He was often compared to a comet racing across the sports horizon. He was called the hockey Pushkin. He was adored by the audience, respected by his rivals and mourned by the whole world... His name was known to everyone! In the series of games between the USSR and Canada, Kharlamov made the previously invincible Canadian professionals falter. He was offered millions to go and play in America. And with all this, Valery Borisovich did not even consider himself a star... He always talked about hockey, about coaches, about friends, about fans, but almost never about himself. Legendary No. 17. A man whose name will be remembered as long as hockey lives. Valery Kharlamov.