Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в; 30 June 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Russian Soviet

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player, Olympic Champion (

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) and silver medalist (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

). Born in Krasnogorsk,

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, Vladimir Petrov played in Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krylya Sovetov,

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(from 1965 to 1967),

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(from 1967 to 1981) and SKA,

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

(from 1981 to 1983). In CSKA Moscow and Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and

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, formed one of the best offensive lines ever. Petrov played for the Soviet Team in three

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, 1972 Soviet Union-Canada

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and many IIHF

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. He is 4th all-time leading scorer in World Championships, with 154 points (74 goals and 80 assists) in 102 games and scored 7 points (3 goals and 4 assists) in 8 games of

. He retired from ice hockey in 1983. In mid-1990s, Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2006, Petrov was enshrined to the

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. He was buried in the

Federal Military Memorial Cemetery The Federal Military Memorial Cemetery (Russian: Федеральное военное мемориальное кладбище) is a national cemetery of Russia, located in Mytishchinsky District, Moscow Oblast, on the north-eastern outskirts o ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

Awards

* 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 – World Championships All-Star * 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 – World Championships leading scorer * 1972, 1973 – Soviet League Player of the Year * 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 – Soviet League All-Star * 1970, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 – Soviet League leading scorer *

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4th class *

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* 2 Orders of the Badge of Honour * 2 Medals "For Labour Valour"

Career statistics

Regular season

International

External links

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Vladimir Petrov biography
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