Alexander Ragulin

Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world titles.

Ragulin presents his signed uniform to Vladimir Putin in 2001

Alexander Ragulin

Alexander Ragulin on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
Personal information
Born	5 May 1941 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 November 2004 (aged 63) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Ice hockey
Club	CSKA Moscow
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Team 1968 Grenoble Team 1972 Sapporo Team World Championships 1961 Geneva Team 1963 Stockholm Team 1964 Innsbruck Team 1965 Tampere Team 1966 Ljubljana Team 1967 Vienna Team 1968 Grenoble Team 1969 Stockholm Team 1970 Stockholm Team 1971 Bern Team 1972 Prague Team 1973 Moscow Team

Ragulin began training in ice hockey in 1957 with Khimik Voskrosensk. In 1962 he moved to CSKA Moscow and played with that team until retiring in 1973. With CSKA he won nine Soviet titles (1963–66, 1968, 1970–73) and five European Champions Cups (1969–73). During his 13 years with the national team, Ragulin played 239 matches and scored 29 goals. Besides the Olympic and world titles, he won nine gold (1963–70 and 1973) and three silver medals (1961, 1971, 1972) at the European Championships, and was selected as the best defenseman of the 1966 World Championships. In 1972 he played six out of eight games of the legendary Summit Series between Canada and Soviet Union. After retiring from competitions, Ragulin coached SKA Novosibirsk and worked with children at the CSKA Moscow sports school. He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997 and in 2001 received the Olympic Order in Silver.