Viktor Grigoryevich Shuvalov (russian: Виктор Григорьевич Шувалов; 15 December 1923 – 19 April 2021) was an

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player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in the

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Biography

He was born in the

; sources vary on whether his birthplace was Nabornye Syresi or Ruzayevka. He played for

HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow (1946–present, russian: ЦСКА Москва, Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. The club i ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 1953. He also played

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in the

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

for

VVS Moscow VVS Moscow (russian: Военно-Воздушные Силы (Москва) / in English: ''Moscow Military Air Force'') was a Soviet sports club representing the Soviet Air Force. Among the sports the club participated in were football, ice hock ...

from 1950 to 1952. Shuvalov died from

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on 19 April 2021, at the age of 97, amid the

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.Умер олимпийский чемпион по хоккею в составе сборной СССР Виктор Шувалов
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History of Russian Ice HockeySoviet trailblazer Shuvalov dies
* 1923 births 2021 deaths Men's association football players not categorized by position HC CSKA Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Ardatovsky Uyezd (Simbirsk Governorate) People from Mordovia Soviet footballers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni Soviet ice hockey coaches Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Sportspeople from Mordovia {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub