Anatoly Tarasov
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Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and established the Soviet Union national team as "the dominant force
Tarasov in 1994
Tarasov coaching hockey
Anatoly Tarasov coaching a Soviet player in Tampere, Finland, in 1970.
Valeri Kharlamov
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Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov was a Russian ice hockey forward who played for CSKA Moscow in the Soviet League from 1967 until his death in 1981. Kharlamov was a speedy, intelligent, skilled and dominan
Anatoly Tarasov
…represent the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series against Canada, including Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Vasiliev, Alexander Maltsev, Valeri Kharlamov, Viacheslav Fetisov, and a brilliant young goaltender named Vladislav Tretiak. Tarasov was a big factor in the development of Tretiak, who was destined…
Kharlamov on a 2023 Russian stamp
Kharlamov in 1979
Roadside memorial to Valeri Kharlamov, near the site of his fatal accident.