Boris Kulagin

Kulagin was one of the first players in the Soviet Union to play organized ice hockey in the 1940s.Kulagin disliked the transition from bandy but was bound to the change to remain in the profession.After a few seasons of Soviet ice hockey playing Canadian rules, Kulagin suffered a career-ending leg injury and transitioned into coaching.Kulagin remained national team coach until the final period of the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships.With Sweden in the lead 2–1 after two periods of play, and the Soviet Union needing a win to take the championship, Kulagin was replaced as head coach by assistant coach Konstantin Loktev by the head of the Soviet delegation.
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