Gennadiy Tsygankov

Gennady Dmitrievich Tsygankov (Russian Геннадий Дмитриевич Цыганков; born August 16, 1947 in Wanino; † 16 February 2006 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian ice hockey player and coach.

  • 2.1 International
  • 3.1 International

Career

Gennadi Tsygankov grew up in the Far East Wanino and drove as a child different sports before he focused more on school-aged hockey. First he played with other children on the frozen bay before Wanino before regular football stadium was flooded in winter and was used as a venue. Tsygankov joined the local sports group Wodnik and was able to defeat with his team, among others, the juniors of the SKA Khabarovsk.

1966 Tsygankov was called up for army service and delegated military service to the military club SKA Khabarovsk after a half years. With this he played in the then unterklassigen Klass B and in the military championship. He then moved to the then elite club CSKA Moscow, with whom he achieved many successes at national and international level in the following years.

Overall, he scored 52 goals in 362 games in the Soviet league.

Internationally

In the spring of 1971 he was nominated for the first time for the Soviet national team. On 2 March 1971, he was in a game against Sweden for the first time for the Sbornaja on the ice. His international career was crowned with the gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976. For the national team, he scored 17 goals in 201 internationals. He was six times with his team world champion (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978 and 1979).

He was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in 1972. On April 25, 1979 he played his last international match.

As a coach

Later, he was still working as a coach in hockey area.

In 2004, doctors discovered that Tsygankov prostate cancer that has been surgically removed. As part of the rehabilitation Tsygankov refused his medication and put more on alternative healing methods. At first, this seemed to strike, but on the night of 15 to 16 February 2006, he died at 2:45 clock at the age of 59 years in Saint Petersburg. The following Saturday, the 18th February 2006, he was buried in the cemetery Seraphim in Saint Petersburg. In August 2006, the day of his birth, a memorial stone was erected on his grave.

Awards and achievements

  • Soviet champion 1970-73, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979
  • Soviet vice-champion in 1974 and 1976
  • Soviet Cup winner 1973 and 1977
  • European Cup Winners 1970-74, 1976, 1978 and 1979
  • 1972 medal "For valorous work"
  • 1972 Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
  • 1975 Medal of the Soviet Union
  • 1978 Order of the Red Banner of Labor
  • 2002 badge " For merits in the development of physical culture and sport "

Internationally

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the Soviet Union at:

  • Hockey World Cup 1971
  • Olympic Winter Games in 1972
  • Hockey World Cup 1972
  • Summit Series 1972
  • Hockey World Cup 1973
  • Hockey World Cup 1974
  • Summit Series 1974
  • Olympic Winter Games in 1976
  • Hockey World Cup 1976
  • Hockey World Cup 1977
  • Hockey World Cup 1978
  • Hockey World Cup 1979

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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