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Viacheslav (Slava) Alexandrovich Fetisov
(Вячесла
в (Слава)
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Фетисов;
born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, USSR) is a ice
hockey defenseman, considered one of the best
defensemen of all time, a long-time captain for
the Soviet national ice hockey team|Soviet Union
national team. With Igor Larionov, he was
instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped
Soviet players from joining the National Hockey
League|NHL. Fetisov was elected to the Hockey Hall
of Fame in 2001.

On the international stage, Fetisov is one of the
most decorated players ever, winning two golds
(Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984, Ice
hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988) and one
silver (Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter
Olympics|1980) in the Winter Olympic
Games|Olympics, and seven golds (1978, 1981, 1982,
1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), and
two bronzes (1985, 1991) in the Ice Hockey World
Championships|World Championships. At the Ice
hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Olympics,
he was head coach of the Russian national ice
hockey team|Russian national team, winning the
bronze.

On the club level, Fetisov played for CSKA Moscow
(1975-89), New Jersey Devils (1989-95), and
Detroit Red Wings (1995-98).He won two Stanley
Cup|Stanley Cups with Detroit (1997, 1998). After
retiring as a player, Fetisov became an assistant
coach with New Jersey (1999-2002), winning the
Stanley Cup in 2000. 

Fetisov is currently Minister of Sport in Russia.