Fedorov Discusses Defecting to the U.S. 

Grew up him being my favorite player since his rookie year. I remember when he couldnt speak

He couldn’t always speak that well. I remember when he first got to Detroit, he was VERY broken English and would shy away from the camera. The team would put these Russian guys intentionally in front of local detroit news for multiple reasons. First, it helped their English and exposure to the fans. Secondly, there was still a lot of anti-Soviet sentiment and a lot of detroit fans were like “what?? Soviets on the wings??”…this exposure helped everyone to realize they were good for the team and they were good people. Many more reasons but that’s two were pretty big ones. Watch the documentary on the Russian five, it’s truly crazy the length the Wings team went to get these Soviet players out and to play for the wings.

Ok

There was nobody skating like him with that ability and speed. It was truly something to see at the time. If you wanted to see fast and technical,you watched Federov

Where would you dream of living and doing what you loved most if given the same choices?? I agree he defekted for a Better life and Better pay, But that is the dream isn't it?? To B free (ish) & get money & glory for doing what u love most anyways??

Russian hockey has a problem. Even today. The same team gets all the good players. They didnt hav a varied league like the NHL. And ofc the USA comforts

You should look into how Soviets treated tgeir athlete, 10 months out of the year with constant training, practice & playing. It was an insane regiment.

A woke broad that teaches her interracial child to hate whites.

Alex Mogilny

I thought it was trefilov

His name was Vladimir Krutov and no, he wasn't the first.

The world is like it is today BECAUSE of people like him... and especially Mogilny

@@kipblass2131 Mogilny's story is straight out of a cold war spy novel.

It wasn't scary . But politics were tough . And it was less individualism alouded

Александр Король Dont down play it. Whete else do you get told if you step out of line youll be in Siberia. Roomates were 2 former Soviets from Tajikistan. Apparently Blue Jeans were all the rage over there in the late 80s

Александр Король brainwashed Russian detected lmao.