Ovechkin noted the sincerity of his coach Filippov

Alexander Filippov, the world hockey champion in the USSR national team, was a sincere and kind man. This was announced on February 13 by Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.

"Alexander Nikolaevich Filippov passed away. My coach is a kind, honest, sincere man, a Dynamo legend, a world champion," Ovechkin wrote on his Telegram channel.

He also added that the death of Alexander Filippov is an irreparable loss.

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Filippov's death was announced on the same day by the press service of the Dynamo Moscow hockey club. The defender played for the Moscow "Locomotive" and "Dynamo". In 1975, Filippov, as a member of the USSR national team, won gold at the World and European Championships. After completing his playing career, he worked as a coach in the Dynamo system, and was awarded the title of Honored Coach of Russia.

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