Alexander Yakushev
{{short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1947)}}
{{about|the ice hockey player|the OGPU agent|Operation Trust}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Открытие VI фестиваля Ночной Хоккейной Лиги 14.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Yakushev in 2014
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| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 201
| ntl_team = URS
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|2}}
| birth_place = Balashikha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| career_start = 1964
| career_end = 1983
| played_for = HC Spartak Moscow
EC Kapfenberg
| halloffame = 2018
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 1972 Sapporo | Team }}
{{MedalGold | 1976 Innsbruck | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 1967 Austria |}}
{{MedalGold | 1969 Sweden |}}
{{MedalGold | 1970 Sweden |}}
{{MedalSilver | 1972 Czechoslovakia |}}
{{MedalGold | 1973 Soviet Union |}}
{{MedalGold | 1974 Finland |}}
{{MedalGold | 1975 West Germany |}}
{{MedalSilver | 1976 Poland |}}
{{MedalBronze | 1977 Austria |}}
{{MedalGold | 1979 Soviet Union |}}
}}
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev ({{langx|ru|Александр Серге́евич Якушев}}; born January 2, 1947) is a Russian former ice hockey player and coach. As a member of the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team, he played in the Summit Series, the Ice Hockey World Championships, and the Olympic Games. He later coached HC Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team. He is inducted into both the IIHF Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Playing career
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/42838/alexander-yakushev |title=Alexander Yakushev |website=Elite Prospects}}{{cite news |last1=Stubbs |first1=Dave |title=Yakushev made mark in Summit Series en route to Hockey Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/alexander-yakushev-made-mark-in-summit-series-en-route-to-hockey-hall-of-fame/c-301503340 |publisher=NHL.com |date=6 November 2018}}
Coaching career
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.
Honors
Yakushev was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2003.{{cite news|title=Александр Якушев избран в Зал хоккейной славы IIHF|date=27 September 2002|work=Lenta.ru|language=ru|location=Moscow, Russia|page=|url=https://lenta.ru/news/2002/09/26/yakushev/|access-date=25 June 2023}} 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.
=International statistics=
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! Year ! Team ! Comp ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
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| 1967 | WC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969
| WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| 1970 | Soviet Union | WC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 1972
| Soviet Union | SS | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
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| 1972 | Soviet Union | OG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972
| Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1973 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 1974
| Soviet Union | SS | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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| 1974 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| 1975
| Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
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| 1976 | Soviet Union | OG | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 1976
| Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1977 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979
| Soviet Union | WC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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! colspan="3" | World Championship totals ! 80!! 60 !! 33 !! 93 !! 23 | ||||
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! colspan="3" | Olympic totals ! 11 !! 4 !! 12 !! 16 !! 4 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
- [http://www.chidlovski.net/1954/54_player_info.asp?p_id=y001 Alexander Yakushev at Hockey CCCP International]
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{{succession box
| before = Vyacheslav Starshinov
| title = Soviet Scoring Champion
| years = 1969
| after = Vladimir Petrov
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Category:HC Spartak Moscow players
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Ice hockey people from Moscow
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Russia men's national ice hockey team coaches
Category:Russian ice hockey coaches
Category:Russian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
Category:Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Soviet ice hockey coaches