Vyacheslav Bykov
Bykov at the LHC All Star Game in 2011
Born (1960-07-24) 24 July 1960
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for CSKA Moscow
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Lausanne HC
National team  Soviet Union,
Unified Team and
 Russia
NHL Draft 169th overall, 1989
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1979–2000
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Team
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Team

Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (Russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960 in Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team. A small, technically gifted center, he was a regular fixture on the Soviet national ice hockey team in the 1980s; after the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for the Russian team in the 1990s. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in the 9th round at number 169 overall. He opted, however, to never play in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.

Playing career

Bykov started out playing for the team of his home city, Traktor Chelyabinsk in 1979.[1] After three years, he went to play for powerhouse CSKA Moscow. While at CSKA Moscow, he became a regular on the Soviet national team and later the Russian team, taking part in the following international tournaments:[2]

With the Unified team:

With Russia:

In 1990, Bykov went to play with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss Nationalliga A. He ended an illustrious playing career in 2000, having played the last two seasons with HC Lausanne in the Nationalliga B.

He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.[3][4]

Coaching career

Russian national team

On 10 August 2006, Bykov was named as the new head coach of the Russian national hockey team, taking over from Vladimir Krikunov. At the 2007 World Championship in Moscow, his team won the bronze medal. Then, on 18 May 2008, he won 2008 World Championships Gold in Quebec with the team, and on 10 May 2009 again in Bern. After losing 3–7 to Canada and finishing 6th at the 2010 Winter Olympics and failing to win gold in two subsequent WCs, he was fired by the RHF.

CSKA

From 28 April 2004 to 4 April 2009, Bykov worked as the head coach of CSKA Moscow. The best results during this period were the semi-finals of the Russian Superleague and the quarter-finals of the KHL.

Salavat Yulaev

Salavat Yulaev Ufa named Bykov as new head coach on 14 May 2009 starting from the 2009–2010 season. After winning the Continental Cup and taking bronze in 2009–2010, he won the Gagarin Cup with Salavat Yulaev in 2010–2011.

SKA Saint Petersburg

SKA Saint Petersburg appointed Bykov as new head coach on 4 April 2014. He signed a two-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.[5] In his first season with the team, Bykov coached SKA to their first ever Gagarin Cup win, becoming the only coach to win the Gagarin Cup with two different teams.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80Traktor ChelyabinskUSSR 32020 —————
1980–81Traktor ChelyabinskUSSR 482616424 —————
1981–82Traktor ChelyabinskUSSR 4420163614 —————
1982–83CSKA MoscowUSSR 4422224410 —————
1983–84CSKA MoscowUSSR 4422113312 —————
1984–85CSKA MoscowUSSR 362114354 —————
1985–86CSKA MoscowUSSR 361010206 —————
1986–87CSKA MoscowUSSR 4018153310 —————
1987–88CSKA MoscowUSSR 4717304726 —————
1988–89CSKA MoscowUSSR 4016203610 —————
1989–90CSKA MoscowUSSR 4821163716 —————
1990–91HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 3635498416 87162310
1991–92HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 3439488724 144162010
1992–93HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 3525517614 91012224
1993–94HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 363043732 111121322
1994–95HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 3024517535 864104
1995–96HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 281025358 42130
1996–97HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 4623456816 30332
1997–98HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA 181418324 122686
1998–99Lausanne HCNLB 2419214040 32462
1999–2000Lausanne HCNLB 629112 —————
USSR totals 430195170365112 —————
NDA totals 263200330530119 69427912138

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1983 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 3 2 5 0
1985 Soviet Union WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 3 9 2
1986 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 6 6 12 2
1987 Soviet Union WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 5 6 11 0
1987 Soviet Union CC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 2 7 9 4
1988 Soviet Union OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 3 5 2
1989 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 6 6 12 2
1990 Soviet Union WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 3 1 4 4
1991 Soviet Union WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 4 4 8 0
1992 Unified Team OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4 7 11 0
1993 Russia WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 4 3 7 6
1995 Russia WC 5th 6 2 2 4 4
Senior totals 108 47 50 97 26

Personal life

He is married and has two children. In 2003, he became a naturalised Swiss citizen, and his family now lives in Marly, Switzerland.[7]

He is of Mari descent.[8]

In 2023, Bykov slammed the NHL for barring Russian players from bringing the Stanley Cup to Russia, stating he would never watch NHL games again.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Вячеслав Быков", available Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher (in Russian).
  2. ↑ AZH
  3. ↑ "Вячеслав Быков и Андрей Хомутов будут включены в Зал славы ИИХФ". TASS (in Russian). Moscow, Russia. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Sanful, John (25 May 2014). "Class of 2014 inducted: IIHF Hall of Fame welcomes new members". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hockey: SKA St. Petersburg Fires Coach Jalonen, Appoints Bykov". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Finally a trophy". International Ice Hockey Federation. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "How Russians skated into Swiss hockey history". 19 March 2009.
  8. ↑ Вячеслав Быков: Буду рад, если сын забьет сборной России
  9. ↑ Вячеслав Быков: «НХЛ больше не существует для меня – потеряла уважение, политизированная организация. Американцы и канадцы не возят к себе Кубок Гагарина»
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