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Igor Dmitriev (ice hockey)

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Russian ice hockey player and coach Ice hockey player
Igor Dmitriev
Born (1941-10-19)19 October 1941
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 21 December 1997(1997-12-21) (aged 56)
Moscow, Russia
Position Center
Played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Klagenfurter AC
Playing career 1955–1975

Igor Yefimovich Dmitriev (Russian: И́горь Ефи́мович Дми́триев; 19 October 1941 – 21 December, 1997) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974 as a player, and in 1988 as a builder. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 2007.

Career

Playing career

In 1955, he began his career with Krylya Sovetov Moscow junior team. In 1958, he joined the senior team. He won both the Soviet Championship League and Soviet Cup with his team in 1974. He scored 125 goals in 430 games for Krylya Sovetov Moscow, whom he captained. In 1974, he played one season with Klagenfurter AC in the Austrian Hockey League, before retiring.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in 1978 as an assistant coach for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He became the head coach in 1983, a position he held until 1996. He was an assistant coach for the Soviet national team and Russian national team from 1987–1994. He also coached the Russian national junior team in 1996–97. He won the gold medal with the Soviet national team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1989 and 1990. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

References

  1. Igor Dmitriev on chidlovski.net
  2. Chernov, Alexander (9 November 2006). "Пятеро россиян будут включены в Зал славы ИИХФ в 2007 году". Sport Express (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "75 YEARS SINCE IGOR DMITRIEV'S BIRTH". en.fhr.ru. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. Finn, Robin (29 February 1988). "'88 WINTER OLYMPICS; Soviet Team Stunned By Finns". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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