Soviet best player voting: full voting record

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Jākobsons, Gunārs (*1935):

Lativan sports journalist, radio and television commentator from 1956 to 1991. Acquired a law degree at the University of Latvia in 1959.

1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Irbe, 3) Larionov

 

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K (1/2)

Kachalov, Anatoli Nikolayevich

Sports journalist, authored a short book about hockey in 1957. Served the Soviet bandy and field hockey federation and the Soviet football federation in various capacities.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Zinger
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Starshinov

Kalyadin, Viktor Sergeyevich:

Sports journalist with Sovietskaya Rossiya.

1980: 1) Krutov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Myshkin
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Shepelev
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Gerasimov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Pervukhin
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Bykov

Kanevsky, G.:

Sports journalist in Kiev. Possibly a typo and he's identical with Leonid Kanevsky?

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhail Vasilyev, 3) Krutov

Kanevsky, Leonid Genrikhovich (*1931, +2001):

Sports journalist in Kiev, long-time writer for "Sportivna gazeta" (1956-1999).

1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Shiryayev
1990: 1) Tatarinov, 2) Khristich, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Yuldashev

Karpushkin, Valeri [Lativan: Karpuškins, Valērijs] (*1949, +2014):

Sports journalist from Riga, wrote for Sovietsy sport and was a football commentator on television. Later served as a member of the Latvian parliament.

1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Balderis, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Kamensky, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Frolikov
1989: 1) Makarov 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Nemchinov

Kartashov, Maxim (*1971 or 1972):

Sports journalist from Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan), started publishing at an early age. After Kazakhstan became independent in 1992, he initiated an annual "Best Player of Kazakhstan" poll (following the Soviet model) that is continuing to this day.

1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Irbe

Kessarisky, Ewald Petrovich (*1941, +2005):

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novogord. Wrote for local papers Leninskaya smena (1965-1973) and Gorkovskaya pravda (1973-1985), then for the TASS news agency. Authored a booklet about hockey in 1973.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Irbe

Khachirashvili, Vladimir:

Journalist in Minsk. The name suggests Georgian ancestry.

1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vasilyev

Khanin, Oleg Alexeyevich (*1938, +1990)

Sports journalist, covered bandy and hockey. Initiated a youth tournament for semi-organized bandy teams ("yard teams") after the model of the "Golden Puck" tournament in hockey (see: Isayev, Anatoli).
High rankings of Krutov, Pervukhin and Mylnikov. Low on Tretyak and Makarov.

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Petrov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Larionov, 3) Vasilyev
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Pervukhin, 2) Makarov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Kasatonov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Tatarinov

Khavin, Boris Naumovich (*1926, +1987):

Sports journalist from Gomel (Belarus), wrote for Moscow magazine Sport za rubezhom, covered Winter Olympics. Authored several books dedicated to the Olympic Games between 1960 and 1985.
A fan of Tretyak. Low on Mikhailov and Petrov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Zinger, 3) Alexander Yakushev
1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Lutchenko, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Tretyak
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Kapustin, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Drozdetsky

Khitryuk, Vladimir Konstantinovich (*1946, +2001):

Sports journalist from Perm. After working for a newspaper in his hometown, he moved to Nizhni Novgorod. Wrote for Sovietsky sport there (1982-2001).

1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Bykov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Kvartalnov, 3) Kamensky
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov

Khomich, Alexei Petrovich (*1920, +1980):

One of the leading Soviet football goaltenders in the 1940s and 1950s. After his athletic career, he became a sports photographer and worked for "Sovietsky sport".

1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Tretyak
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Balderis, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Petrov

Khotinsky, Vladimir Anatolyevich (*1942):

Sports journalist, wrote for "Sport v SSSR" from 1968 to 1994.
Low on Tretyak. Liked Fetisov and Krutov.

1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vasilyev
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Mikhailov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Maltsev
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov

Kirikov, Yuri Pavlovich:

Sports commentator for Nizhni Novgorod television from 1970 to 1999.
High on Makarov. Quite a few homer votes over the years.

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Skvortsov, 3) Varnakov
1982: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Varnakov, 3) Yuri Fyodorov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Varnakov
1987: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Varnakov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1990: 1) Kamensky, 2) Drozdov, 3) Torgayev

Kirillov, A.:

Voter from Moscow.

1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Zhamnov

Kirillyuk, Vladimir:

Sports journalist for the APN news agency.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Zimin, 3) Viktor Blinov
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Mikhailov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Paladyev
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vikulov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Pervukhin
1978: 1) Fetisov, 2) Petrov, 3) Pashkov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Tretyak
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Drozdetsky
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Pervukhin
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Nemchinov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Nemchinov

Ķīsis, Gatis:

Latvian sports journalist.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Vasilyev
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Balderis, 3) Mikhailov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Fetisov

Kislyansky, Mikhail:

Sports journalist from Chelyabinsk. In the 1980s he co-edited almanacs on local hockey.
Fan of Makarov, relatively low on Kharlamov and Tretyak.

1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vikulov
1973: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Petrov, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Petrov, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Bykov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Bykov
1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Bykov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Kamensky

Klaz, Alexander:

Sports journalist for the APN news agency (resp. its successors IAN and RIA Novosti).

1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Marin

Kogan, Yefim Aaronovich:

Sports journalist from Novosibirsk.

1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Paladyev
1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Davydov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis

Koleskin, P.:

Voter from Yekaterinburg.

1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Konovalenko
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Maltsev
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Lebedev, 3) Rudakov

Kolganov, Sergei:

Sports photographer, worked for "Sovietsky sport" and its magazine "Football-Hockey" from 1973 to 1990.

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kapustin, 3) Vasilyev
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Larionov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Maltsev
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kovin, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Pervukhin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Drozdetsky
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Irbe, 3) Myshkin

 

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Kolodny, Alexander Germanovich (*1937, +2013):

Sports journalist, son of German Kolodny (see next entry). Wrote for the magazine "Sovietsky Soyuz" respectively its sports supplement "Sport in the USSR".
Very high on Shadrin, also liked Vasilyev and Tretyak. Not high on Mikhailov and Makarov.

1969: 1) Zinger, 2) Firsov, 3) Shadrin
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shadrin
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Shadrin, 3) Mishakov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev
1974: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Shadrin, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Mikhailov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Shalimov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tretyak

Kolodny, German Alexandrovich (*1904, +1972):

Sports journalist, long-time sports editor of the newspaper "Vechernyaya Moscow".

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Starshinov
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tsygankov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Lutchenko

Konochkin, Sergei Vasilyevich (*1952):

From Samara (in Soviet time: Kuybyshev). His family moved to Chelyabinsk when he was a child. Served in the Spetsnaz GRU (among others in Vietnam and Angola) before turning to journalism. Later authored novels.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Nikolai Makarov

Kononchuk, Igor:

Sports journalist in Kiev, wrote for "Radyanska Ukraina".

1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Fetisov

Konovalyuk, Georgi:

Sports journalist, worked for the APN news agency.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Zimin, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Zimin, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Starshinov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko

Kornilov, A.:

Voter from Chelyabinsk.

1977: 1) Maltsev, 2) Balderis, 3) Petrov

Korshak, Yuri Fyodorovich (*1930, +2000):

From Orenburg, moved to St. Petersburg to study. Graduated from the Faculty of History at the Leningrad State University (1953). Played hockey himself, was a goaltender with a local university team in the second tier of the Soviet league in 1956-1957. Became a sports journalist, wrote for local newspaper "Smena". Authored several books about sport, one of them about hockey (Раскаленный лед, 1977).
Very high on Tretyak, also liked Makarov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Zinger, 3) Kharlamov
1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Firsov
1973: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Anisin, 3) Sidelnikov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shadrin
1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Drozdetsky
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Cherkas
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Mylnikov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Khalizov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Bykov, 3) Myhskin
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Trefilov

Kostenko, Oleg:

Sports journalist in Kiev, wrote for "Rabochaya gazeta".

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Drozdetsky

Kosterin, Stanislav:

Journalist from Kondopoga (Soviet Karelia). First wrote for the local newspaper "Komsomolets", then moved to Moscow to write for "Sovietskaya Rossiya".

1983: 1) Tetyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Gerasimov, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov

Kotin, V.:

Voter from Saratov.

1975: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Kapustin

Kovalenko, A.:

Voter in Kiev, worked for "Sportivna gazeta".

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Bilyaletdinov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shundrov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov

Kozin, V.:

Voter in Moscow, worked for "Komsomolskaya pravda".

1988: 1) Irbe, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Bykov, 3) Khomutov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Semak

Kozlin, V.:

Voter from Novosibirsk, wrote for newspaper "Sovietskaya Sibir".

1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Maltsev

Kozonin, Yuri:

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod, wrote for newspaper "Leninskaya smena".
A fan of Krutov.

1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov

Kruzhkov, Sergei:

Sport journalist, worked for a variety of outlets in Moscow.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Zimin
1969: 1) Zinger, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Starshinov
1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Shadrin
1973: 1) Yakushev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak
1978: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Myshkin
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Leonov, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Kvartalnov

Kukushkin, Vsevolod Vladimirovich (*1942):

Played bandy in his youth. Became a sports journalist in 1966. Having learned English early, he served the Soviet national team as a translator. After the Soviet era, he acted as press secretary of the Russian Super League and as IIHF functionary. Has authored several books about the Soviet national team and its encounters with the NHL since 2008. Honoured with the Paul Loicq Award by the IIHF in 2000.

1985: 1) Myshkin, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov

Kulikov, N.:

Voter from Kiev, worked for the Ukrainian television.

1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov

Kurosh, Alexei (*1960):

From Yekaterinburg, graduated from the Ural State Technical University there. Worked as a sport journalist from 1986 to 2012. Became press secretary of the hockey club Avtomobilist Sverdlovsk.

1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Khomutov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Bykov, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Znarok

Kuprin, Igor:

Sports journalist, worked for various outlets in Moscow.

1982: 1) Kozhevnikov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Kapustin, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Nemchinov, 3) Bure

Kuzmin, Georgi:

Sports journalist in Kiev.

1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Shundrov

Kuzmin, V.:

Voter from Chelyabinsk, worked for State radio and television there.
Frequent high rankings of players from his hometown (Sergei Makarov, Vyacheslav Bykov, Nikolai Makarov).

1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Nikolai Makarov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Shundrov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Mylnikov
1989: 1) Mylnikov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Irbe

 

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Larchikov, Gennadi Ivanovich (*1936):

Sports journalist, long-time writer for "Sovietsky sport".

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Viktor Yakushev
1970: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Viktor Yakushev, 2) Firsov, 3) Tretyak
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Shadrin, 3) Dmitriev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Anisin
1975: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Pashkov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Shalimov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Nemchinov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Bykov

Lavrik, Mikhail:

Sports editor for the publishing house "Molodaya gvardiya".

1976: 1) Shadrin, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Tretyak, 3) Pervukhin
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kasatonov

Lebedev, Lev Georgievich (*1934, +1997):

Sports journalist, wrote for various newspapers before joining "Pravda" (1966-1992).

1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Davydov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Starshinov, 3) Davydov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Vasilyev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Pervukhin
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Pervukhin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov

Leonov, V.

Voter from Moscow, with "Sovietsky sport".
Managed to rank 10 different #1s in 13 years.

1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Kuzmin
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vikulov, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vikulov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Maltsev, 2) Larionov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Belosheykin
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Irbe, 3) Vyacheslav Kozlov

Letushev, Felix Nikolayevich (*1927):

Sporst journalist, wrote for "Leninskoye znamya".

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Lyapkin
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Tretyak, 2) Ragulin, 3) Kharlamov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Vasilyev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin

Levin, Boris Markovich (*1932, +2004):

Sports journalist with various outlets. Member of the presidium of the Soviet hockey federation (1981-1985). Edited a book on Valeri Kharlamov (Три скорости Валерия Харламова) in 1984.
A big Fetisov fan in the 1980s. Relatively low on Kharlamov and Makarov.

1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Tretyak
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Lutchenko
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Zinger, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Tretyak
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Bilyaletdinov
1980: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Makarov, 3) Lebedev
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Pervukhin
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Bykov, 3) Khomutov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Zhamnov

Levin, Sergei (*1942, +2008):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, worked for the local television. Lost his job due to his outspoken criticism of Soviet national coach Boris Kulagin. Emigrated to the USA (1979) and helped Viktor Nechayev get his engagement with the Los Angeles Kings (1982). In the early 1990s he ran a sports agency together with Nechayev and represented Russian NHL players like Pavel Bure.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Vikulov
1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Shepovalov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Vasilyev

Levinson, Alexander:

Sports journalist, first wrote for "Moskovsky komsomolets", later long-time writer for the TASS news agency. Worked with Anatoli Tarasov when the latter was reporting for TASS from the 1977 World Championship and said he learned more about hockey during that time than in all his life.
High on Vikulov, relatively low on Makarov.

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Polupanov
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Lutchenko
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Kharlamov
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vikulov
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Petrov, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Krutov, 3) Lebedev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Larionov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1989: 1) Kasatonov, 2) Kamensky, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Kamensky

Lipenko, Alexander Anatolyevich (*1942)

From Kiev. A football goaltender in his youth, he won the Soviet junior championship with Dinamo Kiev (1960). Later he played rugby for local club Aviator, the leading team in the Ukraine. Became a sports journalist.

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Shundrov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Shiryayev
1990: 1) Tatarinov, 2) Bure, 3) Khristich
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Yuldashev

Loginov, V.:

Sports journalist from Moscow.

1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Lutchenko
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Doroshchenko
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Krutov
1982: 1) Kozhevnikov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov

Lukashin, Yuri Savelyevich (*1928, +2006)

Sports journalist from 1956 to 2000, worked for various outlets over the years. Co-authored many books and almanacs, among them two books about hockey at the Olympic Winter Games (1959, 1968) and a hockey encyclopedia (1990).
A Fetisov fan. Rather low on Kharlamov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Zinger, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Zimin
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Petrov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Firsov
1973: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Vasilyev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Semyonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov

Lvov, Alexander Lvovich (*1944):

Football goaltender who became a sports journalist. Wrote for "Sportivnaya Moskva", the weekly sports magazine of "Moskovskaya pravda".

1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kapustin
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Makarov
1981: 1) Tretryak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Saprykin
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tyumenev
1984: 1) Krutov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin

Lyashenko, V.:

Sports journalist, wrote for "Komsomolskaya pravda". Authored a book about the 1969 World Championship.

1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Zinger, 3) Davydov
1970: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Firsov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Gusev, 3) Yakushev

 

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M

Maisky, Alexander:

Sports journalist in Minsk.

1981: 1) Makarov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tretyak

Malyavin, Anatoli Anatolyevich (*1940, +1997):

Sports commentator for the State television.

1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev

Malyavsky, Leonid Yevgenyevich:

Sports journalist in Minsk.

1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov

Mandrusov, Sergei:

Journalist from Nizhni Novgorod.

1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Varnakov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Kamensky, 3) Khomutov

Marin, Mikhail:

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod, wrote for "Sovietsky sport".
High on hometown-player Konovalenko. Liked Vikulov.

1968: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Firsov, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Puchkov
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Vikulov
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Konovalenko
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Ragulin
1974: 1) Kapustin, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Yakushev

Markov, V.:

Voter from Chelyabinsk.

1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov

Maryamov, Alexander Alexandrovich (*1937)

Journalist, wrote for a variety of outlets. Also worked as a movie screenwriter.

1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Mikhailov

Maslennikov, Igor Borisovich (*1940):

Sports journalist from Moscow. Involved in boating all his life. Wrote for various outlets.
Relatively low on Makarov.

1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Stelnov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Makarov, 3) Mogilny
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov

Matulis, Jānis

Latvian sports journalist.
High on Makarov. Some homerish rankings (Balderis, Irbe, Znarok).

1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Balderis, 2) Makarov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Mylnikov
1987: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Tatarinov
1988: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Makarov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Irbe, 3) Bykov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Bykov
1991: 1) Znarok, 2) Shiryayev, 3) Irbe

Matveyev, Valeri:

Sports journalist from Moscow.

1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Nemchinov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe

Mayorov, Boris Alexandrovich (*1938):

The famous hockey player. Played for Spartak Moscow and the Soviet national team (1961-68). Worked in various coaching capacities throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Irbe, 3) Kvartalnov

Mayorov, Yevgeni Alexandrovich (*1938. +1997):

The twin brother of Boris Mayorov. Played for Spartak and the Soviet team (1961-64). After his athletic career he became a sports commentator for the State radio and television.
Very high on Fetisov and relatively high on Krutov.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Tretyak, 3) Pervukhin
1978: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Myshkin
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Leonov, 3) Varnakov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Pervukhin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Lomakin
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Bykov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Kamensky
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Zhamnov, 3) Marin

Medvedovsky, Dmitri Davydovich (*1922, +?):

Journalist, a WWII veteran who had distinguished himself in combat.

1968: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Firsov, 3) Viktor Yakushev
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Zinger, 3) Firsov
1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Mishakov

Melik-Karamov, Vitali Rachikovich (*1948):

From Baku (Azerbaijan). Moved to Moscow (1966) to study architecture and worked as an architect before turning to journalism (1975). Wrote for the APN news agency. In addition, he has authored and directed several documentaries and TV programs since 1985. Served as ghostwriter on the autobiography of Vyacheslav Fetisov (1998).

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 2) Fetisov

Melnik, A.:

Voter in Kiev.

1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tatarinov

Melnikov, Valentin:

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod.
High on Makarov.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Starshinov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Konovalenko
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Kharlamov
1973: 1) Tretyak, 2) Balderis, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Kovin, 3) Fetisov

Metayev, Yuri Alexandrovich (*1924, +1980):

Sports journalist, with "Sportivne igry" and the publishing house "Fizkultura i sport".
A big fan of Firsov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Ragulin
1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Firsov, 3) Starshinov
1970: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vasilyev

Mikhailov, Mikhail:

Sports journalist from Kiev.

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Konovalenko
1981: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kapustin

Mikulik, Sergei:

Sports journalist from Moscow.

1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Makarov

Mishchikin, Vladimir Alexeyevich:

Journalist from Novosibirsk.

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Firsov
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Davydov

Moiseyev, A.:

Voter with "Hockey".

1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Semak

Molchanov, Vladimir:

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod.
High on Krutov and Tretyak. Pretty low on Fetisov.

1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Alexander Golikov
1975: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Lutchenko
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Balderis, 3) Vikulov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Shalimov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Skvortsov
1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Vasilyev
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Bykov

Morgulis, Yuri:

Sports phographer, worked for "Sovietsky sport".
Seven different #1s in seven years, not without a few reaches.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Zimin, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Zinger
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Vikulov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kuzkin, 3) Chichurin
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Ragulin
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Anisin, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kharlamov

Moskalyov, V.:

Voter from Moscow, with "Sport v USSR".

1983: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov

Motorny, Nikolai Vitalyevich:

Journalist in Kiev, sports editor of "Molod Ukraini".

1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Shundrov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Fetisov
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Stepanishchev
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Khristich
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Shiryayev, 3) Yuldashev

Musskin, S.:

Voter from Izhevsk (Udmurtia).

1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov

 

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N

Nabutov, Viktor Sergeyevich (*1917, +1973)

From St. Petersburg. Played football, bandy and other sports in his youth. His father was executed in the Stalinist purge of 1934/1935. A football goaltender for Dinamo Leningrad and Elektrik Leningrad in the Soviet top league before and after WW2. After an injury brought his athletic career to an end in 1948, he became a sports commentator on radio and television.

1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Maltsev
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Starshinov, 3) Kharlamov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Yakushev, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov

Nazarov, V.

Voter from Moscow.

1980: 1) Krutov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vasilyev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov

Nekrasov, Vadim

Sports journalist in Minsk.

1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov

Nemirovsky, Leonid Emilyevich:

Sports journalist from Moscow.

1978: 1) Maltsev, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1982: 1) Maltsev, 2) Larionov, 3) Kozhevnikov

Nesterenko, Alexandrovich Viktor:

Sports commentator in Kiev.

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Larionov

Novak, B.:

Voter from Kiev.

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Pervukhin
1984: 1) Kozhevnikov, 2) Kovin, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Zubriltchev, 3) Shundrov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin

Novoskoltsev, Vladimir Andreyevich (*1929, +1993):

Sports journalist, editor-in-chief of "Sovietsky sport" from 1958 to 1968 and "Sportivnye igry" from 1968 to 1986.

1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Zinger
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Starshinov, 3) Firsov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov

 

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O

Ogurtsov, V.:

Voter from Chelyabinsk.

1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev

Orlov, A.:

Voter from St. Petersburg.

1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Vasilyev
1976: 1) Petrov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Gusev

Orlov, Gennadi Sergeyevich (*1945)

From Kharkiv (Ukraine). Moved to St. Petersburg to play football for Zenit Leningrad and Dinamo Leningrad (1966-1969). After an injury forced him to quit in 1970, he became a sports journalist. Worked as a sports commentator on television from 1974 on.

1974: 1) Sidelnikov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Kharlamov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shadrin
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Cherkas
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Bure, 2) Trefilov, 3) Zhamnov

Ospishchev, V.:

Voter from Moscow.

1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Skvortsov

Otkalenko, Vladimir Ananyevich (*1927, +2004)

Sports journalist, wrote for "Pravda". Member of the presidium of the Soviet Athletics [track and field] federation, authored books about track and field and organized competitions.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1974: 1) Maltsev, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Kharlamov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shadrin, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Tretyak

Ovodov, Yuri:

Sports journalist from Yekaterinburg. Later came out as transgender and underwent cross-sex hormon treatment.

1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Byakin
1990: 1) Kamensky, 2) Irbe, 3) Byakin
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Byakin

Ozerov, Nikolai Nikolayevich (*1922, +1997):

A trained stage actor who had roles at the Moscow Art Theatre and also one of the best Soviet tennis players in the 1940s and 1950s. Won several domestic championships. Among his double partners was Zdenek Zikmund who was also a hockey ace. Became a popular sports commentator on radio and television (1950-1988). Posthumously honoured by the IIHF with the Paul Loicq Award.
High on Petrov and Krutov, not so high on the Soviet defencemen in general.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Mayorov
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Shadrin, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Mikhailov
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Myshkin
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Krutov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Myshkin
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Myshkin

Ozhegov, Yuri

Voter from Izhevsk.

1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov

 

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Pagodkins, Mārtiņš (*1942):

Latvian sports journalist.

1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Kamensky
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Irbe, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Irbe, 2) Kamensky, 3) Trefilov

Pakhomov, Vladimir Nikolayevich (*1935, +2004):

Sports journalist who wrote for "Vechernyaya Moscow" and many other outlets. Edited hockey yearbooks and almanacs in the 1960s and 1970s. Member of the presidium of the Soviet hockey federation (1963-1965, 1973-1977, 1985-1989). Authored biographies of Vsevolod Bobrov (2002), Nikolai Sologubov (2005) and Konstantin Loktev (2005).

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Viktor Yakushev, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Zinger, 3) Kharlamov
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Makarov, 3) Khomutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Myshkin
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Konstantinov, 3) Trefilov

Parijancs, Edvards:

Latvian sports journalist.

1974: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Larionov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Balderis, 3) Fetisov

Pasyutin, Eduard:

Journalist, wrote for "Izvestia".

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Shalimov

Patrikeyev, Alexei Alexeyevich (*1936, +2008):

Sports journalist, long-time writer for "Sovietsky sport".

1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Mishakov, 3) Kharlamov
1973: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Petrov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov

Pavlyuchenkov, Maxim Borisovich:

Sports journalist in Minsk, editor of "Fizkulturnik Belarusii".

1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Zinger

Pereturin, Vladimir Ivanovich (*1938, +2017):

A football defenceman, played for various clubs in the second and first Soviet league (1959-1967). After his athletic career, he became a sports commentator on television. Served as a member of the executive committee of the Russian Football Federation from 1994 to 2003.
Some peculiar voting patterns. The biggest Maltsev fan among all voters and an early admirer of Balderis.

1974: 1) Maltsev, 2) Balderis, 3) Kapustin
1975: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Balderis
1976: 1) Maltsev, 2) Balderis, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Maltsev, 2) Balderis, 3) Pervukhin
1978: 1) Makarov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Mikhailov
1980: 1) Maltsev, 2) Shalimov, 3) Tretyak
1982: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Fetisov, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Maltsev
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kovin, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Zubriltchev, 2) Leonov, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Mylnikov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Semak, 2) Kamensky, 3) Bure

Petrov, Alexander Dmitrievich (*1945, +2011):

Sports journalist, worked for various outlets. Co-authored football and hockey almanacs in the 1980s. Published a book about the "secrets of Soviet hockey" (Тайны советского хоккея) in 2010.

1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Nemchinov, 3) Goloshumov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Nemchinov

Petrov, Andrei Nikolayevich (*1956, +2019):

Sports journalist, wrote for "Izvestia" and co-organized the Izvestia Cup together with his mentor Boris Fedosov.

1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Mikhailov
1982: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Drozdetsky
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Kasatonov
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Semak

Petrov, Oleg:

Sports journalist from Novosibirsk.

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Firsov
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Kuzmin
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Lutchenko
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev

Petrov, V.:

Sports commentator for the television in Yekaterinburg.

1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Byakin
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Bure

Pisarevsky, Vladimir Lvovich (*1936):

Played hockey for youth team of Dinamo Moscow and the senior teams of Khimik Voskresensk and Traktor Chelyabinsk. In 1961 he became a sports commentator on radio and television.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Alexandrov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Firsov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Lutchenko, 3) Konovalenko
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Ragulin
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3 Mikhailov
1980: 1) Petrov, 2) Kapustin, 3) Vasilyev
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Irbe, 2) Krutov, 3) Larionov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Bykov

Pokrovsky, Anatoli Veniaminovich (*1930, +2007):

Journalist from Yaroslavl, moved to Moscow and wrote for various outlets there.

1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Davydov, 3) Alexander Yakushev

Polyakov, A.:

Voter from Yekaterinburg.

1970: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Konovalenko

Popov, German Alexeyevich (*1932, +2011):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg.

1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov

Popov, Oleg:

Voter from Moscow, worked for "Pravda".

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko

Pozharsky, V.:

Voter from Riga.

1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Makarov, 3) Drozdetsky

Pribylovsky, Leonid Pavlovich (*1938)

Football defenceman in the 1950s and 1960s. After his athletic career he worked for "Sportivnaya zhizn Rossii" before becoming a coach.

1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev

 

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Radchuk, Gennadi Iosifovich (*1930, +1991):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, worked for "Football" respectively "Football-Hockey" from 1960 to 1991.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, Vikulov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Shadrin, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Tretyak
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Makarov

Radzhabli, Valeri:

Sports journalist. Family name suggests ancestry from Azerbaijan.

1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Chernykh
1990: 1) Tatarinov, 2) Fyodorov, 3) Kvartalnov
1991: 1) Trefilov, 2) Kamensky, 3) Bure

Ratner, Arkadi Falkovich (*1936):

From Moscow. A railway engineer by trade, he worked at the design office of the Soviet Railway Ministry before becoming a sports commentator on radio and television in 1962.
A big fan of Tretyak. One of the very few who rated Alexander Yakushev's 68-69 season very high. Relatively low on Firsov and Kharlamov.

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Zimin
1969: 1) Alexander Yakushev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Starshinov
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Petrov
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Firsov, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Sidelnikov, 3) Mikhailov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Zinger, 2) Shalimov
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Leonov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Irbe
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Bykov
1991: 1) Trefilov, 2) Bure, 3) Zhamnov

Reizer, Leonid Yuryevich (*1949):

Sports journalist, worked for various outlets over the year. Has authored numous books about hockey.
High on Fetisov and Krutov. Relatively low on Makarov.

1981: 1) Kapustin, 2) Maltsev, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Makarov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1984: 1) Krutov, 2) Kovin, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Makarov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kapustin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Irbe, 3) Kvartalnov

Rekunov, Valeri:

Sports journalist in Kiev.

1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Shundrov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Varnakov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Varnakov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Stepanishchev
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Khristich
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Yuldashev

Rezņik-Martov, Viktor Markovich:

Sports journalist from Riga.

1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Maltsev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Shalimov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Fetisov
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Irbe
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Kamensky
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Znarok, 3) Irbe

Robežnieks, Juris (*1930, +2007):

Latvian sports journalist and television commentator.

1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Myshkin

Romanov, Georgi:

Sports journalist from Chelyabinsk, wrote for "Sovietsky sport".
Relatively high on Mikhailov and low on Kharlamov.

1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Ragulin
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov

Rossoshik, Lev Volkovich (*1946, +2018):

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod. Had a degree in translation (French). Moved to Moscow and worked for a variety of outlets there. One of the founders and editors of "Sport-Express" (1991-2011). Authored and edited several books, including one about Soviet hockey coaching greats (Tarasov, Chernyshov, Boginov, Epshteyn and Tikhonov) in 2001.
High on early Vikulov, on Petrov and on Krutov. Relatively low on Kharlamov and Makarov.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Martynyuk
1972: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Mikhailov
1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Astafyev
1976: 1) Maltsev, 2) Zinger, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Balderis
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kozhevnikov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kovin, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Varnakov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Varnakov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin

Rubin, Yevgeni Mikhailovich (*1929):

Graduated in law before he became a sports journalist with "Sovietsky sport" (1958-1977). Co-wrote Boris Mayorov's autobiography (1970). Feuded with Anatoli Tarasov and was reprimanded by the Soviet authorities more than once. Emigrated to the USA in 1978. Worked for Radio Liberty and edited the Russian newspaper Novy amerikanets ("New American") in New York.
High on Firsov, not high on Starshinov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Zimin, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Alexander Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Mikhailov
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Shadrin
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak

Rumyantsev, A.:

Sports journalist from Yekaterinburg.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Zinger

Ryazanov, Nikolai:

Sports journalist from Nizhni Novgorod, wrote for the newspaper "Leninskaya smena".

1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Skvortsov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Skvortsov
1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kovin, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Varnakov, 3) Khomutov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Varnakov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov

Ryzhkov, Dmitri Leontyevich (*1935, +2003):

Sports journalist, long-time writer for "Sovietsky sport". Under the influence of Yevgeni Rubin, he turned to hockey coverage and became a prominent observer of the sport. Interviewed Fred Shero when the latter was in Moscow. His vocal criticism of the preferred treatment of CSKA and Dinamo Moscow earned him travel bans by the Soviet authorities. Later edit the "Sportivnye igry" magazine and mentored Igor Kuperman.
High on Krutov, relatively low on Makarov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Zimin
1969: 1) Zinger, 2) Zimin, 3) Kharlamov
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Starshinov, 3) Vikulov
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shepovalov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulolv
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Petrov
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Lutchenko
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Shadrin, 3) Tretyak
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Tretyak
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Semyonov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Nemchinov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Antipov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Trefilov, 3) Zhamnov

 

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Sadekov, Yan:

Sports director for State television.

1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Pervukhin
1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 2) Yashin
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Tatarinov, 2) Chervyakov, 3) Bykov

Sakira, V.:

Worked for the TASS news agency.

1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Shundrov, 3) Leonov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Shiryayev
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khristich, 3) Bykov

Samoylov, Alexei Petrovich (*1936):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, long-time writer for the youth magazine "Avrora". Also worked as a screenwriter for movies.

1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Mikhailov

Saramonov, Yuri:

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, wrote for "Sovietksy sport".

1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Kasatonov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Lavrov
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov

Savin, M.:

Worked for the State television.

1988: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Makarov

Sayko, I.:

Voter from Kiev, with the Ukrainian branch of the TASS news agency.

1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Varnakov

Schlesinger, M.:

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg.

1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Vasilyev

Semyonov, A.:

Worked for the newspaper "Gudok".

1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov

Semyonov, Valentin Ivanovich (*1925, +2005):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, organized tournaments and championships in various sports, promoted chess. Reportedly a companionable personality, popular among fellow sports journalist.

1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kasputin
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Tsygankov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Cherkas
1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Bykov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Bure, 2) Trefilov, 3) Kamensky

Serdyuk, A.:

Voter from Kiev.

1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bure, 3) Khristich
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Yuldashev

Serebrennikov, Ernest Naumovich (*1936):

From St. Petersburg, sports commentator on television. A trained mechanical engineer who graduated from the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute (1959). Started working for the Leningrad branch of State television in 1965.

1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Cherkas
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Bure, 2) Kamensky, 3) Trefilov

Shachin, Sergei Petrovich (*1952):

Journalist from Moscow. Sports editor for "Komsomolskaya pravda" for a few years. In the 1990s he became a television host and producer.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Tretyak, 3) Pervukhin
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Kapustin
1980: 1) Krutov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Myshkin
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kozhevnikov

Shagin, Nikolai Antonovich (*1913, +1990):

Journalist from Khabarovsk, moved to St. Petersburg and worked for various oulets there, including the TASS news agency (1930-51) and "Sovietsky sport" (1952-77).

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Konovalenko

Shcherbachov, Valentin Vasilovich (*1946):

Sports journalist from Kiev. Sports commentator on television since 1974.

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1990: 1) Khristich, 2) Irbe, 3) Khomutov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Shiryayev, 3) Marin

Shcherbak, Yuri:

Sports journalist, with the Ukrainian branch of the TASS news agency.

1991: 1) Semak, 2) Kamensky, 3) Bure

Shelukha, Yuri Petrovich:

Ukrainian sports journalist. Authored several sports books.

1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Stepanishchev

Shevchenko, N.:

Voter from Yekaterinburg.

1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Zinger
1973: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Petrov

Shevtsov, Vsevolod Vasilyevich (*1919, +1995):

Journalist, long-time writer and editor for "Vechernyaya Moscow". Co-edited hockey almanacs with Vladimir Pakhomov in the 1960s and 1970s.
A fan of Yevgeni Davydov. Kharlamov #1 in 1977 is more a recognition award for his comeback.

1969: 1) Davydov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Mikhailov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Davydov, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Firsov, 3) Shadrin
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1974: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Petrov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Maltsev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Vasilyev
1982: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin

Shifrin, Alexander Anatolyevich:

Journalist, with "Sotsialisticheskaya industriya".

1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Shadrin
1972: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Yakushev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Krutov, 3) Rudakov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Kapustin
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov

Shirokov, V.:

Voter from Moscow, with the newspaper "Pravda".

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Mayorov, 3) Viktor Blinov

Shlayen, Mikhail Grigoryevich (*1937):

Sports journalist. Worked for various outlets, including the Armed Forces newspaper "Krasnaya zvezda".

1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Ragulin
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Mikhailov
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Krutov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Makarov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Drozdetsky
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Varnakov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Kamensky
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Kamensky, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Bykov

Shmitko, Sergei Nikolayevich (*1935):

Sports journalist since 1960.

1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Vikulov
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Lebedev, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Tretyak
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kovin, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Bykov

Shvets, Gennadi Vasilyevich (*1947, +2011):

Sports journalist from Odessa (Ukraine), worked for various outlets. Later he served as press secretary of the Russian Olympic Committee (2001-10).

1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov

Sinitsky, V.:

Voter from Latvia. Possibly identical with Viktor Sinitsky (Latvian: Viktors Siņickis), born 1924, who played hockey for Dinamo Riga in the years after WW2?

1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Irbe, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Mylnikov

Sinyavsky, Viktor Alexeyevich (*1923, +2003):

Sports journalist, long-time writer for "Sovietskaya Rossiya" (1957-1992). Authored a few books about bandy.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Davydov
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Alexander Yakushev, 3) Davydov
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Davydov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Lutchenko, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Tretyak
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kapustin
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Balderis, 3) Vasilyev

Skujiņš, I.:

Latvian voter.

1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev

Slavin, Vitali:

Sports journalist.

1991: 1) Semak, 2) Kamensky, 3) Prokhorov

Smorodinsky, Yuri:

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg.

1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Bure, 3) Byakin

Snegiryov, Vladimir Nikolayevich (*1947):

Journalist, long-time writer for "Komsomolskaya pravda" (1969-88). In the 1980s he reported from the Soviet-Afghan War. Acquired a doctoral degree in historic sciences.

1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kapustin
1980: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Vladimir Golikov

Sokolov, A.:

Voter from Moscow.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Maltsev, 3) Petrov

Sokolov, Yuri:

Sports journalist, worked for the publishing house "Fizkultura i sport".

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Kharlamov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Shalimov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Drozdetsky

Solomatin, Vladimir:

Editor of the literary magazine "Literaturnaya Rossiya".

1969: 1) Zinger, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Firsov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vikulov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov
1974: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Anisin
1975: 1) Petrov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shalimov

Sparre, Yan Yanovich (*1934, +1982):

Sports commentator on radio and television.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Vikulov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vikulov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Mikhailov

Spassky, Oleg Dmitrievich (*1936, +2009):

Sports journalist. With various outlets, sports editor of "Sport v SSSR" (1981-1992). One of the leading Soviet hockey writers. Authored several books, including biographies of Makarov (1987), Kharlamov (1998) and Viktor Tikhonov (2002).

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Ragulin
1969: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Firsov, 3) Zinger
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Kharlamov
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Firsov, 3) Maltsev
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1975: 1) Lutchenko, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kasatonov
1982: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1987: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov

Spektor, Pyotr Markovich:

Sports journalist, with "Moskovsky komsomolets".

1986: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Larionov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Prokhorov

Srebnitsky, Alexei:

Sports journalist, wrote for the APN news agency.

1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov

Strunin, Sergei:

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Kharlamov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Nikitin
1980: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Krutov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Kasatonov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Krutov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Cherkas
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Mylnikov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Byakin, 3) Trefilov

Suponev, Mikhail Nikolayevich:

Belarusian sports journalist. Studied in St. Petersburg and worked in Ufa before returning to Minsk.

1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kapustin, 3) Drozdetsky

Sysoyev, Yuri:

1976: 1) Maltsev, 2) Yakushev, 3) Shalimov

Svetlanov, Boris (*1921):

Sports photographer.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Polupanov
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Vikulov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1974: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev

 

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Tarakanov, Vladimir:

Voter from Chelyabinsk.
Some hometown picks (Korshakevich, Belousov, Nikolai Makarov).

1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Kharlamov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Korshakevich
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Yakushev, 2) Balderis, 3) Belousov
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Belousov, 3) Nikolai Makarov
1981: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Nikolai Makarov
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belousov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov

Taranov, S.:

Voter with the newspaper "Izvestia".

1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe

Titov, B.:

Voter from Chelyabinsk.

1991: 1) Trefilov, 2) Semak, 3) Byakin

Tomashevsky, G.:

Voter from St. Petersburg.

1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis

Trachtenberg, Leonid Fyodorovich (*1948):

Sports journalist, wrote for "Moskovsky komsomolets" and "Sovietsky sport". Focused on soccer and hockey. One of the founders of Sport-Express in 1991. Served as media spokesman of the Soviet hockey national team and later various Russian soccer clubs and organizations.
A big admirer of Kharlamov.

1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Firsov, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Zinger
1977: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Petrov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Mikhailov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Larionov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kozhevnikov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Kamensky
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Bure

Trifonov, Yuri Valentinovich (*1925, +1981):

Prominent novelist from Moscow who was also a sports journalist and hockey fan. Internationally renowned as one of the most important represenatives of Soviet literature. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1981).

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Zimin, 3) Starshinov
1969: 1) Mayorov, 2) Alexander Yakushev, 3) Mikhailov

Trushkov, V.:

Voter, with the TASS news agency.

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Khomutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Dmitri Mironov

Tserkover, Eduard Moiseyevich (*1932, +1995):

Journalist and writer.

1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Makarov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tyumenev
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin

Tsybanev, Yuri:

Sports journalist, wrote for the "Football-Hockey" magazine.
A lot of variety in his voting, put a lot of diffrent names on the ballot over the years.

1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Mikhailov
1978: 1) Lebedev, 2) Petrov, 3) Makarov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Petrov, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Makarov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Makarov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kovin, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Pervukhin, 3) Varnakov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Belosheykin
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Bykov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Nemchinov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Khomutov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Kvartalnov, 3) Irbe

Tulyakov, Nikolai:

Worked for the TASS news agency.

1980: 1) Krutov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Makarov

Tyulyubayev, S.:

Worked for "Sovietsky sport".

1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Makarov, 3) Vasilyev

 

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Udaltsov, A.:

Voter in Moscow.

1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Firsov, 3) Maltsev

Ulyanov, Vladimir:

Sports journalist, worked for the "Sportivnye igry" magazine.
High on Firsov and Makarov.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Zimin
1969: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Zinger
1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vikulov, 3) Konovalenko
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Vikulov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Petrov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Yakushev
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Balderis
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Tretyak
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Mylnikov, 3) Krutov

Un Da-Sin, Vyacheslav:

Sports photographer with the TASS news agency. Name suggests some Asian ancestry, maybe Kazakh?

1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Firsov, 3) Maltsev

Utkin, Igor Vladimorovich (*1942, +2009):

Internationally renowned sports photgrapher.
Very high on Maltsev. Relatively low on Makarov.

1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Balderis, 3) Pervukhin
1980: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kapustin, 3) Drozdetsky
1982: 1) Maltsev, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov
1984: 1) Drozdetsky, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Makarov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Tatarinov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Irbe, 3) Chervyakov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Khomutov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Zhamnov, 3) Semak

Uvarov, Vitali:

Voter for the "Hockey" magazine.

1991: 1) Bure, 2) Trefilov, 3) Shiryayev

 

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It blows my mind that Petrov who won the scoring by a huge margin (51 to 40) over the second place Mihailov, only got TWO measly 3rd place votes!

Can anybody elaborate on that?

 

[VMBM]

It blows my mind that Petrov who won the scoring by a huge margin (51 to 40) over the second place Mihailov, only got TWO measly 3rd place votes!

Can anybody elaborate on that?

Probably not the only reason, but he didn't have a great World Championship tournament that season, only 8 points in 10 games.

At that point, Petrov wasn't a very good defensive player either, but then again, was he really much worse than e.g. his linemates?

 

[Albatros]

Perhaps the combination of his playing style and character did not make him everyone's darling. It would be quite misplaced to compare him to Patrik Laine, but somehow that's the association I have of young Petrov.

 

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It blows my mind that Petrov who won the scoring by a huge margin (51 to 40) over the second place Mihailov, only got TWO measly 3rd place votes!

Can anybody elaborate on that?

Tarasov: "How do we coaches estimate a player? Who do we consider an ace hockey-player? Our answer is defined by a sum of components: the scope of a player's actions, his passion, technical skill, tactical sophistication, game discipline, his ability to create, improvise and help his partners. Only in Canadian professional hockey the one who scored the goal is considered the favourite. We have different measures and it's no coincidence that in 1969-70 we ranked Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov above their center forward in their level of mastery, although Vladimir [Petrov] was the most productive scorer in the country."

 

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Tarasov: "How do we coaches estimate a player? Who do we consider an ace hockey-player? Our answer is defined by a sum of components: the scope of a player's actions, his passion, technical skill, tactical sophistication, game discipline, his ability to create, improvise and help his partners. Only in Canadian professional hockey the one who scored the goal is considered the favourite. We have different measures and it's no coincidence that in 1969-70 we ranked Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov above their center forward in their level of mastery, although Vladimir [Petrov] was the most productive scorer in the country."

Did "we" (the coaching staff") send out this memo to every journalist in the country?

 

[Theokritos]

Did "we" (the coaching staff") send out this memo to every journalist in the country?

Well, he did write a lot, including articles and comments that were printed in various newspapers and magazines, so perhaps he basically did that.

Or his quote just mirrors what everyone thought who saw the Petrov and his linemates play that season. Perhaps he was one-dimensional (not what a center was supposed to be) and at the same time riding the coattail of Kharlamov and Mikhailov offensively, that is: "merely" buring the chances they created. And then he was singled out for criticism at the World Championship and at times even benched, as opposed to his linemates.

 

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V

Vaihansky, Semyon Markovich (*1937, +2004):

Sports journalist from St. Petersburg, a prominent soccer and hockey writer. Authored almanacs and compiled statistics from the mid-1960s on. A big proponent of recording and publishing accurate data for games played, goals, assists, scoring points and penalties. Bemoaned the lack of attention paid to statistics in his country and was impressed when he got access to NHL stats books in the early 1970s. Published a book about the Soviet nation team in 2003.

1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Mikhailov
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kapustin, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kasatonov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Drozdetsky
1988: 1) Khomutov, 2) Krutov, 3) Irbe
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Kvartalnov
1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Khomutov
1991: 1) Bure, 2) Trefilov, 3) Marin

Vanyat, I.:

Voter from Moscow.

1978: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Balderis, 3) Fetisov

Vanyat, Yuri Ilyich (*1913, +1992):

Veteran sports journalist and long-time writer for the newspaper "Trud". Covered Soviet hockey from the beginning (1945-46) to the end of the USSR (1992).

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Zinger, 3) Alexander Yakushev
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Vikulov, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Martynyuk
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Pervukhin
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Kapustin
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Shalimov, 3) Makarov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Myshkin
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Pervukhin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Makarov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Tatarinov
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Semak, 3) Marin

Varlamov, V.:

Voter from Riga.

1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Varnakov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Tatarinov

Vasilyevsky, A.:

Journalist from St. Petersburg.

1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Balderis
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kasatonov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Kasatonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov

Vatutin, V.:

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Zinger, 3) Alexander Yakushev
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Martynyuk
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Gusev
1974: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Mikhailov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Tretyak, 2) Balderis, 3) Mikhailov
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Krutov
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kapustin, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Shalimov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kozhevnikov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Leonov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Makarov, 3) Fetisov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Irbe, 3) Kamensky
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Semak

Vikhrev, Oleg Alexeyevich:

Sports journalist for the Army newspaper "Krasnaya zvezda".

1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Zinger, 3) Ragulin
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Vikulov, 3) Maltsev
1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Fetisov, 2) Kasatonov, 3) Krutov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Mylnikov
1990: 1) Khomutov, 2) Bykov, 3) Irbe
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Marin, 3) Kozlov

Viktorov, Viktor Yakovlevich (*1909, +?):

Sports journalist, long-time writer for the magazine "Ogonyok".

1968: 1) Starshinov, 2) Firsov, 3) Konovalenko
1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Starshinov
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Firsov, 3) Tsygankov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tretyak
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Yakushev, 3) Petrov
1974: 1) Vasilyev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Mikhailov, 3) Kharlamov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1980: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1981: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev
1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shalimov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Larionov

Vingurt, Grigor:

Voter from Saratov.

1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Shalimov
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Pervukhin

Vinnitsky, Mark Moiseyevich (*1948):

Sports commentator for radio and television in Chelyabinsk. Started as an engineer working at the local sports palace before becoming a commentator. Went on to serve the Traktor Chelyabinsk sports club and the Russian hockey federation in various capacities.

1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Belosheykin
1988: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Mylnikov

Vinokurov, Valeri Izidorovich (*1939):

A trained sound engineer for cinema, he became a sports journalist and a particularly prominent soccer writer.

1968: 1) Alexandrov, 2) Firsov, 3) Davydov
1975: 1) Tretyak, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Yakushev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Kovin
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Makarov

Vinokurov, I.:

Voter from St. Petersburg.

1970: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Starshinov
1971: 1) Firsov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Shepovalov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Yakushev
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Mikhailov

Vodolazhsky, V.:

Voter from Moscow.

1970: 1) Starshinov, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Konovalenko, 3) Mikhailov

Vodovozov, M.:

Voter from Moscow.

1990: 1) Irbe, 2) Khomutov, 3) Bure

Volkov, V.:

Journalist from Moscow.

1974: 1) Yakushev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Anisin
1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Petrov
1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Shalimov, 3) Kharlamov
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Petrov, 3) Tretyak

Volobuyev, Mikhail Mikhailovich (*1946, +2020):

Sports journalist from Minsk.

1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kapustin, 3) Petrov

Voronin, G.:

One-time voter from Nizhni Novgorod.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Davydov, 3) Maltsev

Vykhovanets, Valeri:

Sports journalist from Kiev.

1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Larionov, 3) Tyumenev
1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tyumenev
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Semyonov, 3) Shundrov
1986: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Fetisov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Larionov, 3) Makarov
1988: 1) Larionov, 2) Irbe, 3) Nayda
1989: 1) Krutov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Shiryayev
1990: 1) Bure, 2) Tatarinov, 3) Khristich
1991: 1) Kamensky, 2) Shiryayev, 3) Yuldashev

W

Weinstein, Alexander Lvovich (*1953):

Journalist from Moscow.

1989: 1) Bykov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Irbe

 

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Y

Yefimov, Vladimir:

1982: 1) Makarov, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Vasilyev

Yefremenko, Mikhail:

Voter from Novosibirsk.

1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Maltsev

Yemelyanov, Yuri Vitalyevich (*1945):

Journalist from Chelyabinsk.

1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Drozdetsky, 3) Tretyak
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Larionov, 3) Bykov
1986: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Bykov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Makarov, 3) Starikov
1988: 1) Mylnikov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1989: 1) Fetisov, 2) Bykov, 3) Makarov
1990: 1) Bykov, 2) Khomutov, 3) Irbe

Yusin, Anatoli Andrianovich (*1938, +2011):

Sports journalist from Moscow, wrote for "Pravda" from 1973 to 1988.

1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Tretyak, 3) Mikhailov
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Kozhevnikov

 

[VanIslander]

I - and the ATD community - think the best two Soviet players are...

1. Fetisov
2. Makarov

Based in part on their NHL years.

But are they any better than...

Kharlamov & Tretiak?

I really dunno.

 

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Z

Zamov, V.:

One-time voter with "Sovietsky sport".

1976: 1) Tretyak, 2) Maltsev, 3) Balderis

Zaretsky, P.:

Voter from Yekterinburg.

1969: 1) Mikhailov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Velizhanin

Zaseda, Igor Ivanovich (*1932, +2006):

Ukrainian swimmer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1956 Olympics. After his athletic career, he became a sports journalist.

1970: 1) Konovalenko, 2) Maltsev, 3) Davydov
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Makarov, 3) Larionov

Zerchaninov, Yuri Leonidovich (*1931, +2009):

Sports journalist with the magazine "Yunost".

1969: 1) Zimin, 2) Alexander Yakushev, 3) Kharlamov
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Zimin, 3) Kharlamov
1972: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Yakushev
1975: 1) Yakushev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Kapustin
1976: 1) Shalimov, 2) Zinger, 3) Balderis
1977: 1) Balderis, 2) Shadrin, 3) Pervukhin
1980: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Krutov, 3) Makarov
1981: 1) Kapustin, 2) Maltsev, 3) Petrov
1982: 1) Kozhevnikov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Fetisov
1983: 1) Krutov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1984: 1) Tretyak, 2) Kozhevnikov, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Fetisov, 3) Kasatonov

Zhiltsov, V.:

Long-time voter, worked for various outlets.

1968: 1) Firsov, 2) Starshinov, 3) Konovalenko
1969: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Paladyev, 3) Puchkov
1970: 1) Vikulov, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Maltsev
1971: 1) Maltsev, 2) Kharlamov, 3) Tsygankov
1972: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tsygankov, 3) Kharlamov
1973: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Petrov, 3) Yakushev
1974: 1) Maltsev, 2) Tretyak, 3) Vasilyev
1975: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Lutchenko
1976: 1) Kharlamov, 2) Maltsev, 3) Tretyak
1977: 1) Petrov, 2) Balderis, 3) Maltsev
1980: 1) Maltsev, 2) Makarov, 3) Myshkin
1981: 1) Maltsev, 2) Vasilyev, 3) Makarov
1982: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Maltsev
1983: 1) Tretyak, 2) Krutov, 3) Fetisov
1984: 1) Fetisov, 2) Makarov, 3) Krutov
1985: 1) Fetisov, 2) Myshkin, 3) Leonov

Zimin, Yevgeni Vladimirovich (*1947, +2018):

Among the elite hockey players in the USSR in the late 1960s and early 1970s. After his athletic career, he was involved in coaching and scouting. Sports commentator for state television since 1986.

1986: 1) Fetisov, 2) Larionov, 3) Krutov
1987: 1) Krutov, 2) Belosheykin, 3) Larionov

Zvirbulis, A.:

Latvian journalist.

1984: 1) Makarov, 2) Tretyak, 3) Kovin
1985: 1) Makarov, 2) Balderis, 3) Shundrov

 

[Theokritos]

With these last few posts, my work in this thread has finally reached its end. However, if anyone is able to provide information on the voters I wasn't able to find out much about, it's highly welcome.

 

[Moose Head]

Five years ago, I first posted the full voting results of the annual Soviet Best Player poll. A presentation of those results with tables can be found in the International & European Award & All-Star Voting thread.

In this thread, the full voting records (every single ballot for each year) will be presented.

1967-1968: Anatoli Firsov / 1968 interview with Firsov
1968-1969: Anatoli Firsov / 1969 article
1969-1970: Viktor Konovalenko / 1970 article/interview
1970-1971: Anatoli Firsov / 1971 article
1971-1972: Alexander Maltsev & Valeri Kharlamov / 1972 article
1972-1973: Valeri Kharlamov / 1973 interview with Kharlamov (and Petrov and Mikhailov)
1973-1974: Vladislav Tretyak / 1974 interview with Tretyak
1974-1975: Vladislav Tretyak / 1975 article
1975-1976: Vladislav Tretyak / 1976 article
1976-1977: Helmuts Balderis / 1977 article/interview
1977-1978: Boris Mikhailov / 1978 article
1978-1979: no voting
1979-1980: Sergei Makarov / 1980 article
1980-1981: Vladislav Tretyak / 1981 article
1981-1982: Vyacheslav Fetisov / 1982 article
1982-1983: Vladislav Tretyak / 1983 article
1983-1984: Sergei Drozdetsky / 1984 interview with Drozdetsky
1984-1985: Sergei Makarov / 1985 article
1985-1986: Vyacheslav Fetisov / 1986 article
1986-1987: Vladimir Krutov / 1987 article
1987-1988: Igor Larionov
1988-1989: Sergei Makarov / 1989 article
1989-1990: Andrei Khomutov / 1990 article
1990-1991: Valeri Kamensky / 1991 interview with Kamensky

Voters overview:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
I
J
K: 1/2, 2/2
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V/W
Y
Z

Where’s Shepelev?

 

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Where’s Shepelev?

Dick Beddoes was truly the only one pumping Shepelev's tires. Not even the Soviets thought he was close to the best player.

You'd think that Sergei Shepelev's performances internationally in the 1981-82 season would have gotten him at least some votes, but no. Among the skaters, he - if anyone - was the hero of the 1981 Canada Cup (2 goals in the semi-final and a hat-trick in the final), and he & his line (with Kapustin and Shalimov) had a very good performance at the 1982 WHC too. Apparently, his domestic season was just not good enough. As it is, he received only single vote in his career (1980-81).​