Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev (Russian: Валерий Иванович Васильев; 3 August 1949 – 19 April 2012) was a Soviet ice hockey defenceman, who played for Dynamo Moscow.

An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was captain of the national team, for which he played 13 years, and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.

Vasiliev played on nine Soviet gold medal teams at the IIHF World Championships.

He coined the phrase "kiss the ice" after winning in 1972 Winter Olympics.

[2] Vasiliev was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.