MOSCOW, April 1 Three-time Olympic champion Vladislav Tretiak spoke about cases of match-fixing in hockey. The legendary goalkeeper mentioned the meeting between the USSR and Czechoslovakia at the 1982 World Championships, when the Soviet team guaranteed itself the championship, and the Eastern European team needed a draw to get ahead of the Canadians in the fight for silver medals. The match ended with a score of 0:0. So?» — quotes the words of Tretyak «Sport-Express». Tretiak also spoke about a curious incident that occurred in a match against the Netherlands national team.
"We beat the Dutch 20:0. I hear: "Skip". To not get upset. I try — and these people will throw it in the shoulder, then in the chest. Coach: "Let's better Myshkin stand at the gate…" — said the president of the Russian Hockey Federation.
Tretyak won the Olympic Games in 1972, 1976 and 1984. He is also a ten-time world champion and a 13-time USSR champion with CSKA. Recognized as the best hockey player of the 20th century by the International Ice Hockey Federation.