“Striker, master of sports of the international class, the pupil of SK CTZ. For the “Tractor” played for 11 seasons, playing in 286 games and scored 150 (81+69) points”, – is spoken in the message of the Chelyabinsk club.
Together with the team Valery Belousov, he became the bronze medalist of the world Cup championship (1993, 1994), with the national team of Russia won the “Cup of Germany” (1992, 1993).
“three Astrakhan-Fedulov-Maltsev will forever remain in the memory of fans as one of the brightest in the club’s history. In the season 1992/1993 it has become the most effective in the championship”, – said the press service of the HC.
Oleg Maltsev was born on 15 April 1963 in Chelyabinsk. “In the Leninsky district, where he lived, problems with ice was not: every winter was filled with rollers and the CHP, and in the courts. The boys rode even on the roads. When Oleg was 10 years old, a neighbor took to get my son to school “the Tractor” and took Maltsev,” – said the club.
He played for CSKA, Kazan…. In 1987, Gennady Tsygurov (three seasons, was team captain, since 1977, passed to trainer’s work – ed.) returned in “Tractor” and called Mal.
In 1993 the Ural hockey player drafted by the canadian club of Edmonton Oilers. Then there was the game for the Italian team. And after returning to Russia in Tolyatti “Lada”.
In recent years, Maltsev played for Miass “UralAZ”, for “Nostu-South Ural” and Serovskaya “Metallurgist”, and in 2001 completed his career.
“the Team of the hockey club “Tractor” expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Oleg Maltsev. We mourn with you”, – is spoken in the message of the colleagues of the athlete.
