Igor Larionov

Igor Nikolayevich Larionov - in Russian Ru ИгорьНиколаевичЛарионов (born the December 3rd 1960 with Voskresensk in Soviet Union, today town of Russia) is a former professional player of Hockey.

Career

Evolving/moving at the station of center, it is especially known on the international plan for famous the Ligne KLM which it formed with its compatriots Sergei Makarov and Vladimir Krutov within the national team of the USSR during the Années 1980. This famous line constituted, with also the contribution of Viacheslav Fetisov, one of the reasons of the domination of the Soviet team during these years, with moreover the Olympic titles of 1984 and 1988 and four world titles into 1982,1983,1986 and 1989.

It is also, always with Viacheslav Fetisov, the principal craftsman of the fall of the barrier which prevented the Soviet hockeyeurs from joining the National league of hockey, thus joining the Vancouver Canucks in 1989, Canucks which had chosen it at the time of the fishing out of entry of 1985 in eleventh round. This battle for its freedom to play where it wishes it, it pays it of an exclusion of the national team by the famous coach Viktor Tikhonov, thanks to its entries within the Communist party, exclusion which will be finally raised under the pressure of Fetisov and its other fellow-members.

In the National league of hockey, it gains three Coupes Stanley with the Red Wings de Détroit. It was also one of the members of the Russian Five with Red Wings, set up by Scotty Bowman.

Personal honors and trophies

; The USSR
  • Champion of the USSR in 1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988 and 1989 with the CSKA Moscow
  • Selected in the Soviet standard team in 1983,1986,1987 and 1988
  • Player of the Soviet year in 1988
  • Cut of the USSR in 1988 with the CSKA Moscow

; Cut of Europe

  • Victorious in 1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988 and 1989 with the CSKA Moscow

; National league of hockey

Statistical

International career

From the national team point of view of, it represents initially the the USSR then with the fall of the USSR, it plays for the team of Russia.

He plays with the USSR at the time of following international competitions: ; Championship of Europe junior

  • 1978

; Championship of the world junior

; Cut Canada

  • 1981 - victory 8 to 1 finally against the Canada
  • 1984 - first at the conclusion of the preliminary round, the Soviets finish third of the tournament. This year, the Soviet players all sent were Gaucher S.
  • 1987 - defeat finally. The Canadians draw aside the Soviets in three very disputed matches: the first shows the Soviet victory in prolongation 6-5, the second the score is reversed (with a Coup of the hat of Mario Lemieux) and at the time of the third and last match, this same Lemieux gives the victory in regulatory time over a master key of Wayne Gretzky.
; Championship of the world
  • Gold medal - 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1989. In 1983 and 1986, he is elected in the standard team of the tournament.
  • Medal of money - 1987
  • Bronze medal - 1985

; Winter Olympics

He plays for the team of Russia only two international competitions: ; World cup of hockey

; Winter Olympics

  • Bronze medal - 2002

See too

References

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