Andrei Starovoytov
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Andrei Vasilyevich Starovoytov (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Старовойтов; 16 December 1915 – 22 March 1997) was a Soviet ice hockey administrator, referee and player. He won three Soviet ice hockey championships as a player, and was later an ice hockey referee at eight World Championships. He was the general secretary of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation for 17 years, and negotiated Soviet participation in the Summit Series. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
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Andrei Starovoytov | |
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Born | (1915-12-16)16 December 1915 Smolensk, Russian Empire |
Died | 23 March 1997(1997-03-23) (aged 81) |
Occupation | Ice hockey referee |
Known for | General Secretary of the Soviet Union Ice Hockey Federation |
Awards | IIHF Hall of Fame (1997) |
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