International Participated at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and at 11 World and European Championships from 1957 to 1968 ... Never missed a tournament in these years ...
Olympic gold medalist at Innsbruck in 1964 and Grenoble in 1968 ... World Champion every year from 1963 to 1968 ... Voted to the All-Star Team at the World and European Championships in 1966 and 1967.
Career Spent his entire hockey career with CSKA Moscow of the Soviet League (1955 to 1969) ... Won the Soviet national title 10 times ... Played in 400 games and scored 351 goals ... Member of an internationally famous line with Konstantin Loktev and Alexander Almetov ... After retiring, he coached SKA Leningrad (1973-74) ... Later worked as a coach in Bulgaria. |