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RIP VLADIMIR KRUTOV (June 1, 1960 - June 6, 2012)
‘@dchesnokov Vladimir Krutov, storied Soviet hockey player, member of the famous KLM line, has died today in Moscow. He was 52. RIP.’When Dmitry Chesnokov says ‘storied’, this is no word of a lie. from Krutov’s wiki page, (the most concise summary out there):Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов) born June 1, 1960) is a former Soviet hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line. He is considered one of the best hockey wingers of the 1980s.
For the Soviet Union national team, Krutov won the 1981 Canada Cup, two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and six golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), and one bronze (1985) in the World Championships.
On the club level, Krutov played for CSKA Moscow from 1978 to 1989. He was one of the first Soviet players to make the jump to the NHL, doing so with the Vancouver Canucks in 1989. However, Krutov did not have a successful season, battling homesickness and weight problems (the latter leading to the unflattering nicknames Vladimir Crouton and Vlad the Inhaler).
Krutov left the NHL after his lone season in North America and played for a number of smaller clubs before retiring. He had since gone into coaching.RIP Vladimir.

RIP VLADIMIR KRUTOV (June 1, 1960 - June 6, 2012)

‘@dchesnokov Vladimir Krutov, storied Soviet hockey player, member of the famous KLM line, has died today in Moscow. He was 52. RIP.’

When Dmitry Chesnokov says ‘storied’, this is no word of a lie. from Krutov’s wiki page, (the most concise summary out there):

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов) born June 1, 1960) is a former Soviet hockey forward. Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, he was part of the famed KLM Line. He is considered one of the best hockey wingers of the 1980s.

For the Soviet Union national team, Krutov won the 1981 Canada Cup, two golds (1984, 1988) and one silver (1980) in the Olympics, and six golds (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990), one silver (1987), and one bronze (1985) in the World Championships.

On the club level, Krutov played for CSKA Moscow from 1978 to 1989. He was one of the first Soviet players to make the jump to the NHL, doing so with the Vancouver Canucks in 1989. However, Krutov did not have a successful season, battling homesickness and weight problems (the latter leading to the unflattering nicknames Vladimir Crouton and Vlad the Inhaler).

Krutov left the NHL after his lone season in North America and played for a number of smaller clubs before retiring. He had since gone into coaching.

RIP Vladimir.

(via fakecapesbaby)

If you are wise, you will leave this place

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