Vyacheslav Starshinov
Russian ice hockey player (born 1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vyacheslav Ivanovich Starshinov (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Старшинов; born May 6, 1940, in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian former ice hockey player, coach and executive. Starshinov played in the Soviet Hockey League for HC Spartak Moscow, scoring 405 goals in 540 league games. He led the league in goals in 1966-67, 1967–68, and 1968–69. Starshinov also scored 149 goals in 182 international games with the Soviet national team, and was named top forward at the IIHF World Championships in 1965. He also played for the Japanese hockey team Oji Eagles in 1976-1978.[1]
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Born |
(1940-05-06) May 6, 1940 (age 84) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
HC Spartak Moscow Oji Seishi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1957–1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963 and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007.