Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Красная Машина (The Red Machine) |
|---|---|
| Most games | Alexander Maltsev (321) |
| Top scorer | Alexander Maltsev (213) |
| Most points | Sergei Makarov (248) |
| IIHF code | URS |
| First international | |
| Soviet Union 23–2 East Germany (East Berlin, East Germany; 22 April 1951) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Soviet Union 28–2 Italy (Colorado Springs, United States; 26 December 1967) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada 8–2 Soviet Union (Ottawa, Canada; 9 January 1968) Czechoslovakia 9–3 Soviet Union (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 21 March 1975) | |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1956) |
| Medals | Gold: 7 (1956, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988) Silver 1 (1980) Bronze 1 (1960) |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 32 (first in 1954) |
| Best result | Gold: 22 (1954, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990) |
| Canada Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1976) |
| Best result | Winner: (1981) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 738–110–65 | |
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The Soviet national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey team of the Soviet Union. From 1954 to 1991, the team won at least one medal each year at either the Ice Hockey World Championships or the Olympic hockey tournament.
After its dissolution in December 1991, the Soviet team competed as the CIS team (part of the Unified Team) at the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the Olympics, the CIS team ceased to exist and was replaced by Russia at the 1992 World Championship. Other former Soviet republics (Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine) established their own national teams later that year. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) recognized the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union hockey federation and passed its ranking on to Russia. The other national hockey teams were considered new and sent to compete in Pool C.
The IIHF Centennial All-Star Team included four Soviet-Russian players out of a team of six: goalie Vladislav Tretiak, defenseman Vyacheslav Fetisov and forwards Valeri Kharlamov and Sergei Makarov who played for the Soviet teams in the 1970s and the 1980s were selected for the team in 2008.