-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Son of legendary soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov and father of SKA's forward Viktor Tikhonov dies in Moscow in accident. He worked for a short period as an assistant coach in Sharks: MOSCOW, August 7 (R-Sport) – Former San Jose Sharks assistant coach Vasily Tikhonov, whose legendary Soviet head coach father and National Hockey League draft pick son made him part of one of Russia’s great hockey families, died Wednesday outside his home in downtown Moscow. Investigators said Tikhonov plummeted from his fourth-floor apartment at 23 Novy Arbat St. while trying to repair a protective screen. He was 56. The Russian Ice Hockey Federation confirmed the death early Wednesday in an online statement. “We share our deepest condolences with the family and friends of Vasily Viktorovich,” the federation said. In an interview with R-Sport, federation executive director Valery Fesyuk called Tikhonov a "legend of Russian hockey." Tikhonov, a Moscow native, served as an assistant coach with the Sharks from 1993 to 1996, then another two with the Sharks' now-defunct American Hockey League affiliate, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. He moved the family to Finland for a three-year coaching stint in the SM-liiga and had a one-year sojourn in the Swiss league before helming CSKA Moscow in the old Russian Superleague from 2002 to 2004. He switched into a consultant role for five years before returning to coaching in 2010 as an Avangard Omsk assistant. Tikhonov was last behind the bench as an assistant with Ak Bars Kazan in 2011-12. Avangard sporting director Konstantin Bilan remembered Tikhonov as a wily tactician, who helped guide the club to a league-best 118 points in 2010-11 while primarily in charge of defensemen. "He was always calm, considerate and had respect for the team," Bilan told R-Sport. Tikhonov, however, lived largely in the shadow of his father Viktor, who led the Soviet Union to 10 world championships between 1977 and 1990 and is widely viewed as Russia’s all-time greatest national team coach. The elder Tikhonov, who is 83, also won gold at the Calgary Olympics in 1988 with the Soviet Union and with Russia at the Albertville Games four years later. More recently, Vasily Tikhonov's son, also named Viktor, has been the family's flag bearer – a first-round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008, Viktor played 61 games over a single NHL season, scoring eight goals and eight assists. The 25-year-old is heading into his third season with SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League. Vasily Tikhonov is survived by his wife and son. http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130807/182621311/Vasily-Tikhonov-Son-of-Legendary-Soviet-Hockey-Coach-Dead-at-56.html RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamhuis23 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Edlerberry Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Sad I guess but 150000 people died today and this guy isn't exactly a hockey hero or anything. really into the lull of the off-season now i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Sh*t luck for Latvia to say the least: Sergei Zholtok Kristians Pelss Viktor Tikhonov Zholtok was a part of the Minnesota team that upset the Canucks in '03, and both Pelss and Tikhonov died this summer. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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