| Position | Forward |
| Shot | Left |
| Pro clubs | CSKA Moscow |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union |
| Born | January 14, 1948, Moscow, USSR |
| Died | August 27, 1981 (aged 33), Moscow Region, USSR |
| Pro career | 1967 – 1981 |
| Hall of Fame, 2005 | |
Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Russian: Валерий Борисович Харламов; January 14, 1948 - August 27, 1981) was a star ice hockey player from the Soviet Union and is considered one of their greatest players. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Moscow Oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть Moskovskaya oblast) or Podmoskovye (ru Подмоско́вье Podmoskovye) is a The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He died in a car accident. His only son Alexander was also a hockey player. Aleksandr Valeryevich Kharlamov (Александр Валерйевич Харламов born September 23, 1975 in Moscow) is a former Russian He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Team of the Century in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice [1]
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Playing career
Born in Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia), Valery Kharlamov, despite being relatively small in size, is regarded by many as one of the greatest masters of the game. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending He combined speed, rapid acceleration, and superb stick handling ability together with creative and unpredictable moves that kept the opposition perpetually off balance.
Kharlamov began systematic training to play hockey at age 14, when he was admitted to the Children and Youth Sports School of CSKA on Leningradsky Prospekt, where his first trainers were Vitaly Erfilov and Andrei Starovoitov. Children and Youth Sports School (Детско-Юношеская Спортивная Школа ДЮСШ is a type of Educational institution for children that originated See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including [2] Now it's Valery Kharlamov Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve. At the age of twenty he was invited to the Soviet Union's national team to compete on the world stage. In 1971, playing in the Soviet Union Elite League for CSKA Moscow, his goal scoring earned him his first "Best Sniper Award" and he was voted to the national All Star team. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including The following year, Kharlamov gained international recognition when he led his national team to the Gold Medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics. The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated from He capped off the remarkable season by winning the scoring competition and being given the first of his two consecutive Soviet Union MVP Awards. The following is a list of the Most Valuable Players in the Soviet ice hockey league, which existed from 1946 to 1991.
Summit Series
However, it was during the 1972 Summit Series that Valery Kharlamov, along with teammate Vladislav Tretiak, became the star of the hockey world. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo At Montreal, Canada, in game one of the eight game international series against the best professionals from Canada, a virtually unknown Valery Kharlamov astonished Canadian fans and their star hockey team with his explosive speed, agility, and goal scoring prowess. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Kharlamov was voted the game's MVP after he scored two goals while leading his team to an upset victory that shook the foundations of Canadian professional ice hockey to the core.
Kharlamov was also most penalized Soviet player in the series, his minutes exceeded only by Bobby Clarke and J.P. Parise, who had an altercation with an official.
In game six of the fiercely fought series, Canada's Bobby Clarke, of the Philadelphia Flyers, slashed Kharlamov on his left ankle, causing a fracture. Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canadian The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Kharlamov bravely continued in game six, he was unable to play in game seven and was ineffective in the final game. Some observers say that this injury was a crucial incident which turned the tide of the series in Canada's favour as they entered it three games to one in the series. Commentators believed that constant slashing of Kharlamov was in order to neutralize his goal scoring threat. Years later, John Ferguson, Sr., an assistant coach with Team Canada, was quoted as saying "I called Clarke over to the bench, looked over at Kharlamov and said, 'I think he needs a tap on the ankle. John Bowie Ferguson Sr ( September 5, 1938 - July 14, 2007) was a professional Ice hockey player ' I didn't think twice about it. It was Us versus Them. And Kharlamov was killing us. I mean, somebody had to do it. "
By the end of the series, National Hockey League scouts were drooling at the thought of recruiting Kharlamov, but during this Cold War era, no Soviet Union player was allowed to leave the country. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The respect for Kharlamov's skills was so high that at the time many Canadian children named him as one of their favorite players, and in the Soviet Union he was a national hero and an inspiration for youngsters playing the game.
Later Career and Death
In 1973, playing with the CSKA team of the Soviet Union's premier league, Kharlamov remained a star and was a key part of the Soviet national team that won the World Championship for the next three years. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. At the 1976 Winter Olympics, he scored the game winning goal in the final game to earn his second Olympic gold medal. The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated February During the North American tour, while playing against the Philadelphia Flyers, Kharlamov was knocked out by a hard hit from the Flyers' Ed Van Impe, causing his teammates to leave the ice in protest. A "clash of hockey titans" occurred in late-December 1975 through the early part of January 1976, giving birth to Super Series. Philadelphia Flyers versus USSR Red Army team (Central Sports Army Club Moscow Russian ХК ЦСКА Москва) HC CSKA Moscow was one of the most dominant Ed Charles Van Impe (born May 27, 1940 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player
Later that spring, he was seriously injured in a car accident and for a time, his hockey career seemed in doubt. He was unable to play in the 1976 Canada Cup and, though he recovered sufficiently to return to the Soviet national team in the coming years, he was never again the player he once had been. After the Summit Series of 1972 and 1974, the NHL and NHLPA decided to broaden the scope of the competition inviting to the tournament a number of hockey He was a part of the Soviet Union team that lost to the "Miracle on Ice" US team in the medal round at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, but won the silver medal. The At the 1980 Winter Olympics hosted in Lake Placid New York, one Ice Hockey event was held Men's Ice Hockey played at the Olympic Center now known as In August 1981, another automobile accident took his life at the age of thirty-three. Valery Kharlamov is interred in the Novokuntsevskoe Cemetery in Moscow.
In 1998, Valery Kharlamov was posthumously inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice
In November 2005, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Cam Neely and former Hockey Canada president Murray Costello. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cameron "Cam" Michael Neely (born June 6 1965 in Comox, British Columbia) played right wing in the National Hockey League from 1983 Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of Ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Murray Costello (born February 24 1934 South Porcupine, Ontario) was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005 as a builder
Each year, Kharlamov Trophy is awarded to the best Russian NHL player as voted by all Russian NHL players.
Continental Hockey League has a division bearing his name. Continental Hockey League is a name used by several hockey leagues
Awards
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1972 Sapporo | Team | |
| Gold | 1976 Innsbruck | Team | |
| Silver | 1980 Lake Placid | Team | |
- Career Highlights - Team:
- 11-time winner of the USSR championship
- 8-time winner of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships
- 2-time winner of the Olympics Games Gold Medal
Career Highlights - Personal:
- National Awards:
- MVP USSR League 1972, 1973
- USSR All Stars 1971-1976, 1978
- Scoring Champion (Goals) 1971
- Scoring Champion (Points) 1972
- International Awards:
- Voted "Best Forward" at the 1976 World Championships
- IIHF All Star : 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
Trivia
- Russian star Ilya Kovalchuk wears the #17 in his honour. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated from The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated February The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for Ice Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk ( Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук Il'ja Valer'jevič Kovalčuk born April 15, 1983, in Tver
- Russian star Evgeni Malkin wears the #71 (reversed 17), also in honour of Kharlamov. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno",
See also
References
External links
- Valery Kharlamov's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Valery Kharlamov's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Valery Kharlamov
| Preceded by Anatoli Firsov |
Soviet MVP 1972, 1973 |
Succeeded by Vladislav Tretiak |
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