Vadislav Tretiak
From the English version of the RIA web site:
MOSCOW, June 6 (RIA) - The Soviet-era battle for world hockey supremacy is set to resume again after officials agreed on a series of exhibition matches between top teams from Russia's Super League and the NHL.
The agreement was clinched at talks in New York between Vladislav Tretyak, Russia's hockey commissar, and top officials from the National Hockey League (NHL) including Commissioner Gary Bettman, the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF) said Tuesday.
"The sides have agreed to exchange exhibition matches next season," press secretary Vladimir Gerasimov said. "The schedule and teams have yet to be determined."
Tretyak, who was last month elected the head of the RHF, also discussed the possibility of Russia's joining an agreement between the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the NHL that regulates transfers between European clubs and the American league, RHF press secretary Gerasimov said.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist - a legendary goalie who played in the Summit Series and the first Russian to be named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto - is believed to want to step up cooperation with the NHL.
NHL executive vice president Bill Daly will visit Moscow in September at Tretyak's invitation, Gerasimov said.
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