Position	Goaltender
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. 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 Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 83 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb)
Pro clubs	RSL CSKA Moscow
Nationality	Russia
Born	April 25, 1952 (1952-04-25) (age 56), Dmitrov, USSR
NHL Draft	138th overall, 1983 Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	1968 – 1984
Hall of Fame, 1989

Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к; born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union, now Russia), was a goaltender on some of the most successful ice hockey teams of the Soviet Union and is considered one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of ice hockey. The Meritorious Service Cross and the Meritorious Service Medal are awarded by the reigning monarch of Canada (presently Queen Elizabeth II) Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. 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] He is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia. The Ice Hockey Federation of Russia is the governing body overseeing Ice hockey in Russia.

Early years

Tretiak's mother was a middle school physical education teacher (his father taught Russian literature) and although he initially followed his brother as a swimmer, as a child Tretiak was known to excel at many sports and is remembered for his ambition to master all of them. This article is about literature from Russia For the song by Maxïmo Park, see Our Earthly Pleasures. However, like many children of his generation, he loved hockey and at age 11 entered the Children and Youth Sports School of the Central Sports Club of the Army (known by its Russian abbreviation as TsSKA or CSKA),^[2] that now bears Valery Kharlamov's name. 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 Valery Borisovich Kharlamov (Валерий Борисович Харламов January 14 1948 - August 27 1981 was a star Ice hockey player from the Soviet Union His first trainer was Vitaly Erfilov. He apparently started playing goal as a bargain in return for a cherished TsSKA hockey jersey, and because no one else wanted to play the position.

International playing career

Despite Tretiak not playing his first hockey game until the age of eleven, Tretiak was well-known in the USSR by 1971, when he was named to the Soviet Ice Hockey League's First All-Star Team, while playing for the powerhouse Red Army team, CSKA Moscow. Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, one Ice Hockey event was held men's Ice Hockey At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in Ice hockey. 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 At the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, one Ice Hockey event was held men's Ice Hockey The Russian Superleague (Чемпионат России Суперлига lit The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including He also played well in the 1972 Winter Olympics, in which the Soviets took the gold medal. The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated from

Tretiak became internationally famous after his outstanding performance in the Summit Series in 1972, when he helped surprise the world, and more importantly, the Canadian team, en route to a narrow loss to the Canadians. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in History From 1920 until 1963 the Senior Amateur Club teams representing Canada were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions A famous story told of how Canadian scouts seriously underestimated his ability prior to the Series; they witnessed him let in eight goals on a particular night, not knowing that he had been married the previous evening (and most of the team had been in attendance). ^[3] Out of the entire Soviet roster, Canadian players and fans held Tretiak in the highest regard and respect and Tretiak was one of the most famous players of the Series along with Phil Esposito and Paul Henderson. Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National This article is about the Canadian ice hockey player For others with the same name see Paul Henderson (disambiguation. As a result of Tretiak's stellar performance, many NHL teams wanted to draft him – Montreal ultimately did, in 1983 – and Tretiak was willing, but the move was blocked by the Soviet government. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 1983 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal Quebec on 8 June 1983.

Tretiak went on to star for the Soviet Union, helping them win gold medals in the 1976 Winter Olympics, and again winning gold in the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1981 Canada Cup. The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated February The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Sarajevo The 1981 Canada Cup was the second professional ice hockey world championship involving the world's top six ice hockey nations Tretiak also back-stopped the Soviets to ten IIHF World Championships victories and nine in the IIHF European Championships. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. However, in the 1980 Winter Olympics, the Miracle on Ice denied Tretiak yet another gold medal. The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February The Tretiak was pulled by Viktor Tikhonov in the first period in favor of Vladimir Myshkin, following his team's lackluster effort, which resulted in a goal by the Americans' Mark Johnson as the first period ended. Viktor Vasilevich Tikhonov (Виктор Васильевич Тихонов born June 4 1930) was a prominent Russian Ice hockey player and Vladimir Semyonovich Myshkin (Владимир Семенович Мышкин (born June 19, 1955 in Kirovo-Chepetsk, USSR) was a Goaltender 2008 World Championship roster The following players were most recently named to represent the United States at the 2008 IIHF World Championship, finishing in 6th place Mark Johnson (b September 22, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Madison Wisconsin) is a former United States Ice Tretiak, along with many other soviet players hated the move by Tikhonov. Tretiak himself stated that the move cost him a gold medal, insinuating that he would not have let in the goals that Myshkin allowed; had he won that game, he would only have needed to secure a draw against Sweden two nights later to attain his third olympic gold medal.

Though he was only 32 in 1984 and still capable of playing top-level hockey for many more years, Tretiak retired. It is said that the refusal to allow him to play in the NHL and his unwillingness to continue playing for Tikhonov contributed to this decision.

Post retirement

Tretiak's wife, Tatiana, is qualified as a Russian literature teacher, although she no longer works. He has two children, a son Dmitri who is a dentist and a daughter Irina who is a lawyer. Tretiak hopes that Dmitri’s son, Maxim, born 1996, will follow in his footsteps as a professional hockey player.

Tretiak was one of the guests who spoke at the ceremony during which the Montreal Canadiens retired the jersey number of Ken Dryden on January 29, 2007. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL Dryden had been one of Team Canada's goaltenders during the 1972 Summit Series, opposite Tretiak.

Tretiak retired in 1984, fittingly following a 2-0 victory over Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak national men's ice hockey team was one of the world's premiere teams during the Soviet dominated international hockey era often fighting Sweden In 1990, Mike Keenan hired Tretiak as a goaltender coach for the Chicago Blackhawks, which has allowed him to coach some of the top goalies of the past 15 years, such as Ed Belfour, Dominik Hašek, Jocelyn Thibault, and Martin Brodeur. Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the Edward John Belfour (born April 21, 1965 in Carman, Manitoba, Canada) is a former Canadian professional Ice hockey Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. Jocelyn Thibault (born January 12, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Martin Pierre Brodeur (born May 6 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire Tretiak has personally said that coaching was the next best thing to playing in the NHL. Hawks coach Mike Keenan was so impressed with Tretiak's abilities in practice that he suggested 38-year-old might still be able to play in the NHL. Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the Today, Tretiak is still a goaltending consultant to the Chicago Blackhawks. Since leaving the Blackhawks, Ed Belfour has worn uniform number 20 as a tribute to Tretiak. Numerous other goalies, including Evgeni Nabokov, wear #20 as a tribute to Tretiak. Evgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков (born July 25, 1975 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, U ^[4]

He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984)^[5]. History The Red Banner of Labour began as an order of the Russian SFSR on Later in 1987, as an autobiography, Vladislav wrote a book titled "Tretiak, The Legend". ^[6] He was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, the first Soviet player to be so honored and to be inducted without having played a game in the NHL. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America In 2000, he was voted Best Russian Hockey Player of the 20th century. ^[7] He was a vital cog for some of the most dominant hockey teams in history and is now considered one of hockey's greatest ambassadors.

Tretiak was elected to the State Duma as a member of United Russia party in December 2003, representing the region of Saratov. A Duma (Ду́ма is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history United Russia (Единая Россия Yedinaya Rossiya) is a major Political party in the Russian Federation. History The Legend of Saratov Gelonus, a legendary Scythian city and the northernmost Greek colony may be conjectured to have been situated in the locality He is chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport, and Youth. He continues to teach hockey skills in North America and Russia.

On April 25, 2006 (his 54th birthday), Tretiak was elected head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, capping his rise to the pinnacle of the Russian hockey elite. He obtained 93 out of the possible 96 votes, with the remaining three voters abstaining. A few days later, on April 28, 2006, the Governor General of Canada awarded Tretiak the Meritorious Service Medal in a ceremony at Rideau Hall. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative The Meritorious Service Cross and the Meritorious Service Medal are awarded by the reigning monarch of Canada (presently Queen Elizabeth II) Rideau Hall is since 1867, the Official residence of the Governor General of Canada, and of the monarch of Canada when in Ottawa. Tretiak earned the award for, among other things, his founding of the Friends of Canada organization to foster good relations between Canada and Russia. ^[8] He was the first Russian to be conferred this honor.

He also runs a Goalie School at the Canlan Ice Sports in Toronto, Ontario. Called the Vladislav Tretiak Elite School of Goaltending, it is considered one of the most physically punishing goaltending schools in the world, and a student can be refused admittance if he or she is not in top physical condition. Tretiak is currently vying to recreate the Summit Series. ^[9]

On March 28, 2007, Tretiak went to Ottawa to discuss with Canadian officials about the possibilities of holding another Summit Series during the summer of 2007, which would be 35 years after the initial event. The Summit Series was the first competition between full-strength Soviet and Canadian national Ice hockey teams an eight-game series held in Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov had also discussed with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the possibilities of holding another event. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov (Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в (born September 1, 1950) is a Russian politician who was the Prime ^[10] In the end, a series was held in September 2007 between the national junior teams of Canada and Russia. The 2007 Super Series ( Russian: Суперсерия 2007 French: 2007 Super Série was an eight-game Under-20 Ice hockey challenge The Canadian national under 20 men's ice hockey team is the national under-20 Ice hockey team in Canada. 2008 IIHF World Championship team See 2008 IIHF World Championship rosters 2007 IIHF World Championship team

Records and honours

• First All-Star in the Soviet League consecutively each year from 1971 until 1984. In those fourteen years, Tretiak won thirteen league titles with the Red Army team, and was named MVP of the league five times.
• In 1978, Tretiak was awarded the Order of Lenin. Design of the decoration The first design of the Order of Lenin was made of silver with ^[11]
• First non-North American trained player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and is one of the few members who never played in North American professional leagues. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

References

External links

• Vladislav Tretiak's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Vladislav Tretiak at Hockey CCCP International
• Tretiak's biography and statistics at 1972summitseries.com
• Vladislav Tretiak's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database