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The Soviet Union participated in nine tournaments, the first in 1956 and the last in 1988. A total of 11 goaltenders and 95 skaters represented the Soviet Union at the Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes, so the players of the National Hockey League (NHL) and other professional leagues were not allowed to ...
The Soviet national ice hockey team [a] was the national men's ice hockey team of the Soviet Union. From 1954, the team won at least one medal each year at either the Ice Hockey World Championships or the Olympic hockey tournament .
Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union (106 P) Pages in category "Soviet ice hockey players" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
Pages in category "Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tretiak went on to star for the Soviet Union, helping them win gold medals in the 1976 Winter Olympics, [5] and again in the 1984 Winter Olympics [5] and the 1981 Canada Cup. Tretiak also back-stopped the Soviets to ten IIHF World Championships victories and nine in the IIHF European Championships .
It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's ice hockey tournament. Although the Soviet Union was a four-time defending gold medalist and heavily favored, the United States achieved an upset victory, winning 4–3.
United States vs. Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play.
Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team. Vladimir Myshkin; Vladislav Tretiak; ... Soviet Union: Olympic Arena, Lake Placid: Referee: Vladimir Šubrt: 0 – 1: