Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в; 30 June 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Russian ice hockey player, Olympic gold (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980).

Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Petrov in February 2013
Born (1947-06-30)30 June 1947
Krasnogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 28 February 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 69)
Moscow, Russia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Krylya Sovetov
CSKA Moscow
SKA Leningrad
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1965–1983
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  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

Born in Krasnogorsk, Petrov played in the Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krylya Sovetov, Moscow (from 1965 to 1967), CSKA Moscow (from 1967 to 1981) and SKA, Leningrad (from 1981 to 1983). At CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of the best offensive lines ever.

Petrov played for the Soviet team in three Winter Olympics, 1972 Soviet Union–Canada Summit Series and many IIHF World Championships. He is the fourth all-time leading top scorer at the World Championships, with 154 points (74 goals and 80 assists) in 102 games. He also scored 7 points (3 goals and 4 assists) in 8 games at the Summit Series. Petrov retired from ice hockey in 1983.

In the mid-1990s, Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2006, he was enshrined into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1]

Petrov died in 2017 and was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Moscow Oblast.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season
    Regular season
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
1965–66 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Soviet 23 1 8 9 —
1966–67 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Soviet 44 15 9 24 —
1967–68 CSKA Moscow Soviet 38 21 19 40 —
1968–69 CSKA Moscow Soviet 39 27 18 45 —
1969–70 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 51 21 72 —
1970–71 CSKA Moscow Soviet 37 16 16 32 —
1971–72 CSKA Moscow Soviet 32 21 16 37 —
1972–73 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 27 22 49 —
1973–74 CSKA Moscow Soviet 28 14 14 28 34
1974–75 CSKA Moscow Soviet 34 27 26 53 58
1975–76 CSKA Moscow Soviet 34 22 22 44 46
1976–77 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 26 36 62 57
1977–78 CSKA Moscow Soviet 31 28 28 56 41
1978–79 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 26 37 63 54
1979–80 CSKA Moscow Soviet 32 21 20 41 28
1980–81 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 19 24 43 42
1981–82 SKA Leningrad Soviet 20 4 3 7 24
1982–83 SKA Leningrad Soviet 12 4 4 8 18
Soviet totals 595 370 343 713 402

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1969 Soviet Union WC 10 6 2 8 16
1970 Soviet Union WC 10 5 3 8 8
1971 Soviet Union WC 9 8 3 11 2
1972 Soviet Union OLY 4 0 2 2 0
1972 Soviet Union WC 10 6 6 12 6
1972 Soviet Union SS 8 3 4 7 10
1973 Soviet Union WC 10 18 16 34 12
1974 Soviet Union WC 8 4 7 11 0
1974 Soviet Union SS 7 1 6 7 4
1976 Soviet Union OLY 6 6 3 9 6
1977 Soviet Union WC 10 7 14 21 8
1979 Soviet Union WC 8 7 8 15 10
1980 Soviet Union OLY 7 4 2 6 6
Senior totals 107 75 76 151 88

References
  1. Andrey, Melnikov (23 January 2006). "Владимир Петров будет введен в Зал славы ИИХФ". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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