In 1974 Fred Shero gave an extraordinary interview to a Russian journalist who didn't dare to publish it until 1992.

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USSR vs Canada at the 1956 Olympics.

Gymnastics for hockey players – 1930s edition. A 20-30 minute workout, demonstrated by Konstantin Kvashnin.

Interesting and almost unknown factoid: In March 1967, Scotty Bowman scouted the World Championship in Vienna for St. Louis Blues. That's how Seth Martin got into the NHL.

"When outlining a game plan and assigning specific tasks to the players, we must never limit their creativity. We must do everything possible to ensure that the players take full advantage of any favorable situation and boldly implement new tactical approaches." – Anatoli Tarasov

In June 1974, Fred Shero went to Moscow to study Soviet training methods... and he gave a long interview to Soviet sports journalist Igor Fein. Read it here:

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Three months ago, I took a trip to Ukraine. Visiting a war zone had never been on my bucket list, but I did it anyway. I experienced memorial sites, historic sights, air alerts and destroyed buildings. Here, I share some of the photos that I took:

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The Soviet school of football was the nursery from which Soviet hockey arose. Discover the little-known legacy of 1930s coaching pioneers like Boris Arkadyev.

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Hello everyone, I'm on Bluesky now. And I also have a Substack now: mlanghockey.substack.com