Vladimir Viktorovich Tsyplakov ( be, Уладзiмiр Віктаравіч Цыплакоў; 18 April 1969 – 14 December 2019) was a Belarusian professional

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player winger. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the

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in the

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. Tsyplakov was also an assistant coach with the

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. He died at the age of 50 in 2019.

Playing career

Tsyplakov played six seasons in the

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with

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and

HC Dynamo Minsk Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk (russian: Дина́мо-Минск; be, Дынама-Мінск, ''Dynama-Minsk'') is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. Dinamo has qu ...

. He played three seasons in the

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in the International Hockey League. He made his

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debut with the Kings during the 1995–96 season and was on their roster until being traded to the

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during the 1999–2000 season. After a season and a half with Buffalo, he returned to the

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to play with

AK Bars Kazan Hockey Club Ak Bars (russian: Ак Барс, tt-Cyrl, Ак Барс, en, Snow Leopard), also known as Ak Bars Kazan, is a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Kazan. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey ...

. Tsyplakov played for

HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow (1946–present, russian: ЦСКА Москва, Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. The club i ...

during the 2004–05 season. During his NHL career, Tsyplakov played in 331 games, recording 69 goals and 101 assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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