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TEAM USSR 1974
All-Time Top 10 Best European
Players
Selected by The Best of Hockey
(1997)
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Player | Career | Position | Team
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Pavel Bure, 1986-present
C, CSKA/Vancouver/Florida/NYR
High-speed center nicknamed the "Russian
Rocket"
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Slava Fetisov, 1977-1998
D, CSKA/New Jersey/Detroit
"The Bobby Orr of Soviet Hockey"
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Dominik Hasek, 1981-2002
G, Tesla/Chicago/Buffalo/Detroit
Brilliant goalie with an unorthodox style
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Jaromir Jagr, 1990-present
C, Kladno/Pittsburg/Washington
Big, strong, exceedingly creative with the puck
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Valery
KHARLAMOV*, 1967-1981
LW, CSKA
Creative genius, the Soviet Union's best player
ever
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Jari Kurri, 1977-1998
RW, Jokerit/Edmonton/Los Angeles/ NYR/Anaheim/Colorado
One of the greatest players ever to skate in
the NHL
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Kent Nilsson, 1975-1997
C, Djurgarden/AIK/Winnipeg/Atlanta/
Calgary/Minnesota/Edmonton
Tall, smooth-skating center, played with finesse
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Borje Salming, 1970-1989
D, Brynas/Toronto/Detroit
Smooth-skating offensive defenseman
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Peter Stastny, 1974-1995
C, Bratislava/Quebec/New Jersey/St. Louis
Brilliant scorer, defected from Czechoslovakia
to play in the NHL
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Vladislav
TRETIAK*, 1968-1984
G, CSKA
Acrobatic goaltender, the first Soviet player
inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Notes:
* Participated in the USSR vs. Canada Summit 1974.
In order to see more information on this players,
please click on his name linked to his biography
and career statistics.
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