Viktor Zhluktov

Viktor Vasilievich Zhluktov (, born January 26, 1954) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet Union. He is an Olympic gold and silver medalist, and has won 5 world championships.

He played his entire career, 13 seasons, with the top Soviet team CSKA Moskva. He represented the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team in 195 games, scoring 79 goals. He was awarded a place in the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.

In the 1976 Canada Cup, Zhluktov scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 5 games, tying him for both the most points (with Bobby Orr and Denis Potvin) and goals (with Milan Nový and Bobby Hull) in the tournament, despite playing two fewer games than the players he tied with.

For a while he played in the same line-up as Vladimir Krutov, Sergei Makarov, Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov before Igor Larionov replaced him.

Career stats

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1973 Soviet Union EJC 54376 1974 Soviet Union WJC 51234 1976 CSKA Moscow SS76 40442 1976 Soviet Union OG 629112 1976 Soviet Union WC 956110 1976 Soviet Union CC 55490 1977 Soviet Union WC 1055102 1978 Soviet Union WC 93586 1979 Soviet Union WC 84372 1980 Soviet Union OG 737100 1981 Soviet Union WC 82358 1981 Soviet Union CC 72024 1982 Soviet Union WC 103032 1983 Soviet Union WC 103582