Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Tretiak The Legend by Reusse: How did a Russian sports legend end up in Detroit Lakes? BUFFALO, MINN. – The suggestion that everyone knows everyone in the world of hockey might be an exaggeration. Change that to everyone in the hockey world knows someone to put them in touch with everyone and you’re speaking the truth. This was particularly the case in 1988, when John and Lyn Erickson from Fargo purchased the International Hockey School in Detroit Lakes. A couple of years later, John used his friendship with Fargo’s Scott Bye, a financial adviser for NHLers, to meet Blackhawks goalie , who had been working with Vladislav Tretiak, a part-time goalie coach in Chicago, and Belfour told Erickson that he might be able to hire the Russian legend as the star attraction for his goalie camp in Detroit Lakes. And in June 1991, Tretiak and his wife, Tatiana, were staying at the Fairyland Cottages (modeled after those seen in the film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”) on the northern shore of Detroit Lake, and getting ready for his first day at the Minnesota camp. Bill Manuel, a former goalie at Wisconsin-Stout and Lyn Erickson’s brother, recalls the first meeting when Tretiak relayed his message through Anna Goruven, his business agent and interpreter, and then agreed to take questions from campers. “We had five or six goalie instructors and had been saying, ‘OK, who is going to be the first to ask?’?” Manuel said. “Meaning, who among us was going to be the first to ask Tretiak about getting pulled as the Soviet goalie in the loss to the U.S. at Lake Placid in 1980? “And then this small kid, had to be one of our 9-year-olds, raised a hand and asked the first question, which was: ‘What was it like getting pulled by your coach in the game against the U.S. in the 1980 Olympics?’ “The rest of us are going, ‘The kid wasn’t even alive then.’?” Goruven relayed the question and Tretiak gave his stock answer: He had given up a bad goal (tying the score at 2-2), and the coach made the decision, and Tretiak had apologized to his home country, and other Soviet championships had followed. A few years later, Erickson discovered another twist in coach Viktor Tikhonov’s decision to pull Tretiak after Mark Johnson’s long-range goal with one second left in the first period. “I was taking teams to in the 1990s and Boris Mikhailov was coaching with the national team,” Erickson said. “I met him at an arena in St. Petersburg in 1995 and said, ‘You should come over to be an instructor at our shooting camp.’ I gave him the figure, a thousand something, and his eyes got big and he said, ‘A week?’ “He was a gregarious guy and excited to come to Minnesota. When I got back, I was talking to Anna [Goruven] and told her, ‘Boris is coming to the camp to be our shooting coach.’ “And she said, ‘Mikhailov? I wish you hadn’t done that.’?” Erickson paused and said: “I found out there’s a back story on Tretiak being pulled. There were three captains on that first line, but Mikhailov was ‘the man.’ And he went to the coaches after the 2-2 goal and said, ‘Vladislav isn’t on his game tonight. You should replace him.’?” According to this story line, Tretiak and Mikhailov spoke only when it was an absolute necessity for years after that. In Detroit Lakes, Erickson said the two Russian hockey stars were “professional, not social.” Manuel and other instructors were on a large boat on the night the camps had ended for another summer. “Vladislav was a great person and he didn’t drink that much,” Manuel said. “That night, he brought two big jugs of vodka, and a bunch of paper cups, and started doing toasts: “To hockey … drink a cup. To Minnesota … drink a cup. To Russia … drink a cup. By the time it was over, we were stumbling off the boat and he was looking at us like, ‘What’s wrong with these guys?’ “That was also the night he looked at all of us with 100 percent seriousness and said: ‘If they do not take me out against the U.S., Russia does not lose that game.’ And he was 100 percent serious at that moment.” There was a Twitter note on April 25 that it was Tretiak’s 68th birthday and there were a couple of responses from Minnesotans who had attended his goalie camp. Tretriak coaching goalies in Detroit Lakes? Really? Yes, and the Star Tribune was on top of it, with a long piece by Steve Aschburner that appeared on July 18, 1993. John and Lyn Erickson now live in Buffalo, Minn. John was a highly successful homebuilder in Fargo, allowing the Ericksons to own the hockey camp from 1988 to 2006, and to fulfill John’s dream since the fifth grade: To see and climb Mount Everest. “I’ve been four times and made it to Camp 2, at 21,000 feet,” he said. “Lyn was with me twice and was in on the long climb to 17,600 feet at base camp. You have to train for months ahead of time, and condition yourself to the altitude when you get there. The first time I went, I came back a month later and I’d lost 50 pounds.” The hockey adventures in Russia included taking two senior teams to the closed city of Saratov for the Kharlamov tournament. “It was near the space launches,” Erickson said. “We were the first Westerners there … ever, since it had been declared a closed city.” Knowing Tretiak so well ranks high on any hockey man’s list. “Vladislav is Russia’s Muhammad Ali,” Erickson said. “He is the country’s most famous athlete of all-time.” And then Lyn remembered this: “You know what Vladislav really loved? The demolition derby at the fairgrounds in Detroit Lakes on the Fourth of July. Smashing up those cars amazed him. He wouldn’t miss it.” Vladislav Tretiak, Signed. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Tight clean book, inscribed with a To xxx under which is signature of Tretiak. In glossy unclipped dust jacket. ; 8.7 X 6.2 X 1.1 inches; 262 pages; Signed by Author. Tretiak: the legend. Vladislav Tretiak. Published by Plains Pulbishing Inc., Edmonton, AB, 1987. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Flat-signed by author on ffep. Dj is not price-clipped, but shows slight wrinkling along top and bottom edges, and some staining, from water damage. Signed by Author(s). Tretiak: The Legend. Tretiak, Vladislav. Published by Plains Publishing, 1987. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. vi, 262 pp. Autobiography by the . 32 pages of colour and b&w photos. Inscribed "To: Peter" by Tretiak on the ffep. Red boards. DJ has some light shelf wear. Inscribed by Author(s). Tretiak - The Legend. Tretiak, Vladislav. Published by Plains Publishing, Edmonton, 1987. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. SIGNED and inscribed, "To Ken", to the ffep by the legend himself, Vladislav Tretiak. Like new, appears unread, unclipped. Interior is crisp, clean and solid. Bright gilt titles to spine. Dustjacket is lightly bumped to extremities with minor shelfwear to show,now protected in brodart jacket. Any Canadian worth his or her bacon knows where they were when scored on the phenomenal Russian goalie to win the "Series" in 1972. Tretiak almost single handily defeated the Canadians at their own game and in the process earned the respect of an entire foreign nation with his skill and talent. Signed by Author(s). Tretiak: The Legend. Vladislav Tretiak. Published by Plains Pub, 1987. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Flat signed to ffep. Book is fine in near fine jacket, almost as new. 262 pages, octavo. Photos always available on request, Signed by Author(s). TRETIAK: THE LEGEND. Tretiak, Vladislav. Published by Plains Publishing Inc., Edmonton AB, 1987. Used - Hardcover Condition: VG+ Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the ffep. Foreward by Wayne Gretsky. 262 pages in v/g condition, clean. Illustrated with color and b/w photographs. Red cloth, gilt title on spine. Bottom corners bumped. Grey dust jacket illustrated in colour on both covers. Very light wear on corners and edges. DJ not price clipped. VG+/VG+. Signed by Author. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. 0140109188 - Tretiak : the Legend by Tretiak, Vladislav. Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good. A good to very good paperback. 1st penguin 1988. Tretiak : The Legend. Tretiak, Vladislav. Published by Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1988. Used - Softcover Condition: Good. 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We use cookies to remember your preferences such as preferred shipping country and currency, to save items placed in your shopping cart, to track website visits referred from our advertising partners, and to analyze our website traffic. Privacy Details. Tretiak: The Legend by Vladislav Tretiak. After participating in sports, including track and field, basketball, volleyball and skiing, Tretiak discovered hockey. " I found an old wooden stick with a funny curve at the end of it, " he laughs. It was his mother's field hockey stick. " I found out she had participated in the Moscow championship. In the 1930s, all females played field hockey in Russia. I forgot all about my other toys when I first saw that hockey stick. I pushed rocks around in the backyard with it, " says Vladislav. A young Tretiak was admitted to the renowned Central Red Army Sports Club, where he initially played forward but, in the absence of a netminder, volunteered for that role. " When I was twelve, I received my first serious injury, " Tretiak recalls. " The puck hit me squarely in the forehead. I didn't cry only because I was afraid that I'd be kicked off the team. I had fallen in love with the game so much that I was selflessly devoted to it. " In 1967, Central Red Army was carrying three , but legendary coach Anatoly Tarasov remarked that a fourth would make practicing more efficient. Tretiak, just fifteen, was invited by Tarasov to be the fourth netminder. " When people praise you, they rob you, " Tarasov warned the boy competing amongst men. " If I criticize you, it likely means that I need you. " After returning to the junior team, Tretiak was named Best Goaltender and his team won the Moscow championship. Tretiak backstopped the Central Red Army to thirteen Soviet League championships in fifteen seasons. The next season, after Tretiak and his junior team won the European Junior championship, he again was summoned by Tarasov to play with the Central Red Army squad. This time (1969-70), he was a permanent member of the team. " He wanted me to feel that each puck in my net was a personal defeat. I will never forget Tarasov's lessons. Now, looking back after many years, I clearly understand that he was not only teaching us hockey, he was teaching us life. " Tretiak enjoyed his first Olympic experience in 1972. The Winter Games, held that year in Sapporo, Japan, saw the collect the gold medal in hockey. That autumn, Canada and the Soviets met for a legendary eight-game Summit Series. It was the first time Canada had been allowed to use professionals to compete against the best players the had to offer. Canadian scouts rated the Russian goaltending harshly: 'It seems that Tretiak is still too inexperienced to stand up to the NHL sharpshooters,' the report read. 'He is not confident with his ability in tight situations. The goalkeeper is definitely the weakest link on the Soviet team.' But there was more to the story than met the eye, as Tretiak explains. " I was approached by one of the Canadian writers who had been present at the exhibition game between the Soviet National Team and the Army Club in Moscow. 'Why did you let in nine goals that day? Was it a ruse?' No, it just so happened that I was getting married the next morning and couldn't concentrate on the game. " Vladislav earned his reputation in North America by stunning Canadians with his outstanding goaltending for the Soviet Union during the Summit Series in 1972. Scouting reports indicated that goaltending would be the Soviets' weak spot! Shortly before Game One, Tretiak and the Russians had a visit from a welcomed guest. " came into our room with an interpreter and amazed us by sitting with me and explaining in detail how I should play against the likes of Mahovlich, Esposito, Cournoyer and Henderson. I am still puzzled by what motivated him to do that. I will always be very grateful to Jacques Plante, whose suggestions helped me very much. " Game One took place in Montreal on September 2, and saw the Soviets spank Canada 7-3. Canada turned the tables in Toronto for Game Two, winning 4-1. Game Three, held in Winnipeg, was a deadlock at four goals apiece. Vancouver hosted Game Four, a 5-3 Soviet victory. " When we returned to Moscow, we were happy; probably too happy, " admits Tretiak. " We still had four games to play and some players on our team were already convinced that we were stronger than the Canadians. " The Russians edged Canada 5-4 in Game Five, but Canada won Game Six 3-2 and Game 7, 4-3. Game Eight, the final contest in what had evolved into an extraordinary tournament, finished with Canada narrowly defeating the Soviets 6-5 on a late Paul Henderson goal that has taken on mythical proportions. " I will always count that goal as the most maddening of all goals scored on me in hockey, " shrugs Tretiak. But the Soviets made an unforgettable impression on millions of television viewers around the world. " The first series against NHL players convincingly showed that there are no invincible professional teams, " states Vladislav. " There is no longer a myth connected with Canadian pro hockey. There is simply hockey - a game that is appreciated and played well in North America and in Europe. I think it is a good thing for hockey that we have destroyed the myth of Canadian invincibility. " In 1974, the Soviets faced North Americans again, only on this occasion, it was a team of World Hockey Association All-Stars. This tournament never held the same cachet as that of its predecessor. In front of the strong netminding of Vladislav Tretiak, the Soviet Union won the series four games to one with three ties. The clash of the hockey titans occurred again in December 1975 through to the earliest weeks of 1976. " Our two clubs, the Red Army Club and Krilya Sovetov (Soviet Wings) were to face the strongest clubs of the NHL, " Tretiak recalls. The Red Army defeated the New York Rangers, then the Soviet Wings dumped the Pittsburgh Penguins. On New Year's Eve 1975, a much- heralded game between the Red Army and resulted in a 3-3 tie in a monumental contest that is widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever to have taken place. " Peter Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer and I were named the best players of the game, " remembers Tretiak. " The Montreal game made a lasting impression on us. As far as I'm concerned, this is what the game of hockey is all about - fast, full of combinations, rough but not rude with an exciting plot. Every little detail of that excellent night in Montreal comes back to me. I would love to play it all over again. " The series continued with Buffalo doubling the Soviet Wings, the Wings coming back to double the Blackhawks, Red Army dumping Boston, the Soviet Wings edging the Islanders and the Flyers defeating the Red Army. The Soviets won the gold medal at the Winter Games in 1976. They were expected to repeat at Lake Placid in 1980, but it was the host United States that took the Olympic gold. " The defeat was so heavy on my heart, " sighs Tretiak. " Everything was bad in Lake Placid. It is awful when you can't live up to the expectations of many people. It is so painful. " " It would require four years of persistent work, waiting, bruises, victories and failures to regain the title of Olympic champions, " Tretiak explains. But he and the team made that commitment to their goal. " I wanted to repay to my fans and to myself the debt for the defeat in Lake Placid. We didn't have any doubt that we would get the title back. " Vladislav Tretiak was chosen to carry the Russian flag in the procession of the opening ceremonies. " I was probably honoured because there were no other athletes participating in the 1984 Olympics who had participated in four in a row, " Tretiak smiles. After retiring, Tretiak was a goaltending coach for the . A prodigy named Ed Belfour wears Number 20 in recognition of Tretiak's inspired tutoring. The Soviet team captured the Olympic gold as targeted. " Our fans in the stands were triumphant and we were supposed to be joyful too, but there was no strength left for joy. All had been spent on the ice of the Olympic hockey rink. " An interesting scenario played itself out in 1983. The Montreal Canadiens shocked the when they announced Vladislav Tretiak as their ninth choice, 143rd overall, in the Entry Draft. In spite of aggressive discussions with Soviet authorities, Canadiens' general manager Serge Savard was unable to secure Tretiak's release for Montreal. " I would have loved to play in the Forum, " Tretiak admits. " I was hoping to one day play in the NHL. I would have liked to do it even for just one season. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. I regret not having the chance. " The attempt to extricate Tretiak was a few years premature. Not long afterwards, Soviet players emigrating to North America was a common occurrence. After fifteen outstanding seasons playing with Red Army, Vladislav Tretiak retired following the 1983-84 season. " I left because I was very tired. I'd played fifteen years with the Army Club and the National Team without a break. Backup goalies came and went, as did three generations of forwards and defensemen, but through four Olympic Games, all the important ones with the professionals, all the World Championships, all the Izvestia tournaments, it was I who played in the net, " Tretiak explains. Through his career, Tretiak won three Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, was part of ten World Championships, was named Best Goaltender at the World Championships in 1974, 1979, 1981 and 1983 and was the tournament Most Valuable Player at the 1981 . " For me, it was all, and all of it is with me forever. " Vladislav Tretiak was elected to the in 1989 - the first Soviet-born and trained player ever selected. Kevin Shea is the Manager of Special Projects and Publishing at the Hockey Hall of Fame.