Vyacheslav Bykov
| Vyacheslav Bykov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bykov at the LHC All Star Game in 2011 | |||
| Born |
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 | ||
| 1988 Calgary | Team | |
| Representing Unified Team | ||
| 1992 Albertville | Team | |
Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (Russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960) is a Russian former professional 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, not to play in the National Hockey League, playing in Russia and Europe. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.