Vyacheslav Fetisov is a Russian ice hockey defenceman born April 20, 1958, in Moscow, who played professionally for 24 years between 1974 and 1998. He spent thirteen seasons with CSKA Moscow before joining the NHL at age 31, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998, and internationally won two Olympic gold medals, in 1984 and 1988, an Olympic silver in 1980, and seven World Championship golds, membership that places him in hockey's Triple Gold Club. He was instrumental in breaking the barrier that had prevented Soviet players from leaving to join the NHL, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Career HighlightWon back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings, plus two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships, a Triple Gold Club member. 1 Classification
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What is the Triple Gold Club and how does Vyacheslav Fetisov qualify for it?
The Triple Gold Club honours players with a Stanley Cup, Olympic gold and World Championship gold, and Fetisov won all three.
The Triple Gold Club is a small group of ice hockey players who have won the sport's three biggest prizes: a Stanley Cup in the NHL, an Olympic gold medal and a World Championship gold. Fetisov qualifies through his Stanley Cup wins with the Detroit Red Wings, where he won back-to-back titles, together with his Olympic gold medals and his World Championship wins for the Soviet Union.
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Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov MP (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official.
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In addition to that, he won two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships.
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He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings.
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Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov MP (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official.
Competed In: Stanley Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
His Stanley Cup wins, Olympic gold medals, and World Championship wins make him a member of the sport's prestigious Triple Gold Club.
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