Vyacheslav Starshinov
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Vyacheslav Ivanovich Starshinov (born May 6, 1940 in Moscow
, Soviet Union
) is a retired ice hockey
player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow
, scoring 405 goals in 540 league games. He led the league in goals in 1966-67 and 1967–68, and in points in 1967-68. Starshinov also scored 149 goals in 182 international games with the Soviet national team, and was named top forward at the IIHF World Championships in 1965. He Also played Japanese hockey team Oji Eagles in 1976-1978.
He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1963 and the International Ice Hockey Federation
Hall of Fame in 2007.
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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) is a retired ice hockey
Ice hockey
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player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow
HC Spartak Moscow
HC Spartak is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League .-History:One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946...
, scoring 405 goals in 540 league games. He led the league in goals in 1966-67 and 1967–68, and in points in 1967-68. Starshinov also scored 149 goals in 182 international games with the Soviet national team, and was named top forward at the IIHF World Championships in 1965. He Also played Japanese hockey team Oji Eagles in 1976-1978.
He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
This is a list of ice hockey players of the USSR or Russia who were awarded either the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR or this title's successor Honoured Master of Sports of Russia respectively. The first ice hockey player was awarded this title in 1948...
in 1963 and the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
Hall of Fame in 2007.