Alexander Ragulin

Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world titles. He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, and in 2001 received the Olympic Order in Silver.

Alexander Ragulin
Alexander Ragulin on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
Born (1941-05-05)5 May 1941
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 17 November 2004(2004-11-17) (aged 63)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Played for CSKA Moscow
Khimik Voskresensk
National team  Soviet Union
Alexander Ragulin

Ragulin presents his signed uniform to President Vladimir Putin in 2001
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Geneva
Gold medal – first place 1963 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck
Gold medal – first place 1965 Tampere
Gold medal – first place 1966 Ljubljana
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vienna
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble
Gold medal – first place 1969 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1970 Stockholm
Gold medal – first place 1971 Bern
Silver medal – second place 1972 Prague
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow

Playing career

Ragulin began training in ice hockey in 1957 with Khimik Voskresensk, where he played with his brothers Anatoli and Mikhail.[1] In 1962 he moved to powerhouse CSKA Moscow and played with that team until retiring in 1973. With CSKA he won nine Soviet titles (1963–66, 1968, 1970–73) and five European Champions Cups (1969–73). During his 13 years with the Soviet national team, Ragulin played 239 matches and scored 29 goals. Besides the Olympic and world titles, he won nine gold (1963–70 and 1973) and three silver medals (1961, 1971, 1972) at the European Championships, and was selected as the best defenseman of the 1966 World Championships. In 1972, he played six out of eight games of the Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. After retiring from competitions, Ragulin coached SKA Novosibirsk and worked with children at the CSKA Moscow sports school.[2] He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997, and in 2001 received the Olympic Order in Silver.[3]

References
  1. Martin 1990, p. 77
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexander Ragulin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. Bektemirov, Farid (16 June 2011). "Во славу ИИХФ. Часть 14. Александр Рагулин". Championat (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

Bibliography
  • Martin, Lawrence (1990), The Red Machine: The Soviet Quest to Dominate Canada's Game, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, ISBN 0-385-25272-2
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