Alexander Yakushev

Born in Moscow, Alexander Yakushev is best known as one of the stars for the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team that played Team Canada in the famous 1972 Summit Series. His style of play was atypical of his colleagues who were fast and skilled; he was often described as the equivalent of Canada's Phil Esposito. Although often overshadowed by his famous teammate Valeri Kharlamov, by the end of the Summit Series, Yakushev led the Soviets in scoring with 7 goals and 4 assists for 11 points. He has also played in numerous Olympic and World Championship tournaments, winning Olympic gold in 1972 and 1976 and having been crowned World Champion seven times.^[1][2]

After retiring from hockey, Yakushev coached HC Spartak Moscow for several years and between 1998 and 2000 he led the Russia men's national ice hockey team.^[2]

Yakushev was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2003.^[3] On June 26, 2018, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining fellow Summit Series teammates Vladislav Tretiak and Valeri Kharlamov.^[2]

International statistics

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Year	Team	Comp		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967	Soviet Union	WC		2	1	0	1	0
1969	Soviet Union	WC		6	1	1	2	2
1970	Soviet Union	WC		6	3	3	6	8
1972	Soviet Union	SS		8	7	4	11	4
1972	Soviet Union	OG		5	0	3	3	2
1972	Soviet Union	WC		10	11	4	15	0
1973	Soviet Union	WC		10	9	6	15	2
1974	Soviet Union	SS		7	6	2	8	2
1974	Soviet Union	WC		10	7	7	14	2
1975	Soviet Union	WC		8	11	5	16	2
1976	Soviet Union	OG		6	4	9	13	2
1976	Soviet Union	WC		10	6	1	7	0
1977	Soviet Union	WC		10	7	4	11	0
1979	Soviet Union	WC		8	4	2	6	8
World Championship totals				80	60	33	93	23
Olympic totals				11	4	12	16	4

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