Viktors Hatuļevs

Viktors Hatuļevs (Russian: Ви́ктор Ви́кторович Ха́тулев, Viktor Viktorovich Khatulev; 17 February 1955 – 7 October 1994) was a Soviet Latvian ice hockey defenseman and left winger who played for Dinamo Riga in the Soviet Hockey League. He was the first Soviet player drafted in the National Hockey League (NHL) Amateur Draft but never played for a North American team.

Viktors Hatuļevs
Born (1955-02-17)17 February 1955
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Died 7 October 1994(1994-10-07) (aged 39)
Riga, Latvia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Defense / Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Dynamo Riga
NHL Draft 160th overall, 1975
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA Draft 116th overall, 1975
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 19741981
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
1975 Canada and USA
1974 Leningrad
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