Vladimir Petrov

Who is Vladimir Petrov?

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion, who is currently retired.

Vladimir Petrov played in Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krylya Sovetov, Moscow, CSKA Moscow and SKA, Leningrad. In CSKA Moscow and Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of 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 in 102 games and scored 7 points in 8 games of Summit Series.

In mid-1990s, Vladimir Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation.