Viktor Shalimov

Viktor Shalimov
Born (1951-04-20) April 20, 1951 (age 73)
Solnechnogorsk, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Spartak Moscow
Innsbrucker EV
EC Salzburg
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1969–1988

Viktor Ivanovich Shalimov (Russian: Виктор Иванович Шалимов; born April 20, 1951, in Solnechnogorsk, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. He scored 66 goals in his 126 career games for the Soviet national team. He played in the 1976 Winter Olympics and was one of the top scorers of the tournament. He spent final seasons of his career in Austria, making him one of the first Soviet ice-hockey players to get to play abroad.

Awards
Preceded by Soviet Scoring Champion
1976 		Succeeded by


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