Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hockey history, winning three Olympic gold medals and ten world titles. Ragulin began training in ice hockey in 1957 with Khimik Voskrosensk. In 1962 he moved to CSKA Moscow and played with that team until retiring in 1973. With CSKA he won nine Soviet titles (1963–66, 1968, 1970–73) and five European Champions Cups (1969–73). During his 13 years with the national team, Ragulin played 239 matches and scored 29 goals. Besides the Olympic and world titles, he won nine gold (1963–70 and 1973) and three silver medals (1961, 1971, 1972) at the European Championships, and was selected as the best defenseman of the 1966 World Championships. In 1972 he played six out of eight games of the legendary Summit Series between Canada and Soviet Union. After retiring from competitions, Ragulin coached SKA Novosibirsk and worked with children at the CSKA Moscow sports school. He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997 and in 2001 received the Olympic Order in Silver. References External links IIHF Hall of Fame profile on Ragulin Ragulin at Hockey CCCP International The Summit in 1972 profile on Ragulin Alexander Ragulin's profile in the Modern Museum of Sports features a lot of photos of him, his awards and decorations 1941 births 2004 deaths Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery HC CSKA Moscow players HC Khimik Voskresensk players Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Soviet ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Moscow