1. Anatoli Nikolaevich Khorozov was a Ukrainian ice hockey administrator and businessman.
20 Facts About Anatoli Khorozov
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Anatoli Khorozov served as president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine from 1965 to 1997.
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Anatoli Khorozov served in the Eastern Front of World War II and was a hotel manager.
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Anatoli Khorozov received the Order of the Patriotic War, is credited with building ice hockey infrastructure and programs, and is referred to as the father of ice hockey in Ukraine.
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Anatoli Khorozov graduated from the Odessa Higher Engineering Marine School in an electromechanics program.
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Anatoli Khorozov participated in the Eastern Front of World War II, and was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the first degree.
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Anatoli Khorozov served as president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, and its forerunner federation from 1965 to 1997.
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Anatoli Khorozov became involved in ice hockey by organizing a team at his son's school.
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Anatoli Khorozov was introduced to Dmitry Boginov in 1963, who was the first coach of the new Dynamo Sports Club hockey team, which later became Sokil Kyiv.
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Anatoli Khorozov focused on creating schools across Ukraine to teach hockey, and recruited reputable coaches to develop skills.
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Anatoli Khorozov secured funding from the State Committee for Construction in the 1970s and led the construction of ice hockey rinks for youths.
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Anatoli Khorozov negotiated support from the trade unions in Ukraine to sponsor teams at all ages to play in the new rinks.
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Anatoli Khorozov was aided by political friends including Vitaliy Masol and Vitold Fokin, and fought to increase wages for successful players, and aimed to reduced their housing costs.
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Anatoli Khorozov championed the cause of youth being healthy both physically and spiritually.
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Anatoli Khorozov brought in strong competition for teams in Ukraine by using his contacts in Russia.
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Anatoli Khorozov was succeeded as president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine by Oleksandr Omelchenko.
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Anatoli Khorozov was seriously injured during the war, but later played football, tennis, and enjoyed water skiing.
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Anatoli Khorozov died on 27 September 2011, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Anatoli Khorozov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame as a builder in 2006.
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Anatoli Khorozov is referred to as the father of ice hockey in Ukraine, and was made an honorary president of the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation.