Vyacheslav Bykov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vyacheslav Bykov

Soviet and Russian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1960

Place of Birth: Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Profession: coach, ice hockey player

Nationality: Switzerland, Russia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (Russian: ???????? ?????????? ?????, born 24 July 1960 in Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team.
A small, technically gifted center, he was a regular fixture on the Soviet national ice hockey team in the 1980s; after the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for Team Russia in the 1990s.
He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in the 9th round at number 169 overall.
He opted, however, to never play in the NHL.