Height 6 ft 00 in (183 cm) Name Igor Stelnov Positions Defenseman Career start 1981 | Weight 94 kg Shot Left Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born February 12, 1963Moscow, URS ( 1963-02-12 ) Played for HC CSKA Moscow, Asiago Hockey 1935, Rogle BK, Khimik Voskresensk | ||
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Igor Anatolievich Stelnov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Стельнов "Igor Styelnov") (b. February 12, 1963 in Moscow, Soviet Union - d. March 24, 2009 in Moscow, Russia) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984. Olympic and World champion. 8-times champion of USSR (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990).
On the international stage, Stelnov won two golds (1984, 1988) in the Olympics, and one gold (1986) and one silver (1987) in the World Championships.
Stelnov died on March 24, 2009 after a long illness.
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