Alexander Yakushev (b. January 2, 1947) was a star ice hockey player for the Soviet Union. January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

Born in Moscow, Russia, Alexander Yakushev is best known to North American hockey fans as one of the stars for the Soviet Team that played Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. Although often overshadowed by his famous teammate Valeri Kharlamov, by the end of the Summit Series, Yakushev lead the Soviets in scoring with 7 goals and 4 assists for 11 points. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen ▶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The 1972 Summit Series (in french, La Série du siècle, as it eventually came to be known) was the first competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players (amateurs banned from the Olympics, although professional Soviet hockey players were amateurs by strict definition only). ... Valery Kharlamov (January 14, 1948 - August 27, 1981) was a star ice hockey player from the Soviet Union. ... The 1972 Summit Series (in french, La Série du siècle, as it eventually came to be known) was the first competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players (amateurs banned from the Olympics, although professional Soviet hockey players were amateurs by strict definition only). ...

After retiring from hockey, Yakushev coached Spartak Moscow and, briefly, Team USSR. FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Спартак-Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ...