Vasily Tikhonov

Vasili Viktorovich Tikhonov (13 May 1958 – 7 August 2013) was a Russian ice hockey coach.

Biography Tikhonov was born and died in Moscow and was the son of legendary Soviet ice hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov. He started his career in the 1980s by coaching the youth teams of Dinamo Riga. In 1990 he became the head coach of Finnish SM-liiga side Ässät Pori.

After the 1992–1993 season Tikhonov moved to North America and worked as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League and later as a head coach with the Kansas City Blades and Kentucky Thoroughblades of the American Hockey League.

In 1998 he returned to Europe and coached several teams in Finland, Switzerland and Russia.

Vasily Tikhonov died on 7 August 2013 in Moscow as he fell from his fourth-floor apartment window. He is survived by his wife Tatjana, his daughter Tatjana, also a hockey coach, and his son Viktor.

Teams managed Ässät Pori 1990–1993 San Jose Sharks (assistant) 1993–1996 Kansas City Blades 1995–1996 Kentucky Thoroughblades 1996–1998 Lukko Rauma 1998–2001 HC Langnau 2001–2002 CSKA Moscow 2002–2004 Avangard Omsk (assistant) 2010–2011 Ak Bars Kazan (assistant) 2011–2012