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Viktor Vasilevich Tikhonov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Тихонов; born June 4, 1930) was a prominent Russian ice hockey player and coach. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was one of the strongest in the world. Stats Leading scorers (Olympics World Championships Canada Cups 1972 Summit Series Sergei Makarov - 248 points Valery Kharlamov

Life

Viktor Tikhonov was born on June 4, 1930. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He became a Soviet Sports Master in 1950,
Latvian merited sports coach (ZTR SSSR) in 1973,
Soviet Merited sports coach (ZTR SSSR) in 1978. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
He is in the IIHF Hall of Fame (builder, 1998). The IIHF Hall of Fame was established by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1997 when 30 individuals were inducted at the world championships in Helsinki.

Tikhonov played as a defenceman with the VVS (Team of the Soviet Air Forces) and Dynamo Moscow. Defence ( defense in the USA in Ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. HC Dynamo Moscow ( ru Динамо Москва is a Russian professional Ice hockey club based in Moscow competing in the Kontinental He scored 35 goals in 296 games in the Soviet elite hockey league from 1949 to 1963. The Russian Superleague (Чемпионат России Суперлига lit As a player he won four gold medals of the Soviet national championship (three times with VVS (1951-1953) and once with Dynamo, 1954). Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He won the USSR Cup in 1952 as a member of VVS. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

His coaching career started in 1964 when he became an assistant coach for Dynamo Moscow, then he took the position of the Head Coach for Dynamo Riga. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dinamo Riga was an Ice hockey club based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga In 1977 he became the Head Coach for both HC CSKA Moscow (Central Sport Club of the Army or the Red Army Club as it was known in USA and Canada), and the Soviet National Team. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also CSKA Moscow History A Russian hockey powerhouse CSKA won 32 Soviet championships during the Soviet League's 46-year existence including He was the Soviet and later Russian National Team coach until 1994, and the coach for CSKA until 1996. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) As coach he won:

13 straight Soviet titles 1978-1989
World Championship gold in 1978-1979, 1981-1983,1986,1989,1990,1993. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
Olympics gold of 1984,1988,1992. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
1979 Challenge Cup and 1981 Canada Cup. 1979 Challenge Cup was an Ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet national ice hockey team and a team of All-stars from the National Hockey Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Canada Cup was a multinational hockey championship held every few years

Tikhonov was known for his dictatorial coaching style. He exercised nearly absolute control over his players' lives. His teams practiced for 10 to 11 months a year, and were confined to barracks throughout that time. Barracks are living quarters for personnel on a Military post CSKA was literally part of the Soviet Army during the Soviet era, and Tikhonov was a full general. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Colonel General is a senior Military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries While he publicly supported efforts by his players to go to the NHL, he used his contacts within the Soviet government to keep them from leaving. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Viacheslav Fetisov, for instance, was drafted by the NHL in 1978, but was unable to leave until 1989 due to Tikhonov's influence. Viacheslav (Slava Alexandrovich Fetisov (Russian Вячеслав (Слава Александрович Фетисов Vjačeslav (Slava Aleksandrovič Fetisov; born April Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tikhonov's fear of defections was so great that he often cut players when he thought they might defect. In Politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another In 1991, for instance, he cut Pavel Bure, Valeri Zelepukin, Evgeny Davydov, and Vladimir Konstantinov just before the 1991 Canada Cup. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Pavel Vladimirovich Bure (Павел Владимирович Буре born on March 31, 1971) is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey Valeri Zelepukin (born September 17, 1968 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union) is a Russian ice hockey player who has played in the National Evgeny Davydov (born May 27, 1967) in Chelyabinsk, USSR is a retired Russian professional Ice hockey player who played Vladimir Konstantinov (Владимир Константинов born March 19, 1967, in Murmansk, USSR) is a former professional hockey The 1991 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played in September 1991 All of them had been drafted by NHL teams, and Tikhonov thought they might defect if they were allowed to go to the West. As a result, the Soviets won only one game and were eliminated after the round-robin phase--their worst international performance ever. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tikhonov mellowed his style considerably. ^[1]

Since his retirement, Tikhonov has lobbied the Russian government for more attention and better financing for the national team.

Viktor's son Vasily Viktorovich Tikhonov is also a professional ice hockey coach, he worked in Finland but has recently moved back to Russia to live with his family. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Viktor's grandson, Viktor Tikhonov, was chosen to join Team Russia at the 2007 Super Series against Team Canada after Game 4 of the 8-game-series was completed. Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov (Виктор Васильевич Тихонов born May 12, 1988 in Moscow, U The 2007 Super Series ( Russian: Суперсерия 2007 French: 2007 Super Série was an eight-game Under-20 Ice hockey challenge He currently plays for Severstal Cherepovets in the Russian Superleague. Severstal Cherepovets ( ru Северсталь Череповец is a professional Ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, The Russian Superleague (Чемпионат России Суперлига lit