Soviet Union national ice hockey team

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Team Jersey
Association
Most Games
First Game
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 23-2 East Germany Flag of the German Democratic Republic

April 22, 1951, Berlin
Last Game
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 3-1 Canada Flag of Canada

February 23, 1992, Méribel
Largest victory
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 28-2 Italy Flag of Italy

December 26, 1967, Colorado Springs
Largest defeat
Flag of Canada Canada 8-2 Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union

January 9, 1968, Ottawa;
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 9-3 Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union
March 21, 1975, Prague
Canada Cup
Winners: 1 - 1981
World Championships
Gold medalists: 19 - 1954, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990
Olympic medal record
Men’s Ice Hockey
Gold 1956 Ice Hockey
Bronze 1960 Ice Hockey
Gold 1964 Ice Hockey
Gold 1968 Ice Hockey
Gold 1972 Ice Hockey
Gold 1976 Ice Hockey
Silver 1980 Ice Hockey
Gold 1984 Ice Hockey
Gold 1988 Ice Hockey

The Soviet national ice hockey team, or USSR national ice hockey team (Russian: Сборная СССР по хоккею с шайбой) was the national hockey team of the Soviet Union.

The Soviets were one of the most dominant teams of all time in international play. The team won nearly every world championships and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Due to the questionable nature of the amateur status of the Soviet players, their participation in the Olympics was questioned. The controversy was about the IIHF's definition of amateurs and professionals. However, the Soviets were generally dominant in amateur and professional tournaments alike.

After 1991, the Soviet team competed as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics. In 1993, it was replaced by the Russia national ice hockey team.

The IIHF Team of the Century included four Soviet/Russian players out of a team of six. Four Soviet/Russian players along with one Swede and one Canadian were named to the ice hockey's Team of the Century announced by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Goalie Vladislav Tretyak, defenseman Vyacheslav Fetisov and forwards Valery Kharlamov and Sergei Makarov who played for the Soviet teams in the 1970s and the 1980s were voted on to the team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries.[1]

Contents

[edit] Top players

[edit] Stats

Leading scorers (Olympics, World Championships, Canada Cups, 1972 Summit Series)

  1. Valery Kharlamov - 199 points
  2. Aleksandr Maltsev - 198 points
  3. Boris Mikhailov - 180 points
  4. Vladimir Petrov - 176 points
  5. Sergei Makarov - 172 points

[edit] Top coaches

[edit] World Championships record

  • 1954 - Gold medal winner
  • 1955 - Silver medal winner
  • 1957 - Silver medal winner
  • 1958 - Silver medal winner
  • 1959 - Silver medal winner
  • 1961 - Bronze medal winner
  • 1962 - Did not participate
  • 1963 - Gold medal winner
  • 1965 - Gold medal winner
  • 1966 - Gold medal winner
  • 1967 - Gold medal winner
  • 1969 - Gold medal winner
  • 1970 - Gold medal winner
  • 1971 - Gold medal winner
  • 1972 - Silver medal winner
  • 1973 - Gold medal winner
  • 1974 - Gold medal winner
  • 1975 - Gold medal winner
  • 1976 - Silver medal winner
  • 1977 - Bronze medal winner
  • 1978 - Gold medal winner
  • 1979 - Gold medal winner
  • 1981 - Gold medal winner
  • 1982 - Gold medal winner
  • 1983 - Gold medal winner
  • 1985 - Bronze medal winner
  • 1986 - Gold medal winner
  • 1987 - Silver medal winner
  • 1989 - Gold medal winner
  • 1990 - Gold medal winner
  • 1991 - Bronze medal winner

[edit] Summit Series record

[edit] Canada Cup record

  • 1976 - Finished in 3rd place
  • 1981 - Won championship
  • 1984 - Lost Semi-Final
  • 1987 - Lost Final
  • 1991 - Finished in 5th place

[edit] Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous vs. NHL all-stars

[edit] Trivia

  • At the 1984 Canada Cup the Soviets sent a team whose players all shot left-handed.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship/news/news-singleview-world-championship/article/iihf-centennial-all-star-team.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=552&cHash=3a26b76f60

[edit] External links