Legends

On September 21tst, legendary Soviet ice hockey player Alexander Kozhevnikov celebrates his birthday.

On September 10th, 1992 Olympic champion and 1993 world champion Sergei Petrenko celebrates his birthday.

On August 30th, legendary Russian defenseman Vladimir Malakhov celebrates his birthday.

In Kazan, Tatarstan, Danis Zaripov's testimonial match took place.

Today, on the 25th of June, legendary Soviet national team forward Alexander Komarov would have turned 100 years of age.

On June 19, legendary Soviet ice hockey player Sergei Makarov celebrates his birthday.

On the 19th of June, legendary Soviet ice hockey goalkeeper and 1984 Olympic champion Vladimir Myshkin celebrates his birthday.

Konstantin Loktev, who was a successful ice hockey player and coach, would have today turned 90 years of age.

Veterans of Russian ice hockey have been presented with Orders of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Shadrin, who became a successful coach and manager after finishing his impressive playing career, would have today turned 75 years of age.

Exactly 15 years ago, on 18 May 2023, the senior Russian national team ended the 15-year wait to become world champions again by defeating Canada in highly dramatic fashion in Quebec!

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

On March 31, the special representative of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation for international matters Pavel Bure celebrates his birthday.

On March 25, world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Andrei Nikolishin celebrates his birthday.

On the 20th of February, legendary Russian coach and current Russian Ice Hockey Federation board member Vladimir Yurzinov celebrates his birthday.

Olympic champion Sergei Kapustin would have today turned 70 years of age.

Igor Stelnov, who won the Olympic Games twice and the World Championship once, would have today turned 60 years of age.

Boris and Evgeny Mayorov, the most famous twins of national ice hockey, were both both on the the 11th of February 1938!

On February 2, Olympic champion and three-time world champion Ilya Byakin celebrates his birthday.

Viktor Zhluktov, an Olympic champion with the Soviet national ice hockey team in 1976, celebrates his birthday on January 26.