Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Career end 2005 Name Vladimir Tsyplakov Career start 1988 | Playing career Weight 92 kg National team Belarus Height 1.88 m Position Winger | |
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Born April 18, 1969 (age 54)
Inta, Soviet Union ( 1969-04-18 ) NHL Draft 59th overall, 1995
Los Angeles Kings Played for Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres | ||
Vladimir tsyplakov scores from vitali yachmenev assist 1996
Vladimir Viktorovich Tsyplakov (Belarusian: Уладзiмiр Вiктаравiч Цыплакоў; born April 18, 1969) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player winger. He was drafted in the third round, 59th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.
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Tsyplakov is currently an assistant coach with the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
He played six seasons in the Soviet Union with Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC Dynamo Minsk.
He played three seasons in the United States in the International Hockey League.
He made his National Hockey League debut with the Kings during the 1995–96 season and was a fixture on their roster until being traded to the Buffalo Sabres during the 1999–2000 season. After a season and a half with Buffalo, he returned to the Russian Superleague to play with AK Bars Kazan. Most recently, Tsyplakov played for HC CSKA Moscow during the 2004–05 season.
In his NHL career, Tsyplakov played in 331 games, recording 69 goals and 101 assists.