The Legends: Igor Larionov

Igor Larionov Игорь Ларионов is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player, known as The Professor. Along with Viacheslav Fetisov, he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that kept Soviet players from joining the National Hockey League (NHL). He primarily played the centre position, and is considered one of the best passers of all time. Larionov won three Stanley Cup (1997, 1998, 2002) with the Detroit Red Wings, two Olympic golds (1984, 1988) and four Worldchampionships (1982, 1983, 1986, 1989) w