Everyone who is familiar with the history of Soviet hockey knows the name of Sergei Makarov - a real legend not only of Soviet but also of world hockey, the best scorer in the history of Soviet hockey, multiple world champion, two-time Olympic champion, member of the five Larionov, who once brought fear to the most formidable rivals of the Soviet team, the Canadians. Sergey was born in Chelyabinsk on June 19, 1958 and came to hockey after his older brother Nikolai. He taught the youngest to stand
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Everyone who is familiar with the history of Soviet hockey knows the name of Sergei Makarov - a real legend not only of Soviet but also of world hockey, the best scorer in the history of Soviet hockey, multiple world champion, two-time Olympic champion, member of the five Larionov, who once brought fear to the most formidable rivals of the Soviet team, the Canadians.
Sergey was born in Chelyabinsk on June 19, 1958 and came to hockey after his older brother Nikolai. He taught the youngest to stand on skates, hold a stick and fight back Kohli’s teammates older than his age. Even then, in 5-7 years, the champion character of the boy appeared, who, even if he could not boast of skill, but clinged to the puck almost with his teeth.
Following his older brother, Seryozha came to play in the Chelyabinsk Tractor, and proved himself so well that already at the age of 15, all coaches understood that a brilliant career, probably in the national team itself, this guy was provided.
That's what happened. In 1978, Makarov was invited to the USSR national team by the great and formidable coach Viktor Tikhonov himself, and from that moment the star of the talented forward rose and shone brightly. He played on equal terms with such famous players as Kharlamov, Tretiak,