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Boris Mikhailov is a famous Ice Hockey player from of the former Soviet . From 1956 until 1981 he played, and his influence continues today. CAREER Boris Mikhailov made his debut in the Soviet hockey team as a replacement for Loktev in the Almetov line. But soon he found his place together with Valeri Kharlamov and Vladimir Petrov where he played on the right wing. He also lead the team as captain during the 1970s. Mikhailov scored over 400 goals with the Soviet National team and was one of the very few to receive the finest order of the Soviet Union, the Order Of Lenin . After his long career as a player, he continued to be an important figure in Russian hockey. Mikhailov, famous for wearing number 13, combined with Kharlamov and Petrov formed a trio that, in the 1973 World Championships, finished 1-2-3; in the scoring race, the trio averaged just under nine points a game. In 15 World and Olympic Championship tournaments, they scored a combined 275 goals and 537 points. Mikhailov scored 108 of those goals in 120 games. He also had 77 assists and 60 penalty minutes. Mikhailov was named as the Most Valuable Player in the 1979 Challenge Cup between the Soviet Red Army and the NHL All Stars. Mikhailov's last game with the Soviet National team was played in front of 14,000 people at Luzhniki Ice Palace . His teammates carried him around the rink on their shoulders to a thunderous ovation. Canadians never came to like Mikhailov; in fact they singled him out as perhaps the most hated player during hockey's "Cold War." Mikhailov is remembered by Canadian hockey fans chiefly for kicking Gary Bergman during the 1972 Summit Series. TECHNIQUE Mikhailov was surprisingly "Canadian" in his approach to hockey. The Soviets prided themselves on being the opposite of North American hockey, yet Mikhailov is remembered as a player would fight, do into corners to dig for for loose pucks. He was noted for his ability to score important goals, and more often than not they were by scoring with loose pucks and " Garbage Goals " right in front of the net. AWARDS During Soviet League play, he played in 572 games scoring a record 427 goals along with 224 assists for a record 651 points. The 8-time Russian All Star led the league in scoring three times and was named MVP twice. He won 2 Olympic Gold Medals (1972,1976), 8 World Championships (1969-71,1973-75,1978,1979), 9 Izvestija Championships, 10 European Cups, and was voted top forward in 1973 and 1979. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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