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Ice Hockey At The 1984 Winter Olympics
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was the 15th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its sixth gold medal. Games were held mostly in the arena portion of the Olympic Hall Zetra, with some played in the arena portion of the Skenderija Olympic Hall. The IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy. Medalists Source: * Gold – * Silver – * Bronze – Qualification The final standings of the 1983 championships were used to establish qualification. All pool 'A' teams were included however the German Democratic Republic declined to send a team. The host Yugoslavians as well as the top pool 'B' teams were added. A play-off between the fourth placed pool 'B' team and the pool 'C' champion was used to determine the final place at the Olympics. The Norwegian team proceeded to compete at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch
The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Olimpijska dvorana Juan Antonio Samaranch'' / Олимпијска дворана Хуан Антонио Самаран; formerly Zetra Olympic Hall) is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Named in honor of Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2010 after his death, it was used for various sporting events at the 1984 Winter Olympics, and as the main venue of the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. History The building of the complex started in June 1981 and was officially opened by then-President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, on February 14, 1982. Olympic venue Zetra Olympic Hall was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics, hosted in Sarajevo, and was completed in 1982. Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. It was described as an "ultramod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Kasatonov
Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov (; born 14 October 1959) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who was a long-time member of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2009. Career On the international stage, Kasatonov won two Olympic gold medals, in 1984 and 1988, and silver in 1980. He won an additional five gold medals at the World Championships in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1989. On the club level, Kasatonov played for SKA Leningrad, CSKA Moscow, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins. He was Anaheim's lone representative in the 1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game. Following a shoulder injury in an American Hockey League (AHL) game for the Providence Bruins in 1996, Kasatonov retired from the NHL and returned to play one last season for his former club CSKA Moscow. The severity of the injury led Kasatonov to end his playing career, and he returned to New Jersey to settle dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak State Duma, MP ( rus, links=no, Владислав Александрович Третьяк, p=trʲɪˈtʲjak; born 25 April 1952) is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the IIHF Hall of Fame, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 1997. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. Tretiak is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympic team. Early years Tretiak grew up in the USSR. His parents are from Dmitrovsky District."''Третьяк обмолвился, что он корнями-то украинец, родители его с Сумщины''" - "''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Stelnov
Igor Anatolievich Stelnov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Стельнов ''"Igor Styelnov"'') (b. February 12, 1963, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union - d. March 24, 2009, in Moscow, Russia) was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. Olympic and World champion. 8-times champion of USSR (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990). On the international stage, Stelnov won two gold medals (1984, 1988) in the Olympics, and one gold (1986) and one silver (1987) in the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game .... Stelnov died on March 24, 2009, after a long illness. Career statistics Regular season and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Starikov
Sergei Viktorovich Starikov () (born December 4, 1958) is a Russian ice hockey coach and former player, who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team. Sergei Starikov won 9 national titles in the Soviet Union. Participating in 3 Olympic Tournaments, Sergei won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal. He would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, becoming one of the first Soviet players to wear an NHL uniform when he joined the New Jersey Devils in 1989 along with his friend and defensive partner from the Soviet team, Viacheslav Fetisov. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989. He lives in New Jersey and currently is an instructor at ProSkate Ice Rink. Sergei currently coaches Barys of the KHL in Kazakhstan. Sergei just signed a one-year deal to be an assistant coach with HC Sibir Novosibirsk Hockey Club Sibir Novosibirsk Oblast (, ), also known as HC Sibir or Sibir Novosibirsk, is a professional ice hockey club based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It is a member of the Chernyshev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Skvortsov (ice Hockey)
Alexander Vikentyevich Skvortsov () (August 28, 1954 – February 4, 2020) was a Russian ice hockey player who played for the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i .... Skvortsov scored 2 goals during the 1980 games en route to a silver medal, and scored 4 goals in the 1984 games as the Soviets won the gold. He was also a three-time world champion with the Soviet national team. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References 1954 births 2020 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Shepelev
Sergei Mikhailovich Shepelev (; born October 13, 1955, in Nizhny Tagil, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played left wing for HC Spartak Moscow. Internationally, he was a member of the USSR national ice hockey team that won the 1981 Canada Cup and the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 .... He was named to the 1981 Canada Cup All-Star Team. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio* 1955 births Living people HC Spartak Moscow players Soviet ice hockey centres Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic ice hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasili Pervukhin
Vasili Alekseevich Pervukhin () (born January 1, 1956) is a Russian former ice hockey player, who competed for the Soviet Union. At the national level he played for Dizelist Penza between 1974 and 1976, and for HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow () is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dynamo has won the Gagarin Cup twice, in 2011–12 KHL season, 2011–12 and 2012–13 ... between 1976 and 1989. At the Olympics, Pervuhkin earned a Silver Medal in 1980 and a Gold in 1984. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * Ice Hockey in Russia - Legends 1956 births Living people Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople HC Dynamo Moscow players Severstal Cherepovets players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Krylya Sovetov Moscow players Molot-Prikamye Perm players Olympic gold medalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Myshkin
Vladimir Semenovich Myshkin (; born June 19, 1955) is a Russian former ice hockey goaltender. He was a goaltender for HC Dynamo Moscow and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career Myshkin was born in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Soviet Union. During his career in the Soviet Championship League, Myshkin was consistently among the top goaltenders in the league and his Dynamo Moscow club was always among the best. However, rival Moscow club HC CSKA Moscow won the championship almost every year he played, including an amazing 13-year run from 1977 to 1989, preventing Myshkin from winning a domestic championship until his last year. Myshkin came to prominence in the late 1970s when he earned a spot on the Soviet national team as a backup to the legendary Vladislav Tretiak. On February 11, 1979, he was the surprise choice of coach Viktor Tikhonov to start in the deciding game in the Challenge Cup tournament against the National Hockey League all stars. Mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Makarov (ice Hockey, Born 1958)
Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov (; born 19 June 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right wing. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with HC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow, winning the Soviet Player of the Year award (also known as Soviet MVP) three times. Together with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov, they formed the ''KLM Line'', one of the most talented and feared lines ever to play hockey. He later played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31. Internationally, Makarov played on the gold medal-winning Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, Soviet national team at eight Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championships, and in the 1981 Canada Cup. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988, and a silver in 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980. He was awarded Order of the Red Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Larionov
Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian Coach (ice hockey), ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Considered one of the best hockey players of all time, he, along with Viacheslav Fetisov, were instrumental in forcing the Soviet government to let Soviet players compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career, which lasted from 1977 to 2006, he primarily played the centre (ice hockey), centre position. Larionov won the Stanley Cup three times with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002) and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008. He was also a member of Detroit's famed Russian Five line. His international career was recognized with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2008. Playing career Soviet League (1977–1989) Larionov began his career in the Soviet Championship League, Soviet League with Atlant Moscow Oblast, Khimik Voskresensk in 1977� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Krutov
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (; 1 June 1960 – 6 June 2012), nicknamed "The Tank", was a Russian professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1958), Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed ''KLM Line''. He is considered one of the best ice hockey wingers of the 1980s. An instrumental part of the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, Soviet Union national team in the 1980s, Krutov won the 1981 Canada Cup, two gold medals (Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984, Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1988) and one silver (Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980) at the Winter Olympic Games, Olympics, and five golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989), one silver (1987) and one bronze (1985) in the Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championships. He was the scoring leader at the 1987 World Championships. On the club level, Krutov played for HC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow from 1978 to 1989. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
