erfilov took place in Moscow at the Khovanskoe Cemetery.

On 20 June, gold medalist of the 1984 Olympic Games Vladimir Kovin celebrates his birthday.

On June 19, Russian ice hockey coach and businessman Yury Korolyov celebrates his birthday.

Vladimir Golikov, who won the World Championship on four occasions, the Challenge Cup and the Canada Cup, is today celebrating his birthday.

Anatoly Ionov, a legend of Soviet ice hockey who won the Olympic Games alongside three World Championship titles, would today have turned 85 years of age.

It's been 50 years since Krylya Sovetov Moscow won the USSR championship, the USSR Cup and the USSR youth league in the 1973/1974 campaign!

The premiere screening of the Yak-15 documentary film took place at the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

Alexander Maltsev, a true legend of Russian ice hockey, is today celebrating his 75th birthday!

1976 Olympic champion, Viktor Shalimov, celebrates his birthday on April 20.

On the 20th of April, legendary Soviet and Russian defenseman and two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov celebrates his birthday.