Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960 in

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) is a former

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and

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player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team. A small, technically gifted

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, he was a regular fixture on the

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in the 1980s; after the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for Team Russia in the 1990s. He was drafted by the

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in the 1989

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in the 9th round at number 169 overall. He opted, however, to never play in the NHL.

Playing career

Bykov started out playing for the team in his home city,

Traktor Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk, also known as Traktor (russian: Трактор), is a professional ice hockey team based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). F ...

in 1979.Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Вячеслав Быков", availabl
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. After 3 years, he went to play for

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. While at CSKA Moscow, he became a regular on the Soviet national team and later Team Russia, taking part in the following international tournaments: * With the Soviet Union: ** 1983 World Championships (Gold) ** 1985 World Championships (Bronze) ** 1986 World Championships (Gold) ** 1987 World Championships (Silver) ** 1987

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(Silver) ** 1988 Olympics (Gold) ** 1989 World Championships (Gold) With the Unified team: ** 1992 Olympics (Gold) With Russia: ** 1993 World Championships (Gold) ** 1995 World Championships (5th place) In 1990 he went to play with

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in the

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Nationalliga A. He ended an illustrious playing career in 2000 having played the last two seasons with HC Lausanne in the Nationalliga B.

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

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. In 2007 World Championship in Moscow he won bronze with Russian national team. Then, on 18 May 2008, he won 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 in

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and failing to win gold in two subsequent WCs he was fired by the RHF. * 2007 World Championships (Bronze) * 2008 World Championships (Gold) * 2009 World Championships (Gold) *

(6th) * 2010 World Championships (Silver) * 2011 World Championships (4th)

CSKA

From 28 April 2004 to 4 April 2009 Bykov worked as the head coach of

. The best results during this period were the semi-finals of the

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and the quarter-finals of the

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Salavat Yulaev

Salavat Yulaev Ufa Hockey Club Salavat Yulaev (russian: Хоккейный клуб «Салават Юлаев», Hokkejnyj klub «Salavat Julajev»; ba, «Салауат Юлаев» хоккей клубы, «Salawat Yulayev» xokkey klubı), commonly referred ...

named Bykov as new head coach on 14 May 2009 starting from season 2009/2010. After winning Continental Cup and taking bronze in 2009/2010, he won the

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with Salavat Yulaev in 2010/2011.

SKA Saint Petersburg

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appointed Bykov as new head coach on 4 April 2014. Bykov signed a two-year contract with an option for a one-year extension. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Personal life

He is married with two children. In 2003, he became a naturalised Swiss citizen and his family lives in Marly, Switzerland. He is of Mari descent.Вячеслав Быков: Буду рад, если сын забьет сборной России
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bykov, Vyacheslav 1960 births Living people HC CSKA Moscow players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Lausanne HC players Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Quebec Nordiques draft picks Russia men's national ice hockey team coaches Russian ice hockey centres Russian ice hockey coaches Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet expatriates in Switzerland Soviet ice hockey centres Traktor Chelyabinsk players Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Honoured Coaches of Russia Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR