Red Army clip - Father of Soviet hockey

Meet Anatoli Tarasov, the founder of the Red Army ice hockey team and influential author on the game.
Red Army is out in cinemas & on demand from 9 October. www.RedArmyFilm.co.uk

[@mattgagnon4315]

It is despicable how this coach was put aside by the USSR Politburo for standing up for his players. A great man. A great coach.

[@matt75hooper]

Tarasov was the very first to uncover the greatest secret to developing great hockey players. "Strong hand on top". He realized that a person's strong hand should be atop the stick. The top hand does all the dexterous work. Having the strong hand on top and weaker hand in the middle of the stick also ensures you will be on your strong leg while shooting the puck. His teams were developed on this theory. He kept this a secret for decades until he was very old. It was known in small pockets around the hockey world but not public knowledge. Tarasov was crushing opposition for decades with Players that were selected using this technique. If you were right handed using the stick on your right side- that was taboo. Right handed people should hold the stick on their left side of their body. This keeps the strong hand on top. Tarasov used this little secret to carry his teams to unmatched victories.

[@bakersbread104]

hey i do that. see you at the stanley cup

[@dimaelsky3635]

Tarasov almost destoyed Soviet Bandy Sport , he take all players from bandy.