Salavat Yulayev pioneer Gennady Bakharev dies in Ufa
In Ufa, one of the first hockey players of Salavat Yulayev, Gennady Bakharev, has died. The legendary athlete and USSR Master of Sports was 85 years old. The tragic event was reported by the hockey club.
Gennady Bakharev played for Salavat Yulayev from the very founding of the club in 1961. His career with the Ufa team lasted 8 years. In 2022, the Russian Hockey Federation awarded Bakharev the Order «For Loyalty to Hockey».
Little is known about the life of Gennady Ivanovich. In October 2025, blogger Rishat Migranov, on the Day of the Elderly, suggested that subscribers «remember the veterans who were the first to wear the sweater of their home club» — at that time, he met with Gennady Bakharev.
Considering his age and injuries sustained on the ice, he is holding up well. We recalled the final of last season, he was rooting for Traktor. He says that when he came to Salavat, half the team was from Chelyabinsk. Despite his age, Gennady Ivanovich drove to the garden in the summer. And in conversation, you wouldn«t say he is elderly. In his soul, he is 18 years old.— wrote the blogger in his Telegram channel.
It is known that in the late 1990s, Artem Bakharev played for Salavat Yulayev — possibly the son of Gennady.
