Aleksandr Maltsev

Aleksandr Maltsev
Russian commemorative coin
Born	(1949-04-20) April 20, 1949 Setkovtsy village (not exist since 1975), near Kirovo-Chepetsk, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Dynamo Moscow Újpesti TE
National team	Soviet Union
Playing career	1967–1984 1989–1990

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold	1972 Sapporo	Team
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	Team
Silver	1980 Lake Placid	Team

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev (Russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев; born April 20, 1949) is a retired Soviet ice hockey right winger.

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

Maltsev was on the USSR team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and 1980 Winter Olympics, winning gold in 1972 and 1976 and silver in 1980. He was named the best forward at the IIHF World Championships three times, leading the tournament in goals once and total scoring twice [1]. He made the world championship all-star team on five occasions. Maltsev's 213 career goals in international play were the most by any Soviet player [2]. According to NHL.com, Maltsev was Alexander Ovechkin's childhood idol.

Maltsev was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972, the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1976 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1978.

Career statistics

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

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		23	9	2	11	4
1968–69	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		42	26
1969–70	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		42	32
1970–71	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		37	36	20	56	8
1971–72	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		26	20	11	31	14
1972–73	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		27	20	16	36	30
1973–74	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	25	22	47	14
1974–75	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	18	16	34	28
1975–76	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		29	28	19	47	0
1976–77	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		33	31	27	58	4
1977–78	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		24	17	12	29	22
1978–79	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		8	2	3	5	0
1979–80	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		36	11	28	39	10
1980–81	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		38	14	28	42	8
1981–82	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		37	19	22	41	6
1982–83	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	14	15	29	0
1983–84	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet		32	7	15	22	6
1989–90	Újpesti TE	Hungary		13	8	12	20

External links

• Alexander Maltsev at Hockey CCCP International
• Aleksandr Maltsev's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Aleksandr Maltsev – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Awards
Preceded by Anatoli Firsov	Soviet MVP 1972	Succeeded by Valeri Kharlamov
Preceded by Vladimir Petrov	Soviet Scoring Champion 1971	Succeeded by Valeri Kharlamov