Vladislav Tretiak, perhaps the most famous goaltender no never play in the NHL and the most decorated hockey player at the Winter Olympics, has been named the General Manager of the Russian Olympics team.
Vladislav Tretiak Named General Manager of Russian Olympic Team
↵↵“Tretiak is a highly respected person in Canada where the Olympic Games will be held,” Russian Ice Hockey Federation director Valeri Fesyuk tells Sport-Express. “His resume is beyond reproach.”
The Russian side will be coached by Vyacheslav Bykov, who has guided the national team to gold medal victories in each of the last two World Championships. Each time, it has been at the expense of Canada.
↵↵Unless anyone has forgotten, Tretiak was the goaltender for Russia in 1980 when the U.S.A. pulled out the ‘miracle on ice’ en route to their gold medal victory.
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