Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey)

Vladimir Petrov
Born	June 30, 1947 Krasnogorsk, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Krylya Sovetov HC CSKA Moscow SKA Saint Petersburg
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

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Петро́в) (born June 30, 1947 in Krasnogorsk, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion (1972—gold, 1976—gold, 1980—silver).

Vladimir Petrov played in 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). In CSKA Moscow and Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of the best offensive lines ever.

Vladimir Petrov played for Soviet Team in three Winter Olympics, 1972 Soviet Union-Canada Summit Series and many IIHF World Championships. He is 4th all-time leading scorer in World Championships, with 154 points (74 goals and 80 assists) in 102 games and scored 7 points (3 goals and 4 assists) in 8 games of Summit Series. He retired from ice hockey in 1983.

In mid-1990s, Vladimir Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation. In 2006, Petrov has been immortalized in the IIHF Hall of Fame.

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 of Friendship
• 2 Orders of the Badge of Honour
• 2 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 St. Petersburg	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

• Career statistics and player information from Eurohockey.com, or Petrov The Internet Hockey Database
• Vladimir Petrov biography