Russian Five

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Russian Five is the name of two separate but related units of five Russian ice hockey players. The first, also known as the Green Unit was a unit of players for both the CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national hockey teams during the 1980s. It consisted of Vyacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov on defense, Sergei Makarov, Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov (also known as the KLM Line) on offense. The five dominated national and international hockey for nearly a decade before being split up when heading to the NHL in the early 1990s. The second unit, also known as the Red Army, was a lineup for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1990s. The Russian Five-all hockey legends in their own right in their native Russia-emulated the style of the Soviet Red Army teams that dominated world and Olympic competition during the 1970s, '80s and early '90s with a combination of speed and puck control. Also interestingly to note, the jersey colours of the Red Wings and the Soviet teams are red and white.