Hello Jim,
Here is my story.
Paraphrasing an old Soviet joke, one may ask: Who was Leonid Brezhnev? The answer: A politician during the times of Vladislav Tretyak.
Vladislav Tretyak has been a hero among all the boys growing up in the Soviet Union in 1970's. I was not an exception, of course. Even though I have never been interested in watching hockey.
Tretyak has always been in the news at all the tournaments of all levels: national, European, World championships, Olympic Games, and of course the Canada-Russia series.
So when he was to be decorated by the Governor General of Canada, I volunteered for an assignment. After all the medals and orders were given away, Vladislav Tretyak and Russian Amabassador stayed with the media for a short interview. That's when I used my chance to meet with Tretyak and shake his hand.
It took me to come to Canada to meet Tretyak. Small world.
Thanks to my friend Carlo for the photo.
Here is my story.
Paraphrasing an old Soviet joke, one may ask: Who was Leonid Brezhnev? The answer: A politician during the times of Vladislav Tretyak.
Vladislav Tretyak has been a hero among all the boys growing up in the Soviet Union in 1970's. I was not an exception, of course. Even though I have never been interested in watching hockey.
Tretyak has always been in the news at all the tournaments of all levels: national, European, World championships, Olympic Games, and of course the Canada-Russia series.
So when he was to be decorated by the Governor General of Canada, I volunteered for an assignment. After all the medals and orders were given away, Vladislav Tretyak and Russian Amabassador stayed with the media for a short interview. That's when I used my chance to meet with Tretyak and shake his hand.
It took me to come to Canada to meet Tretyak. Small world.
Thanks to my friend Carlo for the photo.
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