Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey)

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

Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Petrov in February 2013
Born	(1947-06-30)30 June 1947 Krasnogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 February 2017(2017-02-28) (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 CSKA Moscow SKA Leningrad
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1965–1983
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Team 1976 Innsbruck Team 1980 Lake Placid Team

Born in Krasnogorsk, Petrov played in the 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). At CSKA Moscow and the 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 the fourth all-time leading top scorer at the World Championships, with 154 points (74 goals and 80 assists) in 102 games. He also scored 7 points (3 goals and 4 assists) in 8 games at the Summit Series. Petrov retired from ice hockey in 1983.

In the mid-1990s, Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2006, he was enshrined into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Petrov died in 2017 and 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 For Merit to the Fatherland 3rd class
• Order of Friendship
• Two Orders of the Badge of Honour
• Two 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