Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev is a retired Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 right winger.

Maltsev played for Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow

HC Dynamo Moscow was a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League...

 in the Soviet League for 530 games from 1967 to 1984. A six-time Soviet all-star, he led the league in scoring in 1970-71 and tied with Valeri Kharlamov for MVP in 1971-72.

Maltsev was on the USSR team

Soviet national ice hockey team

The Soviet national ice hockey team , was the national hockey team of the Soviet Union. The Soviets were the most dominant team of all time in international play. The team won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation...

 during the 1972 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics

At the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. Games were held at the Makomanai Ice Arena and at the Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink.-Team USA:...

, 1976 Winter Olympics

Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics

At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...

, and 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

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, winning gold in 1972 and 1976 and silver in 1980. He was named the best forward at the IIHF World Championships three times, leading the tournament in goals once and total scoring twice http://www.chidlovski.net/1954/54_player_info.asp?p_id=m005. He made the world championship all-star team on five occasions. Maltsev's 213 career goals in international play were the most by any Soviet player http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1954/00tops.htm. According to NHL.com, Maltsev was Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...

's childhood idol.

Maltsev was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972, the Order of the Badge of Honor

Order of the Badge of Honor

The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...

 in 1976 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Order of the Red Banner of Labour

The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...

 in 1978.

Career statistics

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes;

				Regular season
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
1967–68	Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow HC Dynamo Moscow was a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. They were members of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League...	Soviet		23	9	2	11	4
1968–69	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		42	26
1969–70	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		42	32
1970–71	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		37	36	20	56	8
1971–72	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		26	20	11	31	14
1972–73	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		27	20	16	36	30
1973–74	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	25	22	47	14
1974–75	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	18	16	34	28
1975–76	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		29	28	19	47	0
1976–77	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		33	31	27	58	4
1977–78	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		24	17	12	29	22
1978–79	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		8	2	3	5	0
1979–80	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		36	11	28	39	10
1980–81	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		38	14	28	42	8
1981–82	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		37	19	22	41	6
1982–83	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	14	15	29	0
1983–84	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	7	15	22	6
1989–90	Újpesti TE Újpesti TE (ice hockey) Újpesti Torna Egylet jégkorong szakosztály is a ice hockey club from Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. Újpesti TE is one of the sport clubs in Hungary that are part of Újpesti TE sport society. The Club was founded in 1885, while the ice hockey department was founded in 1930 and refounded in 1955...	Hungary		13	8	12	20

External links

• Alexander Maltsev at Hockey CCCP International