Biography Alexander Ragulin

The reason for the fight with Canadian Esposito in the Super Series 72? Why did Anatoly Tarasov withdrew Ragulin from the composition? The channel of the history of sports welcomes you dear friends. What was the name of Ragulina in the NHL? And how did Anatoly Tarasov call him? Did you know that in the film “Legend number 17”, his son Alexander Ragulin the Younger starred in Ragulin?

Well, let's create a sports history together. In the comments, write your favorite athletes acting and not so that our channel talks about them. And in order not to miss your release, subscribe to the channel. Supplement our story in the comments, like. You are the best, and we start. Father and mother of triplets were architects. The brothers were born a month and a half before the start of the war.

They left for the evacuation in Kemerovo. After the war ended, they returned to Moscow, played sports and because of respect for their mother’s music. Alexander played at the double bass. But much more they were attracted by hockey, in which they played quite successfully. Because of what they were noticed by the legendary coach Epstein, who in the year invited all three to the Chemist team.

Alexander was a defender, Anatoly - goalkeeper, Mikhail - attackers. Of the three brothers, only Alexander became a star. Then in the team "Chemist" there was no proverb "there is power - there is no mind." Accordingly, in Voskresensk young people were taught. So Sasha added excellent possession of technology to the heroic by nature, and addiction to the game, devoid of straightforwardness.

In the year he was included in the national team of the USSR. And the very next year, Anatoly Tarasov invited him to the army club. Alexander Ragulin was not rude. Goodwill always emanated from him. He repulsed the hockey hooligans in their own way, from which the rivals frankly were afraid of him. Although he himself said: “Rather, they respected.

Due to the mass, I could easily crush the player to board. Some were unlucky - and their legs broke, and the ribs and the clavicle. But they did not hold the stone behind the bosom. They understood - this is hockey. ” As you know, training in the army club was extremely intense. But Ragulin sometimes found a cunning approach. It is said that in the gym, where his comrades were squatted with kilogram pancakes, he found one kilogram, and was engaged with him.

Everyone knew that it was a pancake of Palych, and no one touched him. And if internal conflicts sometimes arose in the CSKA team, then the parties followed their permission to Palych. They went to Ragulin when disputes and conflicts arose. Behind him was the last word when the question arose about the punishment of the perpetrator, ”said Anatoly Tarasov. In the year at the World Cup in Sweden, Ragulin first won championship awards.

At the tournament, he abandoned 2 goals and made 1 goal and was the only assembly of the prefabricated planet’s symbolic team. From this championship, he became one of the best players in Soviet and world hockey. Palych was a good opener, but possessing a strong blow, he could score himself. Among all his awards, he allocated the Olympics in Sapporo. There, Ragulin received his third Olympic gold.

Subsequently, no one was able to beat this record, although Vladislav Tretyak and Andrey Khomutov were added to the list of three -fold champions. At the World Cups, Europe and Olympic Games, San Palych held a match, abandoned 14 goals. In addition to three gold Olympic awards, Ragulin has 10 gold from world championships and 9 from the European Championship. Total 22 gold, which is an absolute record still among all hockey players in the world.

Here is such a Russian hero. By the way, one of the most famous photographs of that series of games was a photograph where Phil Esposito screams at our hero. And I tell him at that moment: “Do not eat any more garlic before the game! Canadian Esposito complained that Ragulin from the very beginning began to cling to his club: supposedly, this was the reason for the fight between them in the sixth match.

However, the Canadians were not bent, but the power reception performed by Ragulin. Jumping, the Canadian drove the defender with a club in the eye - he in response hit his opponent in the nose. The scar from the club Esposito remained with him for his life. Ragulin himself did not consider it a fight at all. I moved him with his elbow ... And he landed in my eye with a club, ”he said.

Esposito, in turn, was amazed at the power of the Soviet hockey player: “Ragulin! He was the most powerful person I have ever come across! It was as if a grenade had been thrown into you. ” Two veterans accidentally met at the World Cup. People immediately reminded Ragulin that Esposito himself was in front of him, and Alexander Pavlovich hastened to rectify an awkward situation.

And who, in your opinion, did it? Another foreign player Yaroslav Holik complained of how he was especially “got” by Ragulin, who possesses incredible power. Kholik recalled that at the World Cup, Ragulin put him on the ice on a scale and began to hold it. Holik began to break out and shout: “Let go, bastard! The World Cup was the last major tournament and victorious for Ragulin.

Tarasov got angry and attacked me when I was sitting on a bench. I was not on the ice at that time. He told the trainer about this. He boiled: “Ah, do you think so?! Tarasov took me off the game.And then he calls and says that I am not ready for the season. With Tarasov, I reached sky -high heights. He pushed me ahead of time. I could play for another five years, ”the hockey player recalled.

True, there is another version of the removal. Then he coached the Novosibirsk SKA. He completed the coaching career in the year. In fairness, I must say that Ragulin changed his opinion on Tarasov, saying: “If not for Tarasov, we would not have become players, and would not have won anything in our life.” In the year he was elected to the Hall of Glory of domestic hockey.

Alexander Pavlovich Ragulin died on November 17 from a heart attack. That was the Russian hockey hero. For 10 plus a minus of minutes, of course, you won’t tell about such great people, but they deserved it with blood then to remember and talk about them. Therefore, I hope for your like, subscription and of course complement our story by comments.