1. Vladislav Tretyak

2. Vladislav Tretyak was born April 25, 1955 in Orudievo village,
Moscow region. At the age of 11, he started to play ice hockey in the
CSKA youth sports school. First, he played as a forward, but as the
team had no goalkeeper at the moment, he asked the coach to be
transferred to the position at the gate.

3. In the late 60ies the CSKA coach , Tarasov, started to invite Tretyak
to train together with the CSKA main team. Being a member of the
CSKA team Tretyak 13 times won the USSR championships
(1970-1973, 1975, 1977-1984) and also won the European Cups
(1970-1974, 1976, 1978-1984)

4. In 1970 Vladislav Tretyak
started to play in the national
team of USSR. As a member
of the national team, he 10
times became the winner of
the World Championships
(1970, 1971, 1973—1975, 1978,
1979, 1981—1983). Three
times Vladislav Tretyak
became the Olympic
champion (1972, 1976, 1984),
he also won the Cup of
Canada in 1981 and the
Challenge Cup of 1979 (that
was the tournament organized
by NHL instead of its All-Stars
Match. During that
tournament, NHL All-Stars
Team played against the
national team of the USSR).

5. In 1984 Vladislav Tretyak finished his career as a
hockey player. After retirement, for several years
Tretyak worked in the administration of CSKA
sports club. In the early 90ies Tretyak trained
goalkeepers for the NHL team «Chicago
Blackhawks».

6. In 2000 he entered the President Council for
physical culture and sport, and three years later
was elected to the State Duma.
Since 2006 Vladislav Alexandrovich is the
President of the Russian hockey Federation.

7. In 2000 he entered the President Council for
physical culture and sport, and three years later
was elected to the State Duma.
Since 2006 Vladislav Alexandrovich is the
President of the Russian hockey Federation.