Viktor Konovalenko

Viktor Sergeevich Konovalenko (11 March 1938 – 20 February 1996) was a Soviet ice hockey goaltender. He led the Soviet team to the Olympics gold medals in 1964 and 1968, to the IIHF World Championships title in 1963–1968, 1970 and 1971, and to the European title in 1963–68 and 1970. He was named the most valuable player in the Soviet league in 1970 and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

Viktor Konovalenko
Born (1938-03-11)11 March 1938
Gorky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 20 February 1996(1996-02-20) (aged 57)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Torpedo Gorky
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 19561972

Konovalenko played his entire career from 1956 to 1972 for Torpedo Gorky (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod); he never won a national title, and once placed second (in 1961). As a goaltender of the Soviet team he replaced Nikolai Puchkov, and in 1971, he was succeeded by Vladislav Tretyak. In retirement he worked as a goaltender coach with Torpedo Gorky and later became director of the Torpedo Gorky sports arena, which was renamed to the Konovalenko Sports Palace after his death.[1]

References

  1. Viktor Konovalenko. sports-reference.com
Preceded by
Anatoli Firsov
Soviet MVP
1970
Succeeded by
Anatoli Firsov
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