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Olympic champion, two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergey Zubov is included in the Hockey Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held in Toronto. The famous defender and coach became the ninth representative of Russia and the USSR, introduced to the main hockey museum of the world, TASS reports.
During the ceremony, Zubov received a commemorative plaque that was handed to him by the legendary American hockey player Brett Hull. Sergey Zubov began his hockey career at CSKA, in the late 1980s he became the winner of one of the last championships of the Soviet Union. In the early 1990s, Zubov ended up at the New York Rangers club and made a brilliant career in the National Hockey League, having twice won the main club trophy.
Ten years ago, Zubov returned to Russia after sixteen overseas seasons. In 2011, the hockey player started coaching and a few years later he headed one of the country's strongest clubs - St. Petersburg SKA. He also led the HC Sochi, which twice led to the final stage of the championship.
The first Russian hockey specialist to find himself in the Hall of Fame was coach Anatoly Tarasov - he was included in the honorary list in 1974. Thirty years ago, the legendary goalkeeper Vladislav Tretyak was introduced into the Hall.
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