Oleg Tolmachev

Oleg Vasilyevich Tolmachev (Russian: Олег Васильевич Толмачёв) (August 19, 1919 – January 1, 2008) was a Soviet ice hockey player and coach.

Early life

Tolmachev was born in Novosibirsk (called Novonikolayevsk in 1919). He served in the Red Army from 1939 to 1946, and saw action in World War II during 1942–44. He was decorated twice.

Hockey career

HC Dynamo Moscow - 1946–56 as player, 1957–62 as coach.

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