Ilya Vladimirovich Byakin (russian: Илъя Владимирович Бякин; born February 2, 1963 in Sverdlovsk,

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) is a retired

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player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and

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. He played for

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 KHL season, 20 ...

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

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, and

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. He was inducted into the

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in 1988.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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