Legends

Multiple Olympic and world champion Vyacheslav Starshinov celebrates his birthday on 6 May.

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.

Olympic gold medalist, two-time world champion and KHL Gagarin Cup winner Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates his birthday on 15 April.

Igor Romishevsky, a former ice hockey player who won the Olympic Games with the Soviet national team alongside four World Championship titles, would today have turned 85.

Alexei Guryshev, an Olympic champion and two-time winner of the World Championship, would have today turned 100 years of age.

On 13 March, legendary Russian ice hockey player and coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov celebrates his birthday.

Yuri Krylov, a legendary Soviet ice hockey forward, would have today turned 95 years of age.

Vladimir Yurzinov, a legendary Russian ice hockey player and coach, celebrates his birthday on 20 February.

The legendary Boris Mayorov, who won the Olympic Games twice, the World Championship on several occasions and is currently the vice-president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, celebrates his birthday on February 11th.

Nikolai Puchkov, a legendary Soviet goalkeeper, would today have turned 95 years of age.

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.