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Igor Nikolayevich Larionov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Ларионов; born 3 December 1960) is a Russian ice hockey coach, sports agent and former professional ice hockey player, known as "the Professor". Considered one of the best hockey players of all time, he, along with Viacheslav Fetisov, were instrumental in forcing the Soviet government to let Soviet players compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career, which lasted from 1977 to 2006, he primarily played the centre position.
Larionov won the Stanley Cup three times with the Detroit Red Wings (1997, 1998, 2002) and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008. He was also a member of Detroit's famed Russian Five line. His international career was recognized with induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2008.
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-12-03 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceVoskresensk, Russia
Height175-centimeter
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Canada, Russia
AwardsMerited Master of Sports of the USSR, Order of Honour, Hockey Hall of Fame, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship, Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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