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#12 Yevgeny Mishakov 
Evgeny Mishakov played in 6 games, collecting no points. He and Rod Gilbert got
in the tournament's only fight, which was something completely new to Soviet
hockey.
While fighting was heavily frowned upon in Russia,
Mishakov was never reprimanded. In fact Mishakov, who had little choice but to
drop the gloves when the usually mild-mannered Rod Gilbert began pummelling him,
was recognized for sending a message to Canada by fighting back.
"We always criticize our players for
fighting," commented Russian sports writer Lev Lebedev of Pravda. "In
this series we didn't do that. If our players didn't stand up to the Canadians,
there wouldn't have been enough players to complete the game! After the fight
between Mishakov and Gilbert, the professionals began to realize that Russians
can fight too."
STATISTICS
Pos. GP G A P PIM
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Yevgeny Mishakov RW 6 0 0 0 11
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Career Statistics Born: February 22, 1941 in Moscow Height: 5'9" Weight: 176lbs Position: LW Shoots: L
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