Boris Mikhailov
Boris Mikhailov, 2012
Born (1944-10-06) October 6, 1944 (age 79)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Kristall Saratov
HK Lokomotiv Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1962–1981
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
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid Team

Boris Petrovich Mikhailov (Russian: Бори́с Петро́вич Миха́йлов; born October 6, 1944) is a former Russian ice hockey player.

In 2000, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Career

Mikhailov played right wing on the top Soviet line of the 1970s, along with left winger Valeri Kharlamov and center Vladimir Petrov. During Soviet League play, he played in 572 games, scoring a record 428 goals along with 224 assists for a record 652 points.[1]

On the Soviet national team, he played 14 seasons, most of them as captain. He scored over 200 goals with the national team, second only to Alexander Maltsev. He led his team to the Olympic gold medal in 1972 and 1976, a silver medal in 1980, eight IIHF World Championships (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979), and nine Izvestia championships. Mikhailov's last game with the Soviet national team was played in front of 14,000 people at Luzhniki Ice Palace. His teammates carried him around the rink on their shoulders to a thunderous ovation.[2]

Post-playing career

Upon his retirement from professional play, Mikhailov became a coach. In 1981–1984, 1992–1997, 2002–2005, and in March and November 2006, he was the head coach of SKA (St. Petersburg) (third medalist MHL 1994) and the head coach of CSKA from 1998–2001. From November 2007 to 2009, he was head coach of HC "Metallurg" Novokuznetsk.[3][4]

Under his leadership (1992–1995, 2001–2002), the Russian national team won gold medals in the 1993 World Championships and finished second in 2002. He was head coach of the Russian team at the World Championships in 2005 and 2006 and at the Olympic Games in 2006.

Since 2011, together with Vladimir Petrov, Vladislav Tretiak, Georgy Poltavchenko, Sergei Egorov and Artur Chilingarov, he has been a member of the board of trustees of the International Tournament in Ice Hockey Arctic Cup.

Personal life

Boris graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture in 1979. His son Yegor Mikhailov is also a hockey player.

In the 2004 Disney biopic Miracle, he is portrayed by former NHL player Sasha Lakovic.[5]

Mikhailov is a member of PutinTeam, Alexander Ovechkin's group that promotes President Putin and his policies.[6][7]

Career statistics

Regular season

    Regular season
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Avangard Saratov Soviet II 26 20 0 20 25
1963–64 Avangard Saratov Soviet III 4
1964–65 Avangard Saratov Soviet II 38 23 2 25 50
1965–66 Lokomotiv Moscow Soviet 28 18 8 26 8
1966–67 Lokomotiv Moscow Soviet 44 19 7 26 16
1967–68 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 29 16 45 16
1968–69 CSKA Moscow Soviet 42 36 14 50 14
1969–70 CSKA Moscow Soviet 44 40 15 55 22
1970–71 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 32 15 47 16
1971–72 CSKA Moscow Soviet 31 20 13 33 18
1972–73 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 24 13 37 20
1973–74 CSKA Moscow Soviet 31 18 9 27 12
1974–75 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 40 11 51 30
1975–76 CSKA Moscow Soviet 36 31 8 39 43
1976–77 CSKA Moscow Soviet 34 28 23 51 10
1977–78 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 32 20 52 18
1978–79 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 30 24 54 23
1979–80 CSKA Moscow Soviet 41 27 23 50 19
1980–81 CSKA Moscow Soviet 15 4 5 9 4
Soviet totals 572 428 224 652 289

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1969 Soviet Union WC 9 9 5 14 6
1970 Soviet Union WC 10 7 3 10 2
1971 Soviet Union WC 9 7 3 10 2
1972 Soviet Union OLY 3 2 0 2 0
1972 Soviet Union WC 10 11 2 13 6
1972 Soviet Union SS 8 2 3 5 9
1973 Soviet Union WC 10 16 13 29 4
1974 Soviet Union WC 10 8 8 16 16
1974 Soviet Union SS 7 4 2 6 0
1976 Soviet Union OLY 6 3 1 4 2
1976 Soviet Union WC 10 7 6 13 8
1977 Soviet Union WC 10 12 7 19 4
1979 Soviet Union WC 8 4 8 12 0
1980 Soviet Union OLY 7 6 5 11 2
Senior totals 117 99 65 164 61

Awards and recognitions

Mikhailov was also one of the very few to receive the highest order of the Soviet Union, being awarded the Order of Lenin in 1978.[9] He was also awarded the Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1969, Order of the Badge of Honour in 1972, Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1975 and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class in 2004.

References

  1. ^ IIHFHOF
  2. ^ "AZH". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2006-06-29.
  3. ^ Chidlovski.net
  4. ^ Ъ-Новосибирск — Бориса Михайлова вызвали спасать «сталеваров»
  5. ^ The Globe and Mail (2017-05-03). "NHL enforcer Sasha Lakovic was a fearless fighter". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. ^ "Малкин и Карякин тоже в Putin Team".
  7. ^ ""Брат красавец ВВ Путин наш лидер!!!!" Александр Овечкин создал организацию Putinʼs team. Другие хоккеисты наперегонки рассказывают, как они любят Путина".
  8. ^ Panyshev, Pavel (6 October 2015). "Искусство Виртуоза. Борису Михайлову – 71 год". Championat (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Офицерская форма меня не тяготила!". Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

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Awards Preceded byHelmut Balderis Soviet MVP 1978, 1979 Succeeded bySergei Makarov
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