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About Valeri Vasiliev
- Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (Russian: ??????? ???????? ????????) (August 3, 1949 – April 19, 2012) 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 played for HC Dynamo 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.
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