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.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
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	USSR/CIS totals 	USSR/CIS totals		123 	33 	21 	54 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		331 	69 	101 	170 	90 		18 	1 	2 	3 	16
RSL totals 	RSL totals 	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	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	46	24	24	48 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1969 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:Ak Bars Kazan players
Category:Belarusian ice hockey coaches
Category:Belarusian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:HC CSKA Moscow players
Category:HC Dinamo Minsk players
Category:HC Dynamo Pardubice players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Indianapolis Ice players
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Las Vegas Thunder players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Belarus
Category:Soviet ice hockey left wingers
Category:Yunost Minsk players