Vladimir Tsyplakov

Vladimir Viktorovich Tsyplakov (; 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. He died at the age of 50 in 2019.

Playing career Tsyplakov played six seasons in the Soviet Union with Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC Dynamo Minsk. He played three seasons in the United States in the International Hockey League.

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.

During his NHL career Tsyplakov played in 331 games, recording 69 goals and 101 assists.

His elder brother Alexander also played the sport professionally and was selected for Belarus.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 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