Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Fetisov doesn’t believe in speaking ill of the dead. Even when that dead person once arranged to have him handcuffed to a car battery in Kiev.

Jari Kurri, Viacheslav Fetisov and Craig Patrick all were in the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid. On different benches. Under different circumstances. Representing different nations. Soon ...

Viacheslav Fetisov was named top defender at the world junior in 1976-77 and 1977-78. “It is clear that one would like to receive such a prize, but I am not there to chase personal achievements ...

Players who have done that form a short list – him and former Red Wings icon Viacheslav Fetisov. At the 1995 NHL trade deadline, the Red Wings were acquiring Fetisov to help them make a run at ...

Notably, Viacheslav Fetisov (Best Defenseman, 1977-78) and Vladimir Krutov (Best Forward, 1979-80), both from the Soviet Union, are the only players to win multiple times.