Remembering the Habs' glory days Oct 3, 2008
Mr. Pollock forged a team good enough to outplay the fearsome Soviet Red Army team in a memorable exhibition game on New Year's Eve, 1975, that ended in a 3-3 tie only because of the goaltending of Vladislav Tretiak. In the diluted NHL, winning four Stanley Cups in a row, starting the following spring, was comparatively easy. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
France's Bernard finds salvation in 100-meter freestyle Aug 14, 2008
Why would it have to be me. " And the priest said that Branca was chosen because he was strong enough to live with it. He has lived with the homer for more than fifty years.Now, here's Alain Bernard. He is one of the great athletes of France. He is a three-time world record holder in the 100-meter freestyle. He set the record for the third time on Wednesday during the 100-meter semifinal. The record lasted less than five minutes because Australia's Eamon Sullivan broke it in the very next race.... (Anchorage Daily News)
Gretzky, 'Miracle on Ice' honored byIIHF May 18, 2008
Netminder Vladislav Tretiak, forwards Valeri Kharlamov, Sergei Makarov and defenseman Vyacheslav Fetisov, who were part of the Soviet teams that dominated international ice hockey from the 1960s to 1980s, were named along with Sweden's Borje Salming. The IIHF also announced the "Miracle on Ice," the United States unlikely march to a gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, was voted the top hockey story of the century. (MSNBC -- Sports)
USA's Miracle On Ice honoured as top ice hockey story of the century May 18, 2008
Four of the six players are from Russia, including forward Valeri Kharlamov, defenceman Vyacheslav Fetisov, goaltender Vladislav Tretiak and forward Sergei Makarov. Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky and Swedish defenceman Borje Salming were also chosen. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Canadian juniors sweep series vs. Russia Sep 2, 2007
The series was the idea of Russian Ice Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak, who wanted to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. The USSR won Game 4 of that series 5-3 in Vancouver to take a 2-1-1 lead home with them for the last four games. (SportingNews.com)
Interest in Series in danger of waning Sep 1, 2007
Minister of Sport Slava Fetisov and Russian Ice Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak, who are both hockey legends in their country, held a news conference to expound the virtues of both cities having built shiny new arenas and how the facilities would develop athletes locally. There were almost as many people in the stands for a figure skating show preceding the hockey game Friday in Omsk. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Sam Gagne, who scored in Game 1 of the Super Series, met the Russians earlier this year at the World Junior Championships. Aug 28, 2007
It's the brainchild of Vladislav Tretiak -- the legendary USSR goaltender who played in '72 --and a tremendous event between two proud hockey nations. Of course, this venture cannot come close to replicating the context of that original series, but the juniors who compete nation-versus-nation gives further evidence of what that original meeting spawned: an intense hockey rivalry between Canada and Russia. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Canada-Russia series not an easy sell Aug 25, 2007
Vladislav Tretiak, the head of the Russian Hockey Federation, said the games will be sold out in Ufa and Omsk. A larger issue may be the quality of the ice in Ufa, where organizers just started putting in the sheet for the first time overnight on Thursday. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Russia refuses to sign IIHF transfer agreement with NHL May 10, 2007
Russian federation president Vladislav Tretiak said Russian clubs agreed almost unanimously not to sign. NHL clubs are forbidden from acquiring players already under contract in Russia, but can take free agents without paying compensation. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Russia unlikely to sign hockey transfer agreement May 9, 2007
Russian hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak said Tuesday that 80 percent of his nation's clubs were dissatisfied with the terms. We are not yet happy, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Russians to sign on to NHL-IIHF transfer deal May 2, 2007
"Former Russian great and Hall of Famer Vladislav Tretiak agreed to a transfer agreement last August, but he was overruled by the powerful cabal of team owners in the Russian elite league. Russian team owners, believing their national league was being denuded of their best players by the NHL for inadequate compensation, had refused to sign the IIHF document hoping NHL clubs would pay exorbitant fees to bring Ovechkin, Malkin and others to their clubs.However, the NHL's salary cap makes such... (ESPN -- NHL)
U.S. loses, Russia beats Finland at hockey worlds May 2, 2007
Along with Mikhailov, who led the Soviet Union to eight world titles from 1969 to 1979, former greats Vladislav Tretiak and Slava Fetisov were also in attendance. Both teams had already advanced to the qualifying round. (ESPN -- NHL)
The presidential waiting game Apr 3, 2007
Mr. Harper met that day with Vladislav Tretiak, the famous Russian goalie who was in town trying to win support for another Canada-Russia hockey summit. But he did not meet that day with the Liberian President, who is a political superstar in Africa as the continent's first elected female head of state and who Time magazine named as one of the top 100 people shaping the world today. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Raptors impress in win over Heat Mar 29, 2007
Legendary Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak would like to relive the 1972 Summit Series, regarded by many Canadians as the country's greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Sports Features. (CBC British Columbia)
Dave Molinari on the Penguins: A weekly look inside the team, the issues, the questions Feb 11, 2007
Vladislav Tretiak, head of the Russian hockey federation and a Hall of Fame goaltender, has gone public with his desire for a sequel to the legendary 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. That eight-game series, which Canada won on a goal by Paul Henderson in the final minute of the last game, established Tretiak as a world-class talent and the Soviets as worthy adversaries for NHL players. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Canadiens retire Dryden's number Jan 30, 2007
Accompanied by his wife, two children and his first grandchild, the six-time Stanley Cup champion also had his older brother, Dave Dryden, and Russian legend Vladislav Tretiak -- his two favorite goalies -- on hand for the ceremony. The Canadiens then did their part after the hourlong festivities by beating the 3-1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Dryden's No. 29 retired Jan 30, 2007
" For that, Dryden's No. 29 was raised to the rafters alongside other Canadiens greats. Accompanied by his wife, two children and his first grandchild, the six-time Stanley Cup champion also had his older brother, Dave Dryden, and Russian legend Vladislav Tretiak -- his two favorite goalies -- on hand for the ceremony. The Canadiens then did their part after the hourlong festivities by beating the 3-1. After winning all six regular-season games he played when he was called up in March 1971,... (ESPN -- NHL)
