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Larionov's RUS U20: Buildup Play

From Gillian Kemmerer’s outstanding Caviar Diplomat newsletter (a must-subscribe if you’re a fan of Russian hockey):

When Igor Larionov was first named head coach of Russia’s U20s, he gathered his prospects on the shores of the Black Sea ahead of the Sochi Hockey Open. He sat the players in a meeting room and rolled a five-minute compilation of Soviet ho…