Konstantin Borisovich Loktev (April 16, 1933 – November 4, 1996) was a

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player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for

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. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964. He was born and died in

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. Loktev was the coach of

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when the team played the

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against teams in the

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(NHL). CSKA won against the

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and

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, tied the

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(who would go on to win the 1976 Stanley Cup) and lost to the

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. The loss to the Flyers gained extra notoriety when, during the first period, Loktev pulled the team off the ice after Flyers defenceman

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delivered a body check to

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that Loktev felt should have been penalized. After a delay, the team returned to the ice and played out the game. Loktev was inducted into the

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in 2007.

Career statistics

International

References

External links

Joe Pelletier's GREATEST HOCKEY LEGENDS.COM

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Константин Борисович Локтев
1933 births 1996 deaths HC CSKA Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Olympic medalists in ice hockey Soviet ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Moscow Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Russian ice hockey players Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub