- Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев; born
April 20 ,1949 inKirovo-Chepetsk cite book|title=Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year|year=1973|pages=p. 49|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|location=Moscow|language=Russian] ) is a retired Sovietice hockey right winger.Maltsev played for Dynamo Moscow in the Soviet League for 530 games from 1967 to 1984. A six-time Soviet all-star, he led the league in scoring in 1970-71 and tied with
Valeri Kharlamov forMVP in 1971-72.Maltsev was on the USSR team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and
1980 Winter Olympics , winning gold in 1972 and 1976 and silver in 1980. He was named the best forward at theIIHF World Championships three times, leading the tournament in goals once and total scoring twice [http://www.chidlovski.net/1954/54_player_info.asp?p_id=m005] . He made the world championship all-star team on five occasions. Maltsev's 213 career goals in international play were the most by any Soviet player [http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1954/00tops.htm] .Maltsev was awarded the
Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972 , theOrder of the Badge of Honor in 1976 and theOrder of the Red Banner of Labour in 1978.cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 568|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian]References
External links
* [http://www.chidlovski.net/1954/54_player_info.asp?p_id=m005 Alexander Maltsev at Hockey CCCP International]
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