Valeri Vasiliev

Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (Russian: Валерий Иванович Васильев; 3 August 1949 – 19 April 2012) was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey defenceman, who played for Dynamo Moscow. Internationally he competed for the Soviet Union. An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was captain of the national team, for which he played 13 years, and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. He was born in Gorky, Soviet Union.

For the Russian ice hockey defenceman born 1994, see Valeri Vasilyev.

Valeri Vasiliev
Born (1949-08-03)3 August 1949
Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 19 April 2012(2012-04-19) (aged 62)
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Torpedo Gorky (USSR)
Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
Újpesti TE (Hungary)
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1966–1984
1989–1990
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Team

Playing career

Vasiliev played on nine Soviet gold medal teams at the IIHF World Championships. He was named the tournament's best defenceman in 1973, 1977, and 1979 and was a five-time all-star. He was on the gold medal team at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics, as well as at the 1981 Canada Cup, where he captained the winning team.[1] He also played in the 1972 Summit Series, 1976 Canada Cup, and 1980 Winter Olympics. He coined the phrase "kiss the ice" after winning in 1972 Winter Olympics. He played in the Soviet Championship League from 1967 to 1984, playing more games than anyone else in the league's history.[2] Vasiliev was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

In 1978 Vasiliev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Vasiliev, who had won the 1978 world championship not long after he had suffered a heart attack, died from heart failure in 2012.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season
Regular season
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM
1966–67 Torpedo Gorky USSR 20000
1967–68 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4221328
1968–69 Dynamo Moscow USSR 3421334
1969–70 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4352737
1970–71 Dynamo Moscow USSR 4024636
1971–72 Dynamo Moscow USSR 3140435
1972–73 Dynamo Moscow USSR 2931459
1973–74 Dynamo Moscow USSR 314111542
1974–75 Dynamo Moscow USSR 34751234
1975–76 Dynamo Moscow USSR 286152113
1976–77 Dynamo Moscow USSR 343121521
1977–78 Dynamo Moscow USSR 3326830
1978–79 Dynamo Moscow USSR 426142026
1979–80 Dynamo Moscow USSR 418101826
1980–81 Dynamo Moscow USSR 43671316
1981–82 Dynamo Moscow USSR 363121518
1982–83 Dynamo Moscow USSR 32571216
1983–84 Dynamo Moscow USSR 44371014
1989–90 Újpesti Dózsa SC HUN 15358—
1990–91 EC Ratingen GER-2 1513412
USSR totals 61971115186485

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1968 Soviet Union EJC 52022
1969 Soviet Union EJC 51———
1970 Soviet Union WC 60002
1972 Soviet Union OLY 20002
1972 Soviet Union WC 92242
1972 Soviet Union SS 81236
1973 Soviet Union WC 100776
1974 Soviet Union WC 1006616
1974 Soviet Union SS 83147
1975 Soviet Union WC 102460
1976 Soviet Union OLY 61232
1976 Soviet Union WC 105278
1976 Soviet Union CC 50336
1977 Soviet Union WC 101238
1978 Soviet Union WC 103366
1979 Soviet Union WC 81340
1980 Soviet Union OLY 72132
1981 Soviet Union WC 80002
1981 Soviet Union CC 60118
1982 Soviet Union WC 101230
Senior totals 14322416363

References
  1. Cazeneuve, Brian (February 12, 2014). "Greatest Russian Hockey Players Of All Time". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. Martin 1990, p. 103
  3. "ХАРЛАМОВ, ВАСИЛЬЕВ, ФИРСОВ И ТИХОНОВ ИЗБРАНЫ В ЗАЛ СЛАВЫ ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. June 3, 1988. Retrieved July 3, 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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