Alexander Nikolayevich Maltsev (; born 20 April 1949) is a Soviet-Russian former professional ice hockey forward and politician. Maltsev began his sports career at the Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk of his hometown of Kirovo-Chepetsk (1966-1967, first coach N. I. Poles). He then played for Dynamo Moscow in the Soviet League for 530 games from 1967 to 1984. He was one of the few Soviet stars not to play for CSKA Moscow. A six-time Soviet all-star, he led the league in scoring in 1970–71 and tied with Valeri Kharlamov for MVP in 1971–72. Maltsev was on the USSR team during the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and 1980 Winter Olympics, winning gold in 1972 and 1976 and silver in 1980. He was named the best forward at the IIHF World Championships three times, leading the tournament in goals once and total scoring twice. He made the world championship all-star team on five occasions. Maltsev's 213 career goals in international play were the most by any Soviet player. According to NHL.com, Maltsev was Alexander Ovechkin's childhood idol. Maltsev was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972, the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1976 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1978. Career statistics Regular season Soviet totals do not include numbers from the 1968–69 to 1969–70 seasons. International Politics In 2016, he ran for the State Duma election from A Just Russia party, coming in second in his constituency to a United Russia candidate. References External links Alexander Maltsev at Hockey CCCP International 1949 births A Just Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Dynamo sports society athletes HC Dynamo Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Living people Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union People from Kirovo-Chepetsk Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Soviet ice hockey right wingers Russian ice hockey right wingers Újpesti TE (ice hockey) players