Vladislav Tretiak

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Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MP Template:Post-nominals (Template:Lang-rus; born 25 April 1952) is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame in 1997. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the IIHF Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries.<ref>IIHF Centennial All-Star Team. Iihf.com. Retrieved on 2013-04-05.</ref> Tretiak is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian 2010 Winter Olympic team.

Early years

Tretiak grew up in the USSR. His parents are from Dmitrovsky District.<ref name=hcdonbassarticle1>Template:Cite web"Третьяк обмолвился, что он корнями-то украинец, родители его с Сумщины" - "Tretiak has mentioned that he is of Ukrainian-roots, his parents are from Sumy"</ref> His father served 37 years as a military pilot, and his mother was a physical education teacher.<ref name="tretyak.ru">Template:Cite web</ref> Although he initially followed his brother as a swimmer, as a child Tretiak excelled at many sports, and is remembered for his ambition to master all of them. However, like many children of his generation, he loved hockey, and at age 11 entered the Children and Youth Sports School of the Central Sports Club of the Army (known by its abbreviation CSKA).<ref>Template:Cite web. vor.ru (interview in Russian, 1999)</ref> His first trainer was Mike Jaure. He began playing goaltender when he saw that no one else had the desire or courage to play the position.<ref name="tretyak.ru" />

International playing career

Tretiak on a 1979 card

Although Tretiak did not play his first hockey game until the age of eleven (1963), he was well known in the USSR by 1971 (aged 19), when he was named to the Soviet Ice Hockey League's First All-Star Team, while playing for the powerhouse Red Army team, CSKA Moscow. He also played well in the 1972 Winter Olympics, in which the Soviets took the gold medal.<ref name=SR>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>

Tretiak became internationally famous after his outstanding performance in the Summit Series in 1972, when he helped surprise the world, including the Canadian team, en route to a narrow loss to the Canadians. Canadian scouts seriously underestimated his goaltending ability prior to the series; they witnessed him let in eight goals on a particular night, not knowing that he had been married the previous evening.<ref>Vladislav Tretiak. 1972 Summit Series. Retrieved on 2013-04-05.</ref> The Montreal Canadiens subsequently chose him in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, but the Soviet government did not let him leave.Template:Citation needed

During the 1976 Super Series, Tretiak put on a dominant performance against the Montreal Canadiens, holding them to a 3–3 tie despite his team being outshot 38–13.<ref>Legends of Hockey Spotlight Template:Webarchive The Pinnacle</ref>

Tretiak went on to star for the Soviet Union, helping them win gold medals in the 1976 Winter Olympics,<ref name=SR /> and again in the 1984 Winter Olympics<ref name=SR /> and the 1981 Canada Cup. Tretiak also back-stopped the Soviets to ten IIHF World Championships victories and nine in the IIHF European Championships.Template:Citation needed

In the 1980 Winter Olympics, a USSR team loss to team USA in a medal round game denied Tretiak a chance at another gold. The Soviet team won silver, as they had the second-highest number of points in the tournament.Template:Citation needed.

Though he was only 32 in 1984 and still capable of playing top-level hockey, Tretiak retired. It is said that he wanted to spend more time with his family and asked the national team coach Viktor Tikhonov for a training regime, in which he could live at home and come to the training camp before games. Since the rest of the team spent most of their time away from home in the training camp, Tikhonov refused.<ref>Template:YouTube. Goaltender without a mask. Documentary to the 60th anniversary of Vladislav Tretiak.</ref> This move by Tikhonov contributed to Tretiak's decision to retire.<ref>[1] Tretiak Interview to Vladimir Pozner</ref>

Post retirement

Tretiak retired in 1984, following a 2–0 victory over Czechoslovakia. He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1987 Tretiak wrote an autobiography, Tretiak, The Legend.<ref>Vladislav Tretiak. Hockeygoalies.org. Retrieved on 2013-04-05.</ref> He was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, the first Soviet player to be honored.Template:Citation needed

In 1990, Mike Keenan hired Tretiak as a goaltender coach for the Chicago Blackhawks, which allowed him to coach goaltenders including Ed Belfour, Dominik Hašek, and Jocelyn Thibault. Keenan was so impressed with Tretiak's abilities in practice that he suggested the 38-year-old might still be able to play in the NHL. Tretiak said that coaching was the next best thing to playing in the NHL. After leaving the Blackhawks, Belfour wore uniform number 20 as a tribute to Tretiak. Numerous other goalies, including Evgeni Nabokov, also wore number 20 as a tribute to Tretiak.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2000, he was voted 'Best Russian Hockey Player' of the 20th century.<ref>Template:Cite web. IIHF News</ref> He was a vital cog for some of the most dominant hockey teams in history and is now considered one of hockey's greatest ambassadors.Template:Citation needed

Tretiak was elected to the State Duma as a member of the United Russia party in December 2003, representing the Saratov constituency. He is chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport, and Youth.Template:Citation needed

He continued to work for the Chicago Blackhawks until the start of 2006–07 season. On 25 April 2006, his 54th birthday, Tretiak was elected head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation. He obtained 93 out of the possible 96 votes, with the remaining three voters abstaining. A few days later, on 28 April, the Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean, awarded Tretiak the Meritorious Service Medal in a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Tretiak earned the award for, among other things, his founding of the Friends of Canada organization to foster good relations between Canada and Russia.<ref>Template:Cite web. gg.ca, March 27, 2006.</ref> He was the first Russian to be conferred this honor.Template:Citation needed

He also ran a goalie school at the Canlan Ice Sports in Toronto, Ontario. Called the Vladislav Tretiak Elite School of Goaltending, it was considered one of the most physically punishingTemplate:Citation needed goaltending schools in the world, and students could be refused admittance if not in top physical condition. He also ran a goalie school in Montreal during the 1990s where he trained many famous NHL goaltenders including Jose Theodore and Martin Brodeur. Tretiak also ran a goalie hockey camp in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in the early 2000s.Template:Citation needed

On 28 March 2007, Tretiak went to Ottawa to discuss with Canadian officials the possibilities of holding another Summit Series during the summer of 2007, which would be 35 years after the initial event. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov had also discussed with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the possibilities of holding another event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the end, a series was held in September 2007 between the national junior teams of Canada and Russia.Template:Citation needed

On 21 December 2012, he voted in favor of the "Dima Yakovlev Law" in the State Duma. This legislation bars the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens. The legislation was the response to the Magnitsky bill, whose purpose was punishing Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 and also to grant permanent normal trade relations status to Russia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Д1 (2 чтение) ФЗ №186614-6 "О мерах воздействия на лиц, причастных к нарушению основополагающих прав и свобод человека, прав и свобод граждан РФ" – Система анализа результатов голосований на заседаниях Государственной Думы Template:Webarchive. Vote.duma.gov.ru (2012-12-19). Retrieved on 2013-04-05.</ref>

Tretiak was the final torchbearer in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and lit the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony along with Irina Rodnina.Template:Citation needed

Personal

Tretiak married his wife Tatiana (born 1950) on 23 August 1972, six weeks after they met. Their first son, Dmitri, was born the following year and their daughter, Irina, was born 3 years later. Tatiana is qualified as a Russian literature teacher, although she no longer works. Tretiak is a devout Russian Orthodox Christian.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tretiak was sanctioned financially by the United Kingdom government in 2022, in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Canada also implemented sanctions in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career statistics

Soviet League

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1968–69 CSKA Moscow Soviet 3 — — — — 2 — 0.67
1969–70 CSKA Moscow Soviet 34 — — — — 76 — 2.24
1970–71 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 — — — — 82 — 2.03
1971–72 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 — — — — 78 — 2.60
1972–73 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 — — — — 80 — 2.67
1973–74 CSKA Moscow Soviet 27 — — — — 94 — 3.48
1974–75 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 — — — — 104 — 2.97
1975–76 CSKA Moscow Soviet 33 — — — — 100 — 3.03
1976–77 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 — — — — 98 — 2.80
1977–78 CSKA Moscow Soviet 29 — — — — 72 — 2.48
1978–79 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 — — — — 111 — 2.78
1979–80 CSKA Moscow Soviet 36 — — — — 85 — 2.36
1980–81 CSKA Moscow Soviet 18 — — — — 32 — 1.78
1981–82 CSKA Moscow Soviet 41 34 4 3 2295 65 6 1.70
1982–83 CSKA Moscow Soviet 29 25 3 1 1641 40 6 1.46
1983–84 CSKA Moscow Soviet 22 22 0 0 1267 40 4 1.89
Soviet totals 482 — — — — 1158 — 2.31

International statistics

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1968 Soviet Union EJC 1 — — — 20 1 0 3.00
1969 Soviet Union EJC 2 — — — — — — —
1970 Soviet Union EJC 2 — — — — — — —
1970 Soviet Union WC 6 — — — 215 4 — 1.12
1971 Soviet Union EJC 3 — — — 180 5 — 1.67
1971 Soviet Union WC 5 — — — 241 6 — 1.49
1972 Soviet Union Oly 3 3 0 0 180 7 0 2.33
1972 Soviet Union WC 8 — — — 430 15 — 2.09
1972 Soviet Union SS 8 — — — 480 31 — 3.87
1973 Soviet Union WC 7 — — — 420 14 — 2.00
1974 Soviet Union WC 8 — — — 440 12 — 1.64
1974 Soviet Union SS 7 — — — 420 25 — 3.57
1975 Soviet Union WC 8 — — — 449 18 — 2.41
1976 Soviet Union Oly 5 5 0 0 300 11 0 2.20
1976 Soviet Union WC 10 — — — 577 19 — 1.98
1976 Soviet Union CC 5 — — — 300 14 — 2.80
1977 Soviet Union WC 9 — — — 482 17 — 2.12
1978 Soviet Union WC 8 — — — 480 21 — 2.63
1979 Soviet Union WC 7 — — — 407 12 — 1.77
1980 Soviet Union Oly 4 3 0 0 160 8 0 3.00
1981 Soviet Union WC 7 — — — 420 13 — 1.86
1981 Soviet Union CC 6 — — — 360 8 — 1.33
1982 Soviet Union WC 8 — — — 464 19 — 2.46
1983 Soviet Union WC 7 — — — 420 4 — 0.57
1984 Soviet Union Oly 6 6 0 0 360 4 2 0.67
Oly totals 18 17 0 0 1000 30 2 1.80
WC totals 98 — — — 5445 174 — 1.92

Olympic stats from Olympedia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Super Series statistics

The Super Series were exhibition games between an NHL team and Soviet teams (usually a club from the Soviet Championship League). Tretiak competed in three such series.

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA GAA SO
1975–76 CSKA Moscow Super-S 4 2 1 1 240 12 3.00 0
1980 CSKA Moscow Super-S 5 3 2 0 300 18 3.60 0
1983 Soviet Union Super-S 4 0 240 4 1.00

Records and honours

Support for other sports

Tretiak has supported the bid for bandy to be recognized as an Olympic sport.<ref>rsport.ru</ref>

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