No Coward Plays Hockey Трус не игра́ет в хокке́й is a Soviet Hockey Anthem. The song has been performed by many musicians and here Artyom Brit sings with the Boys Chorus of the Children’s Chorus of Russia featuring Sveshnikov Boys Choir (Moscow), Glinka Boys Choirus (St Petersburg), Sivukhin Boys Choirus (Nizhny Novgorod), Vladimir Boys Capella. Most Hockey arenas in Russia use its theme to open the game. The song was composed in 1968 by Aleksandra Pakhmutova (music), Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov