Boris Alexandrovich Majorov

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RussiaRussia  Boris Majorov Ice hockey player
IIHF Hall of Fame , 1999
Date of birth February 11, 1938
place of birth Moscow , Russian SFSR
size 176 cm
Weight 69 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1955-1969 Spartak Moscow

Boris Alexandrowitsch Majorow ( Russian Борис Александрович Майоров ; born February 11, 1938 in Moscow , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player and national player of the Soviet national ice hockey team . After the end of his career he worked as an ice hockey trainer and official as well as a sports commentator . He is the twin brother of Yevgeny Majorov , who was also a hockey player.

Career

Boris Majorov began his career with his brother Yevgeny at Spartak Moscow . During the 1955/56 season he made his debut in Class A for the club, to which he belonged until the end of his career. In 1962 he was appointed team captain and held this position with one interruption until 1968. In 1961 he also played two soccer games for Spartak. In the course of his career he was Soviet champion three times with Spartak - in 1962, 1967 and 1969. He was also runner-up in 1965, 1966 and 1968. In 1967 he reached the final of the Soviet cup competition with Spartak. In total, he completed 400 games in Class A by the end of his career in 1969, in which he scored 255 goals.

International (1960–1969)

Majorov (left) with Vladimir Putin (center) and Vyacheslav Starschinov

In November 1960 Boris Majorov was appointed to the Soviet national ice hockey team for the first time and was nominated for the 1961 World Cup after four international matches . In this he was appointed tournament top scorer and the All-Star Team with seven goals and nine assists, while he won the bronze medal with his team. Until 1968 he took part every year in the World Championships and in the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1968 , winning the gold medal with the Soviet Union at each of these tournaments.

In the national team and at Spartak Moscow he played for many years with his brother Yevgeny and Vyacheslav Starschinow . His last international match was against Finland on March 8, 1969. Majorow scored 63 goals in a total of 134 international matches in his career.

Trainer and functionary (from 1969)

Shortly after his retirement from competitive sports, he became head coach of Spartak Moscow, after he had coached the club from July to October 1967 as a player-coach. Until May 1971 he remained in the head coach post. He reached the runner-up with Spartak in 1970 and twice won the USSR Cup competition with the club. Between 1971 and 1972 he was the head coach of the junior national team of the Soviet Union. Then he was coach of the national B team in his home country until 1973.

Between 1974 and 1976 he was the head coach of Jokerit Helsinki . In 1976 he returned to the Soviet Union and was part of the coaching staff at the first Canada Cup . In addition, he was team leader of the national team during this time. Between 1977 and 1979 he was the head coach of the so-called Soviet All-Stars , who participated as a visiting team in the World Hockey Association .

On August 6, 1979, he was appointed to the board of directors of the USSR Ice Hockey Sports Committee and held that position until March 14, 1983.

In 1985 he returned to the post of coach at Spartak Moscow and won the Spengler Cup in 1985 with the club . Until 1991 he was also chairman of the Ice Hockey Association of the Russian SFSR. Between November 1991 and May 1993 he was again head coach at Jokerit Helsinki and won the Finnish championship with this club in 1992. For the 1993/94 season he was committed by Tappara Tampere .

Between 1995 and 1998 he worked as the general manager of the Russian national ice hockey team. Since 1998 he has also worked as an ice hockey commentator for the Russian television station NTW Plus . In July 1998 he was elected President of HK Spartak Moscow and held this office until November 2002. Since June 25, 2001, Majorov has been Vice President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation . Since March 18, 2010 he supports the coaching staff of the Russian national ice hockey team as a consultant.

Achievements and Awards

As a player

  • 1966 Soviet runner-up with Spartak Moscow
  • 1966 gold medal at the world championship
  • 1967 Soviet champion with Spartak Moscow
  • 1967 gold medal at the world championship
  • 1968 Soviet runner-up with Spartak Moscow
  • 1968 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games
  • 1968 Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
  • 1969 Soviet champion with Spartak Moscow

As a trainer

  • 1970 Soviet cup winner with Spartak Moscow
  • 1970 Soviet runner-up with Spartak Moscow
  • 1971 Soviet cup winner with Spartak Moscow
  • 1979 Honored Trainer of the RSFSR
  • 1981 Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
  • 1985 Spengler Cup winner with Spartak Moscow

statistics

Boris Majorov represented the Soviet Union at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM result
1961 USSR WM 7th 7th 10 17th 6th Bronze medal
1963 USSR WM 7th 3 6th 9 0 gold medal
1964 USSR Olympia 8th 7th 4th 11 0 gold medal
1965 USSR WM 7th 5 3 8th 6th gold medal
1966 USSR WM 7th 3 3 6th 2 gold medal
1967 USSR WM 7th 2 3 5 9 gold medal
1968 USSR Olympia 7th 3 3 6th 2 gold medal

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personal data
SURNAME Majorov, Boris Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Майоров, Борис Александрович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Russian RSFR