Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Tretiak is a Soviet ice hockey player, legendary goaltender and coach. Three-time Olympic Champion (1972, 1976, 1984).
He started playing hockey at the age of 11, at the CSKA Youth Sports School on Leningradskiy Prospekt, where his mother brought him. At first, Tretiak played as a striker, but he was embarrassed by the lack of a hockey uniform, which was not enough for everyone. At that time, the team did not have a goaltender. Then he approached coach Vitaliy Erfilov and said that if he was given a real uniform, he would be a goaltender. In the summer of 1967, CSKA coach Anatoli Tarasov became interested in the young goaltender. Tretiak began to train with professional players. Together with his team, Tretiak became the champion of Moscow, receiving the prize of the best goaltender.
In 1969-1984 he defended the gates of CSKA and the USSR national team. He played 482 matches in the USSR Championship, 117 games at the World Championships and the Olympic Games. In Canada Cup tournaments Vladislav Tretiak played 11 matches.
He started playing hockey at the age of 11, at the CSKA Youth Sports School on Leningradskiy Prospekt, where his mother brought him. At first, Tretiak played as a striker, but he was embarrassed by the lack of a hockey uniform, which was not enough for everyone. At that time, the team did not have a goaltender. Then he approached coach Vitaliy Erfilov and said that if he was given a real uniform, he would be a goaltender. In the summer of 1967, CSKA coach Anatoli Tarasov became interested in the young goaltender. Tretiak began to train with professional players. Together with his team, Tretiak became the champion of Moscow, receiving the prize of the best goaltender.
In 1969-1984 he defended the gates of CSKA and the USSR national team. He played 482 matches in the USSR Championship, 117 games at the World Championships and the Olympic Games. In Canada Cup tournaments Vladislav Tretiak played 11 matches.
