purpose was punishing Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 and also to grant permanent normal trade relations status to Russia. Tretiak was the final torchbearer in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and lit the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony along with Irina Rodnina. Personal Tretiak married his wife Tatiana (born 1950) on August 23, 1972, six weeks after they met. Their first son, Dmitri, was born the following year and their daughter, Irina, was born 3 years later. Tatiana is qualified as a Russian literature teacher, although she no longer works. Tretiak is a devout Russian Orthodox Christian. Career statistics Soviet League International statistics Super Series statistics The Super Series were exhibition games between an NHL team and Soviet teams (usually a club from the Soviet Championship League). Tretiak competed in three such series. Records and honours First All-Star in the Soviet League consecutively each year from 1971 until 1984. In those fourteen years, Tretiak won thirteen league titles with CSKA Moscow, and was named MVP of the league five times In 1978, Tretiak was awarded the Order of Lenin First player born and trained outside North America to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Order For Merit to the Fatherland 3rd (2012) and 4th (2002) class (Russian Federation) Order of Honour (Russian Federation) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (USSR) Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR) Order of the Badge of Honour (USSR) Medal "For Labour Valour" (USSR) Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (USSR) In the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, he was given the honor of being the lighter of the Olympic Cauldron along with Irina Rodnina. Meritorious Service Medal (Canada) Support for other sports Tretiak has supported the bid for bandy to be recognized as an Olympic sport. References External links Vladislav Tretiak at Hockey CCCP International Tretiak's biography and statistics at 1972summitseries.com 1952 births Living people 21st-century Russian politicians Chicago Blackhawks coaches Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Fourth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) HC CSKA Moscow players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Hockey writers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1976