Viktor Shuvalov Explained

Viktor Grigoryevich Shuvalov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Шувалов; 15 December 1923 – 18 April 2021)^[1] was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born in the Republic of Mordovia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

Biography

Shuvalov was born in the Republic of Mordovia; sources vary on whether his birthplace was Nabornye Syresi^[2] or Ruzayevka.^[3]

Shuvalov played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1953. He also played soccer in the Soviet Top League for VVS Moscow from 1950 to 1952.^[4] Shuvalov died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 19 April 2021, at the age of 97, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.^[5]

External links

• • Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Viktor Shuvalov, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Viktor Shuvalov's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Soviet trailblazer Shuvalov dies
  • Picture of Viktor Shuvalov's grave

Notes and References

1. Web site: Viktor Shuvalov . Olympedia . 24 April 2021.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223518/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/viktor-shuvalov-1.html Viktor Shuvalov's profile at Sports Reference.com
3. http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1954/02hhof.htm Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
4. http://svpressa.ru/hockey2016/article/142489/ Тишина над Лужниками
5. https://tass.ru/sport/11185411 Умер олимпийский чемпион по хоккею в составе сборной СССР Виктор Шувалов