Vladimir Shadrin
Shadrin No.19
Born (1948-06-06)6 June 1948
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 26 August 2021(2021-08-26) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for HC Spartak Moscow
Oji Seishi
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1964–1983
Vladimir Shadrin
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Team

Vladimir Nikolaevich Shadrin (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Шадрин; 6 June 1948 – 26 August 2021) was an ice hockey centre who played in the Soviet Hockey League from 1964 to 1979 for HC Spartak Moscow. He also played in the Japan Ice Hockey League for Oji Seishi between 1979 and 1983. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971.

Biography

Shadrin won three Soviet League championships with Spartak Moscow (1967, 1969, 1976). On the international level, Shadrin won two Olympic gold medals and five World Championship titles.[1] He was one of the stars on the Soviet team that played Team Canada in the famous 1972 Summit Series. During this series he finished second in team scoring, behind Alexander Yakushev, with three goals and five assists for eight points.

Shadrin, who had cancer, died on 26 August 2021, after contracting COVID-19. He was 73.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Владимир Шадрин. Сборная СССР по хоккею
  2. ↑ "Умер двукратный олимпийский чемпион по хоккею Владимир Шадрин" (in Russian). Kommersant. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "IIHF — Vladimir Shadrin passes away". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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