Legends of Russian Hockey

Can you forget the 1960s, when our national ice hockey team became world and European champions nine times in a row?! What a time it was! What a triumphant rise of domestic sports! The whole country with delight repeated the names of the “ice heroes” V. Konovalenko, V. Starshinova, A. Firsova, A. Ragulina, A. Almetova. It’s about them that the famous song “A Coward Doesn’t Play Hockey” was written in 1968. And in the 1970s, a new generation of outstanding hockey players came to replace them — including the legendary ice fighters V. Tretyak, V. Kharlamov, A. Yakushev, A. Maltsev, B. Mikhailov. These heroes were destined to cross sticks not only with amateurs, but also with NHL professionals, who for many years were considered unbeatable. And it was the Soviet “ice heroes” who disproved this myth. This book is devoted to the legends of Soviet hockey of the 60s–70s — idols of millions of fans.