Nikolai Durakov, seven-time world bandy champion, has died at the age of 90. He won the USSR national championship nine times, and also won the European Champions Cup as part of Sverdlovsk SKA.
At the same time, the Master repeatedly became the country's top scorer and was recognized as the best midfielder in top-level tournaments. In total, he will play 461 matches and score at least 584 goals in the championship, setting a club record for this indicator.