Vladislav Tretiak is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian 2010 Winter Olympic team.
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22 Facts About Vladislav Tretiak
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Vladislav Tretiak's father served 37 years as a military pilot, and his mother was a physical education teacher.
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Vladislav Tretiak began playing goaltender when he saw that no one else had the desire or courage to play the position.
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Vladislav Tretiak played well in the 1972 Winter Olympics, in which the Soviets took the gold medal.
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Vladislav Tretiak became internationally famous after his outstanding performance in the Summit Series in 1972, when he helped surprise the world, including the Canadian team, en route to a narrow loss to the Canadians.
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Vladislav Tretiak went on to star for the Soviet Union, helping them win gold medals in the 1976 Winter Olympics, and again winning gold in the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1981 Canada Cup.
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Vladislav Tretiak back-stopped the Soviets to ten IIHF World Championships victories and nine in the IIHF European Championships.
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Vladislav Tretiak was one of the guests who spoke at the ceremony during which the Montreal Canadiens retired the jersey number of Ken Dryden on 29 January 2007.
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Vladislav Tretiak was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989, the first Soviet player to be honored.
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Vladislav Tretiak said that coaching was the next best thing to playing in the NHL.
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Vladislav Tretiak was a vital cog for some of the most dominant hockey teams in history and is considered one of hockey's greatest ambassadors.
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Vladislav Tretiak was elected to the State Duma as a member of the United Russia party in December 2003, representing the Saratov constituency.
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Vladislav Tretiak is chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport, and Youth.
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On 25 April 2006, his 54th birthday, Vladislav Tretiak was elected head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.
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Vladislav Tretiak obtained 93 out of the possible 96 votes, with the remaining three voters abstaining.
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Vladislav Tretiak ran a goalie school in Montreal during the 1990's where he trained many famous NHL goaltenders such as Jose Theodore and Martin Brodeur.
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On 28 March 2007, Vladislav Tretiak went to Ottawa to discuss with Canadian officials the possibilities of holding another Summit Series during the summer of 2007, which would be 35 years after the initial event.
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Vladislav Tretiak was the final torchbearer in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and lit the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony along with Irina Rodnina.
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Vladislav Tretiak has supported the bid for bandy to be recognized as an Olympic sport.
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