Vladislav Tretiak
Chronology
1952 | Born April 25 in Dimitrov, Russia |
1963 | Competes in his first hockey game as a forward |
1963 | Changes to the position of goalie |
1969 | Joins the Central Red Army club |
1970 | Becomes starting goalie for Soviet National Team |
1970 | Debuts as a member of the Olympic Soviet Union hockey team |
1972 | Marries his wife, Tatiana |
1972 | Plays for Soviet Union in Summit Series |
1972 | Wins Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medal |
1973 | Son, Dimka, is born |
1974 | Named best goaltender at World and European Championships |
1976 | Wins Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medal |
1977 | Daughter, Irina is born |
1977 | Writes a book called "The Hockey I Love," which is translated to English |
1978 | Awarded the Order of Lenin for his service to the USSR |
1980 | Wins Olympic Ice Hockey Silver Medal |
1983 | Drafted by Canadiens, but is not allowed to leave Soviet Union |
1984 | Wins Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medal |
1984 | At the Izvestia tournament, retires from the Soviet Union hockey team |
1985 | Retires from competition |
1988 | Works with Canadian Olympic Hockey team |
1989 | First player born in the Soviet Union to be Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame |
1990 | Receives Canadian Society of New York Achievement Award for his contribution to the 1972 Canada-Russia Series |
1990 | Begins working as goaltending coach for the Chicago Blackhawks |
1996 | His Jersey, #20, is retired and raised to the rafters of the Moscow Ice Palace |
1998 | Wins Olympic Silver Medal as coach |
2001 | Attends the 45th annual London Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction |
2002 | Named eighth greatest Winter Olympian by filmmaker Bud Greenspan |
2002 | Becomes assistant coach to the Russian Olympic Team |
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