G Viktor Konovalenko
1963 World Championship Gold Medalist
1964 Olympic Gold Medalist
1965 World Championship Gold Medalist
1966 World Championship Gold Medalist
1967 World Championship Gold Medalist
1968 Olympic Gold Medalist
1969 World Championship Gold Medalist
1970 World Championship Gold Medalist
1970 Soviet League MVP
Member of the IIHF Hall of Fame
HHOF Time Capsule 60's:
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The Soviet goalie who anchored all those World Championships teams in the 1960s, Konovalenko was first predecessor to and later coach of the great Tretiak. In all, he won two Olympic gold medals (in 1964 and '68) and eight successive World titles with the team.
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