Vladimir Petrov (born June 30, 1947 in Krasnogorsk (30 km from Moscow), Soviet Union) is Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion (1972-gold, 1976-gold, 1980-silver) , who is currently retired.

Vladimir Petrov played in Soviet Ice Hockey League for Krilya Sovetov, Moscow (from 1965 to 1967), CSKA Moscow (from 1967 to 1981) and SKA, Leningrad (from 1981 to 1983). In CSKA Moscow and Soviet national team, he, together with Boris Mikhailov and Valeri Kharlamov, formed one of best offensive lines ever.

Vladimir Petrov played for Soviet Team in three Winter Olympics, 1972 Soviet Union-Canada Summit Series and many IIHF World Championships. He is 4th all-time leading scorer in World Championships, with 154 points (74 goals and 80 assists) in 102 games and scored 7 points (3 goals and 4 assists) in 8 games of Summit Series.

In mid-1990s, Vladimir Petrov was the president of Russian Ice Hockey Federation.

Awards

• 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 - World Championships All-Star
• 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 - World Championships leading scorer
• 1972, 1973 - Soviet League Player of the Year
• 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 - Soviet League All-Star
• 1970, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 - Soviet League leading scorer

External links

• Vladimir Petrov statistics
• Vladimir Petrov biography