Vladimir Petrov Ice Hockey - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´??????? ?????´?; 30 June 1947 – 28 February 2017) was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player, Olympic Champion (1972, 1976) and silver medalist (1980). Born in Krasnogorsk, Soviet Union, 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. Petrov played for the 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, Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation.
In 2006, Petrov was enshrined to the IIHF Hall of Fame.
He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Moscow Oblast.

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