In a commentary for socialbites.ca, the famous Russian coach Vladimir Plushev called the defenders, whom he considers great in the history of national hockey, including the era of the USSR. At the same time, it turned out that the specialist gave such a status to the 33-year-old actor of Kazan “Ak Bars” Vyacheslav Voinov.
“If we talk about great players, great defenders, there were plenty of them. And in the Soviet period too. Mostly in the Soviet era. These may include Alexander Nikolaevich Vinogradov – Zhelezny Sasha, who went through the war and then was on the hockey rink. Alexander, who raised Vyacheslav Fetisov on ice Pavlovich Ragulin. Therefore, great – sounds too much right now. Yes, Voynov is a good defender at a high level. But I wouldn’t rush the words “wonderful”, “fantastic”. And it will be like in the cartoon – “My God” – said Plushev.
Voinov has won two Stanley Cups, SKA St. He won the 2017 Gagarin Cup with St. Petersburg and the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic champion with the Russian team.
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