Alexey Alekseevich Volchenkov (February 5, 1953,
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
,
RSFSR
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,
USSR—January 10, 2011;
Moscow,
Russia) was a Soviet hockey player and defenseman. Master of Sports of the USSR. Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2003). Father of
Anton Volchenkov.
Biography
Alexey Alekseevich Volchenkov began playing ice hockey in 1966 in his hometown of
Novosibirsk
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.
In 1970, he joined the team of masters of the Sibir hockey club, and a year later, at the invitation of
Anatoly Tarasov, Alexey continued his career at the capital's
CSKA
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. After playing for CSKA for 13 years, he won the USSR championships 10 times and the European Cup 8 times. However, despite his permanent place at the heart of the army team, Alexey Alekseevich never played at the Olympics or World Championships.
After finishing his career, he worked in the sports committee of the
Ministry of Defense and later in the military registration and enlistment office.
Career
* 1970-1971 - “Sibir” (Novosibirsk)
* 1971-1983 - CSKA (Moscow)
* 1983-1984 - SKA (Novosibirsk)
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Achievements
* Winner of the
Izvestia Prize (
USSR national team):
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
* Winner of
European Cup
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(8): 1972—1974, 1976, 1978—1981
*
USSR Champion (10): 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977-1983.
* Silver medalist of the USSR Championship (2): 1974, 1976
* Winner of the USSR Cup (3): 1973, 1977 , 1979.
* USSR Cup finalist: 1976
* Winner of the Spartakiad of the Friendly Armies (Leningrad,
USSR) (USSR Armed Forces team): 1975
* Participant of Super Series 1975/1976.
* Awarded
Order “For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR”.
References
Links
Volchenkov Alexey Alekseevich on the website of PHC CSKA
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1953 births
2011 deaths
Russian ice hockey players
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR