Vladimir Tsyplakov
| Vladimir Tsyplakov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tsyplakov stretching before a Los Angeles Kings game | |||
| Born |
18 April 1969 Inta, Soviet Union | ||
| Died | 14 December 2019 (aged 50) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres | ||
| National team |
 Belarus | ||
| NHL draft |
59th overall, 1995 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2005 | ||
Vladimir Viktorovich Tsyplakov (Belarusian: Уладзiмiр Віктаравіч Цыплакоў; 18 April 1969 – 14 December 2019) was 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.
Tsyplakov was also an assistant coach with the Belarus men's national ice hockey team.[1] He died at the age of 50 in 2019.[2][3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Tsyplakov played six seasons in the Soviet Union with Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC Dynamo Minsk.[citation needed] He played three seasons in the United States in the International Hockey League.[citation needed]
He made his National Hockey League debut with the Kings during the 1995–96 season and was 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. Tsyplakov played for HC CSKA Moscow during the 2004–05 season.[citation needed]
During his NHL career Tsyplakov played in 331 games, recording 69 goals and 101 assists.[citation needed]
His elder brother Alexander also played the sport professionally and was selected for Belarus.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | URS.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | URS.2 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Dinamo Minsk | URS.2 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Dinamo Minsk | USSR | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Dinamo Minsk | USSR | 47 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dinamo Minsk | USSR | 28 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Dinamo Minsk | CIS | 29 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 44 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 63 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 79 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 67 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Pojišťovna IB Pardubice | ELH | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 69 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 34 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 26 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 45 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 41 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 40 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Yunost Minsk | BLR | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| USSR/CIS totals | 123 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 331 | 69 | 101 | 170 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| RSL totals | 152 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 157 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1998 | Belarus | OG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2000 | Belarus | WC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | OG | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Belarus | WC D1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2003 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Belarus | WC D1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Belarus | WC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 46 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 20 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Elite Prospects - Vladimir Tsyplakov Team Staff Profile". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Скончался экс-форвард ЦСКА, "Ак Барса" и "Лос-Анджелеса" Владимир Цыплаков. Он сыграл на двух Олимпиадах". www.sport-express.ru. 15 December 2019.
- ^ ""БХ": Ушёл из жизни один из лучших в истории Беларуси хоккеистов". belarushockey.com. 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Vladimir Tsyplakov". NHL / Los Angeles Kings. 16 December 2019.
- ^ Alexander Tsyplakov, EliteProspects.com
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1969 births
- 2019 deaths
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- Belarusian ice hockey coaches
- Belarusian ice hockey left wingers
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
- HC Dynamo Pardubice players
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Indianapolis Ice players
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Belarus
- People from Inta
- Soviet ice hockey left wingers
- Yunost Minsk players
- Sportspeople from the Komi Republic
- Russian ice hockey left wingers
- Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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- Expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic
- Belarusian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States