Serving in the naval infantry he was wounded in the foot in a battle near Shlisselburg in 1943 when he stepped on a German booby trap.

[3] He was wounded for the third time during the Krasnoye Selo offensive, when a "jumping mine" exploded very close to him.

[2][3] Sologubov took up skating to heal his foot injury[1] and played ice hockey for several Moscow-based teams from 1949 to 1964, finishing with SKA Kalinin in 1964–65.

When the U.S. was losing to Czechoslovakia, Sologubov went to their dressing room and informed them (using gestures, because he did not speak English) that they should use oxygen cans for better recovery during the breaks.

The Soviets needed the United States to defeat Czechoslovakia to have an opportunity to win the silver medal.