David Rigert is 70
Last Sunday, David Rigert turned 70! For whatever reason, I sent my congratulations on so many outlets that… I forgot to mention about it on Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski. We all have our favorite athletes....
Tagged: Yesterday’s Hero
Disadvantage of Being a Teenager
One of the disadvantages of being a teenager is that you can’t really be nostalgic. You can’t see photos or videos of yourself 20+ years ago. You can’t really hit the playback button on your...
Hot in Lima in 1971
It was hot in Lima in 1971. Vasily Alexeev wore a hat while warming up in the outside training before the 1971 World Championship. In the back, the head coach of Team CCCP Alex...
Rusev
Yanko Rusev (b.1958) was a graduate of the Bulgarian weightlifting school that challenged the Soviet team to dominate Olympic weightlifting in the 1970’s and the 1980’s. Overall, while most of the time the Soviets...
Rigert
David Rigert was and remain an absolutely “cult figure” for many generations of the fans of the Iron Game. David Rigert (b. 1947) was one of the leading athletes in a legendary Soviet...
Milt Schmidt (1918 – 2017)
Milt Schmidt, the hockey hall of famer who led Boston to two Stanley Cup championships as the center of the ‘‘Kraut Line,’’ served Canada in World War II and returned to the NHL to...
Happy Birthday, Inspector Knyshev!
Andrey Knyshev turns 60! Wow. I am speechless. Time flies. No more speeding, Inspector Knyshev! Andrey Knyshev turns 60! Andrey Knyshev was the author of the cult Funny Guys TV show run on the...
Line One Hockey CCCP
Boris Mikhailov (RW) – Vladimir Petrov (C) – Valery Kharlamov (LW) Last time they played together was on February 24, 1980. 36 years ago! Their first game was on December 6, 1968. 48 years...
Bobby Orr International
Bobby Orr is one of the best hockey players ever to step on the ice rink. OK. There are top three players that are on the top of any all-time top lists out there....
Now and Then (1972-2016): Team Canada Leaders
The upcoming semifinal Canada vs. Russia brings back good hockey memories about the 1972 Summit Series. 44 years ago, the Canada vs. USSR 8-games series triggered a new development in the world hockey and...
