Vladislav Tretiak, right, seen here with Hockey Canada boss Bob Nicholson, was the first Russian ever to be elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press) Vladislav Tretiak, a Russian goaltending legend and member of Canada's Hockey Hall of Fame, has been named general manager of the Russian hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Russian Ice Hockey Federation, which announced the move on Monday, hopes Tretiak can help guide the team to its first Olympic gold medal since the 1992 Albertville Games. The former Soviet netminder is the most decorated Russian hockey player off all time, winning three Olympic gold medals while adding... [read full story]
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