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Russian hockey star scouted spies, authors say

by Barry ORegan | September 11, 2009 at 08:40 pm

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Barry Artiste Op.Ed

Certainly Disheartening if true, and a dishonor to a mans legacy as one of the worlds or at least one of Russias hockey icons.

Canada's spy-catchers suspect Soviet hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak was a "talent scout" who helped recruit sympathizers here to work for the Russian foreign intelligence service, according a new book by a former Canadian spy.

It is one several intrigues revealed in Nest of Spies, which portrays Canada as the world's No. 1 destination for legions of foreign government agents.

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Tomitheos Linardos

at 19:33 on September 12th, 2009

I wonder if spies were always in athletics considering their easy passage through international world events... sounds like an interesting read, thanks for posting