Sergey Babinov

Sergey Babinov began to play with Traktor Chelyabinsk in 1973, joining Krylya Sovetov Moskva in 1975, and in 1977 moved to CSKA Moskva, playing there until his 1986 retirement. With CSKA Moskva Babinov won nine Soviet and European Champions Cup titles (1978-86), while internationally he won Olympic gold in 1976 and was World and European champion four times (1979, 1981-83), also wining silver at the 1976 World and European Championships and bronze at the 1977 World and European Championships. In 1979 Babinov helped to win the Challenge Cup between the Soviet Union and the NHL All-Stars and in 1981 won the Canada Cup, also winning a bronze at the 1976 Canada Cup. After his sporting career Babinov worked as a children’s hockey coach in Moscow.