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All-Time Top 10 Players From Russia
Ranked by The Hockey News (THN)
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Rank
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Player | Career | Position | Team
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Slava Fetisov, 1977-1998
D, CSKA/New Jersey/Detroit
Brilliant defender the soul of Soviet dynasty
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| 2 |
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Vladislav
TRETIAK*, 1968-1984
G, CSKA
Acrobatic goalie carved legend in big games
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| 3 |
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Valery
KHARLAMOV*, 1967-1981
LW, CSKA
Dazzled defenders with stickhandling
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| 4 |
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Anatoly Firsov, 1958-1974
C, CSKA
Puckhandling pioneer starred in the 1960s
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| 5 |
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Alexander
MALTSEV*, 1967-1983
RW, Dynamo Moscow
Magician played in 313 international games
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| 6 |
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Sergey Fedorov, 1986-present
C, CSKA/Detroit
Two-way star first to win Hart and Selke
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| 7 |
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Valery
VASILIEV*, 1967-1982
D, Dynamo Moscow
Feared blueliner adept at moving pack
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| 8 |
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Vsevolod BOBROV*,
1946-1957
LW, VVS/CSKA
Offensive force starred in soccer, too
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| 9 |
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Sergey Makarov, 1976-1998
RW, CSKA/Calgary/San Jose
Packed 1-2 combo of puck, skating skills
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| 10 |
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Pavel Bure, 1986-present
C, CSKA/Vancouver/Florida/NYR
NHL's top sniper and most electrifying player
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Notes:
* Participated in the 1972 USSR-Canada Summit
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