Vasili Viktorovich Tikhonov (13 May 1958 – 7 August 2013) was a Russian ice hockey coach.

Biography

Tikhonov was born and died in

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and was the son of legendary Soviet ice hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov. He started his career in the 1980s by coaching the youth teams of Dinamo Riga. In 1990 he became the head coach of

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side

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. After the 1992–1993 season Tikhonov moved to North America and worked as an assistant coach with the

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in the

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and later as a head coach with the

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and

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of the

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. In 1998 he returned to

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and coached several teams in Finland, Switzerland and Russia. His son Viktor Tikhonov is a former NHL player with the

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and

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who currently plays for

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in the

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. Vasily Tikhonov died on 7 August 2013 in Moscow as he fell from his fourth-floor apartment window. Tikhonov was cutting a hole to a plastic screen that covered his building's facade because of repairs. He is survived by his wife Tatjana, his daughter Tatjana, also a hockey coach, and his son Viktor.

Teams managed

1990–1993 *

(assistant) 1993–1996 *

1995–1996 *

1996–1998 *

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1998–2001 *

HC Langnau SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,000-seat Ilfis Stadium, which is currently one of the smallest arenas in the ...

2001–2002 *

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2002–2004 * Avangard Omsk (assistant) 2010–2011 *

(assistant) 2011–2012

References

External links

Vasily Tikhonov at Eliteprospects.com
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