The All-Time Teams: The Olympics' Team Russia

By Will-He-M

Despite the minor blip that Russians think of when they remember the Miracle On Ice, the Soviets enjoyed a decades-long run as the top team at the Olympics. They may not have won anything recently, but for all of time, I have to give the Russians the Gold Medal.



Line 1

LW- Valery Kharlamov
C- Sergei Fedorov
RW- Pavel Bure


Line 2

LW- Alexander Ovechkin
C- Vladimir Petrov
RW- Alexander Mogilny


Line 3

LW- Vladimir Krutov
C- Igor Larionov
RW- Sergei Makarov


Line 4

LW- Anatoli Firsov
C- Vyacheslav Bykov
RW- Boris Mikhailov


Def. Pair 1

RD- Vyacheslav Fetisov
LD- Valeri Vasiliev


Def. Pair 2

RD- Sergei Zubov
LD- Nikolai Sologubov


Def. Pair 3

RD- Vladimir Konstantinov
LD- Viktor Tikhonov


Goalies

1- Vladislav Tretiak
2- Viktor Konovalenko
3- Evgeni Nabokov


Taxi Squad

1- Alexander Maltsev- RW
2- Alexei Yashin- C
3- Evgeni Malkin- C/LW
4- Sergei Gonchar- D
5- Alexander Ragulin- D