Viktor Konovalenko
Encyclopedia
Viktor Sergeevich Konovalenko (March 11, 1938 - February 20, 1996) was an ice hockey
goaltender
in the Soviet Union
. He played for the Torpedo Gorky (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
) team from 1956 to 1972.
Konovalenko led the Soviet team to the IIHF World Championships title every year from 1963 to 1968, 1970, and 1971. He was named the most valuable player
in the Soviet league in 1970.
The Konavalenko Sports Palace, arena for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team, is named after him.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. He played for the Torpedo Gorky (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod is an ice hockey club in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League....
) team from 1956 to 1972.
Konovalenko led the Soviet team to the IIHF World Championships title every year from 1963 to 1968, 1970, and 1971. He was named the most valuable player
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
in the Soviet league in 1970.
The Konavalenko Sports Palace, arena for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Team, is named after him.