Left to right: Gennady Tsygurov, Vladimir Vasilyev, and Viktor Tikhonov, Russian national team coaches at the 1995 Izvestia Tournament. Tsygurov passed away yesterday at the age of 74; here’s a bit of a write-up of an overlooked figure in Russian...

Left to right: Gennady Tsygurov, Vladimir Vasilyev, and Viktor Tikhonov, Russian national team coaches at the 1995 Izvestia Tournament.  Tsygurov passed away yesterday at the age of 74; here’s a bit of a write-up of an overlooked figure in Russian hockey history.  (Image Source)

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