The star of the game was Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, who made 49 saves in the losing effort. At the other end of the ice, Wayne Stephenson only had to face 14 shots as Philadelphia ...

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Paul Henderson’s great tap-in goal on Sept. 28, 1972, against Vladislav Tretiak to win the Summit Series. Roch Carrier’s story “The Hockey Sweater,” which I found for free in a thrift shop ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) was established in 1943, with the first players inducted in 1945. There is a misconception about the HHOF because most players enshrined have had illustrious careers ...

Some Europeans, like Vladislav Tretiak, weren’t allowed to make the transition to the NHL (THW Archives) Regarded by some as the best to ever stand between the pipes, Tretiak won nearly ...

Russian goaltending legend Vladislav Tretiak was the hero of the night as he stopped all 16 shots he faced in the third period. The Canadiens finished the game with a 38-13 shot advantage.

From the moment he extricated himself from Vladislav Tretiak, Peter Mahovlich knew he had scored an epic goal. In the years since, he has been reminded many times. That’s bound to happen when ...

Riga, the capital, is an obvious exception. Fasel is expected to meet with goaltending legend and Russian Federation president Vladislav Tretiak in Moscow early next week in order to finalize the ...

Scott Morrison and Mike Keenan talk about how Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall became stars in Philadelphia and the pre-game brawl against Montreal and a funny story about Vladislav Tretiak.

In an era without internet, we were largely in a blackout as to their accomplishments and were surprised and impressed with the exploits of Vladislav Tretiak, Valeri Kharlamov, Alexander Yakushev ...

December 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet hockey player and coach Anatoly Tarasov. The CSKA Moscow team led by Tarasov became the Soviet Union’s champion 18 times (1948 ...

I love to watch him warm up. His leg exercises remind me of a young Vladislav Tretiak’s. No other big goalie has ever been as quick in the lower body. The reactions of Vasilevskiy with his ...