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5 torpedo -rrb- Újpesti te -lrb- hungary -rrb- ehc bad reichenhall -lrb- gorky germany -rrb- -lrb- ussr -rrb- dynamo moscow -lrb- ussr 19 april 2012 left 185 gorky , soviet union 225px 1984 1989 -- 1991 defence 3 august 1949 11 valeri_vasiliev . jpg valeri vasiliev
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valeri vasiliev

`` for the russian ice hockey defenceman born 1994 , see valeri vasilyev '' valeri ivanovich vasiliev -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- august 3 , 1949 -- april 19 , 2012 -rrb- was a russian ice hockey defenceman , who competed for the ussr .
an eight-time soviet all-star , vasiliev was captain of the national team , for which he played 13 years .
born in gorky , soviet union , he trained at dynamo in moscow .
vasiliev played on nine soviet gold medal teams at the iihf world championships .
he was named the tournament 's best defenceman in 1973 , 1977 , and 1979 and was a five-time all-star .
he was on the gold medal team at the 1972 and 1976 winter olympics , as well as at the 1981 canada cup , where he captained the winning team .
he also played in the 1972 summit series , 1976 canada cup , and 1980 winter olympics .
he coined the phrase `` kiss the ice '' after winning in 1972 winter olympics .
in 1978 vasiliev was awarded the order of the red banner of labour .
vasiliev , who had won the 1978 world championship not long after he had suffered a heart attack , died from heart failure in 2012 .
