Boris Mikhailov

Boris Petrovich Mikhailov (; born October 6, 1944) is a former Russian ice hockey player.

In 2000, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Career Mikhailov played right wing on the top Soviet line of the 1970s for powerhouse CSKA Moscow, along with left winger Valeri Kharlamov and center Vladimir Petrov. During Soviet League play, he played in 572 games, scoring a record 428 goals along with 224 assists for a record 652 points.

On the Soviet national team, he played 14 seasons, most of them as captain. He scored over 200 goals with the national team, second only to Alexander Maltsev. He led his team to the Olympic gold medal in 1972 and 1976, a silver medal in 1980, eight IIHF World Championships (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979), and nine Izvestia championships. Mikhailov's last game with the Soviet national team was played in front of 14,000 people at Luzhniki Ice Palace. His teammates carried him around the rink on their shoulders to a thunderous ovation.

Post-playing career Upon his retirement from professional play, Mikhailov became a coach. In 1981–1984, 1992–1997, 2002–2005, and in March and November 2006, he was the head coach of SKA (St. Petersburg) (third medalist MHL 1994) and the head coach of CSKA from 1998–2001. From November 2007 to 2009, he was head coach of HC "Metallurg" Novokuznetsk.

Under his leadership (1992–1995, 2001–2002), the Russian national team won gold medals in the 1993 World Championships and finished second in 2002. He was head coach of the Russian team at the World Championships in 2005 and 2006 and at the Olympic Games in 2006.

Since 2011, together with Vladimir Petrov, Vladislav Tretiak, Georgy Poltavchenko, Sergei Egorov and Artur Chilingarov, he has been a member of the board of trustees of the International Tournament in Ice Hockey Arctic Cup.

Personal life Boris graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture in 1979. His son Yegor Mikhailov is also a hockey player.

In the 2004 Disney biopic Miracle, he is portrayed by former NHL player Sasha Lakovic.

Mikhailov is a member of PutinTeam, Alexander Ovechkin's group that promotes President Putin and his policies.

Career statistics Regular season Regular season Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM 1962–63 Avangard Saratov Soviet II 26 20 0 20 25 1963–64 Avangard Saratov Soviet III 4 1964–65 Avangard Saratov Soviet II 38 23 2 25 50 1965–66 Lokomotiv Moscow Soviet 28 18 8 26 8 1966–67 Lokomotiv Moscow Soviet 44 19 7 26 16 1967–68 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 29 16 45 16 1968–69 CSKA Moscow Soviet 42 36 14 50 14 1969–70 CSKA Moscow Soviet 44 40 15 55 22 1970–71 CSKA Moscow Soviet 40 32 15 47 16 1971–72 CSKA Moscow Soviet 31 20 13 33 18 1972–73 CSKA Moscow Soviet 30 24 13 37 20 1973–74 CSKA Moscow Soviet 31 18 9 27 12 1974–75 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 40 11 51 30 1975–76 CSKA Moscow Soviet 36 31 8 39 43 1976–77 CSKA Moscow Soviet 34 28 23 51 10 1977–78 CSKA Moscow Soviet 35 32 20 52 18 1978–79 CSKA Moscow Soviet 43 30 24 54 23 1979–80 CSKA Moscow Soviet 41 27 23 50 19 1980–81 CSKA Moscow Soviet 15 4 5 9 4 Soviet totals 572 428 224 652 289

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1969 Soviet Union WC 9 9 5 14 6 1970 Soviet Union WC 10 7 3 10 2 1971 Soviet Union WC 9 7 3 10 2 1972 Soviet Union OLY 3 2 0 2 0 1972 Soviet Union WC 10 11 2 13 6 1972 Soviet Union SS 8 2 3 5 9 1973 Soviet Union WC 10 16 13 29 4 1974 Soviet Union WC 10 8 8 16 16 1974 Soviet Union SS 7 4 2 6 0 1975 Soviet Union WC 9 7 8 15 2 1976 Soviet Union OLY 6 3 1 4 2 1976 Soviet Union WC 10 7 6 13 8 1977 Soviet Union WC 10 12 7 19 4 1978 Soviet Union WC 10 9 3 12 6 1979 Soviet Union WC 8 4 8 12 0 1980 Soviet Union OLY 7 6 5 11 2 World & Olympic totals 121 109 72 181 60

Awards and recognitions Soviet MVP: 1978, 1977 Top Soviet goal scorer: 1975, 1976, 1978 8-time Soviet All Star Best forward at the IIHF World Championships: 1973, 1979 Top scorer at the IIHF World Championships: 1974 Top goal scorer at the IIHF World Championships: 1977, 1978 MVP at the 1979 Challenge Cup between the Soviet Union and the NHL All Stars Soviet Captain: 1972–1980 Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2000

Mikhailov was also one of the very few to receive the highest order of the Soviet Union, being awarded the Order of Lenin in 1978. He was also awarded the Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1969, Order of the Badge of Honour in 1972, Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1975 and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class in 2004.