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Veniamin Alexandrov |
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| Born April 18, 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
The splendid forward was a key to the Soviet Union's fast rise to the top of the ice hockey world in the 1950's and early ''60s. Alexandrov won 11 national titles in the Soviet league with CSKA Moscow from 1955 1969, playing in 400 games and scoring 351 goals. As a member of the national team, he earned six IIHF World Championship titles along with three silver and two bronze medals. He totalled 104 points in his 11 IIHF Championships, putting him 8th on the all-time points list. Alexandrov also took home two Olympic gold medals in 1964 and 1968 and a bronze in 1960. He closed his hockey career behind the bench with CSKA Moscow, SKA Leningrad and the Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Alexandrov passed away on November 12, 1991.
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