Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey)

Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Petrov
	Vladimir Petrov in February 2013
Born	30 June 1947; Krasnogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 February 2017 (aged 69); Moscow, Russia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Krylya Sovetov; HC CSKA Moscow; SKA Leningrad
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1965–1983
Men's ice hockey
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в; 30 June 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player, Olympic Champion (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980).

Born in Krasnogorsk, Soviet Union, Vladimir Petrov played in Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krylya Sovetov, Moscow (from 1965 to 1967), CSKA Moscow (from 1967 to 1981) and SKA, Leningrad (from 1981 to 1983). In CSKA Moscow and Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of the best offensive lines ever.

Petrov played for the Soviet Team in three Winter Olympics, 1972 Soviet Union-Canada Summit Series and many IIHF World Championships. 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 Summit Series. 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 IIHF Hall of Fame. He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Moscow Oblast.

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
Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class
Order of Friendship
2 Orders of the Badge of Honour
2 Medals "For Labour Valour"

Career statistics[]

Regular season[]

			Regular season
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965–66	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Soviet	23	1	8	9	—
1966–67	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	Soviet	44	15	9	24	—
1967–68	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	38	21	19	40	—
1968–69	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	39	27	18	45	—
1969–70	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	43	51	21	72	—
1970–71	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	37	16	16	32	—
1971–72	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	32	21	16	37	—
1972–73	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	30	27	22	49	—
1973–74	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	28	14	14	28	34
1974–75	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	34	27	26	53	58
1975–76	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	34	22	22	44	46
1976–77	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	35	26	36	62	57
1977–78	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	31	28	28	56	41
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	43	26	37	63	54
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	32	21	20	41	28
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	Soviet	40	19	24	43	42
1981–82	SKA Leningrad	Soviet	20	4	3	7	24
1982–83	SKA Leningrad	Soviet	12	4	4	8	18
Soviet totals			595	370	343	713	402

International[]

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969	Soviet Union	WC	10	6	2	8	16
1970	Soviet Union	WC	10	5	3	8	8
1971	Soviet Union	WC	9	8	3	11	2
1972	Soviet Union	OLY	4	0	2	2	0
1972	Soviet Union	WC	10	6	6	12	6
1972	Soviet Union	SS	8	3	4	7	10
1973	Soviet Union	WC	10	18	16	34	12
1974	Soviet Union	WC	8	4	7	11	0
1974	Soviet Union	SS	7	1	6	7	4
1976	Soviet Union	OLY	6	6	3	9	6
1977	Soviet Union	WC	10	7	14	21	8
1979	Soviet Union	WC	8	7	8	15	10
1980	Soviet Union	OLY	7	4	2	6	6
Senior totals			107	75	76	151	88

External links[]

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Vladimir Petrov biography

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Alexander Yakushev	Soviet Scoring Champion 1970	Succeeded by Alexander Maltsev
Preceded by Valeri Kharlamov	Soviet Scoring Champion 1973	Succeeded by Vyacheslav Anisin
Preceded by Vyacheslav Anisin	Soviet Scoring Champion 1975	Succeeded by Victor Shalimov
Preceded by Helmuts Balderis	Soviet Scoring Champion 1978, 1979	Succeeded by Sergei Makarov