Viktor Tikhonov
- January 4, 2024
- Hockey Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Viktor Tikhonov |
| Occupation | Hockey Player |
| Date Of Birth | May 12, 1988(1988-05-12) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Viktor Tikhonov Biography
| Name | Viktor Tikhonov |
| Birthday | May 12 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Moscow |
| Birth Country | Russia |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Vasily Tikhonov |
| Spouse | Evgenia Tikhonova |
Viktor Tikhonov is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 12, 1988 in Moscow, Russia. Right wing was selected at number 28 in the 2009 NHL Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. He played the 2008-09 season playing for the Coyotes. He later was a player with Russia’s Russian club SKA Saint Petersburg for four years before joining Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 season. Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.
He played with He played alongside Shane Doan during his lone season in Phoenix. during his only game in Phoenix.
Tikhonov was born in Riga, and grew up in Los Gatos, California and, in 1994, moved with his family to Lexington, Kentucky. He is named after his grandfather, Viktor Tikhonov, who was the head coach of CSKA and the Soviet national team throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His father, Vasili, was the assistant coach for the San Jose Sharks’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. Viktor was heavily involved in the Santa Clara Valley Blackhawks youth hockey program.
As a youth, Tikhonov played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Santa Clara.
The father of his son Vasily was the goalie coach of the Kentucky Thoroughblades, the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.
Viktor Tikhonov Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Hockey Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Viktor Tikhonov is one of the richest Hockey Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Viktor Tikhonov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The man was born in Riga, Russia, but was raised within Los Gatos, California and Lexington, Kentucky.
He took home an Olympic gold medal with his Russian Russia team during the World Championships in 2014. World Championships.
Viktor Vasilievich Tikhonov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Тихонов ; born 12 May 1988) is a Latvian-born Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Tikhonov was originally selected 28th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, by the Phoenix Coyotes. After several years in the NHL with the Coyotes, Tikhonov moved to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, where he spent four years with SKA St. Petersburg. In 2015, he returned to the NHL, signing a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, appearing in 11 games for them before he was claimed on waivers by the Coyotes.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
Viktor Tikhonov height 6 ft 2 in Viktor weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Viktor Tikhonov Dating?
According to our records, Viktor Tikhonov married to Evgenia Tikhonova. As of December 1, 2023, Viktor Tikhonov’s is not dating anyone.
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On 10 August 2011 the Phoenix Coyotes re-signed Tikhonov to a one-year deal. Tikhonov returned to the KHL to play four seasons for SKA Saint Petersburg, helping capture the Gagarin Cup in his final season with Saint Petersburg in 2014–15 season.
Facts & Trivia
Viktor Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Viktor Tikhonov celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.
He was named after his grandfather, Viktor Vasilyevich Tikhonov, the late Soviet ice hockey player and coach. His father was Vasili Tikhonov, who was also an ice hockey coach. Born in Latvia while it was still a member of the USSR, Tikhonov has represented Russia internationally, participating in several World Championships and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
What happened to the 1980 Soviet hockey coach?
After his retirement, Tikhonov lobbied the Russian government for more attention and better financing for the national team. Tikhonov was hospitalized in late October 2014 and died after a long illness in Moscow on 24 November 2014 , at the age of 84.
Who replaced Tretiak?
After Tretiak gave up two goals in the first period of the famous “Miracle on Ice” game versus the USA in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympics, Tikhonov replaced him with Myshkin.
Who played Russian coach in Miracle?
ActorRoleNotes
Robbie MacGregor| Eric Strobel| Forward on the U.S. Olympic team.
Joe Hemsworth| Mark Wells| Forward on the U.S. Olympic team.
Zinaid Memišević| Viktor Tikhonov| Hockey coach for the Soviet team.
Adam Knight| Tim Harrer| Forward brought in late to try out for the U.S.
Olympic team, eventually cut.
Who was the first Soviet NHL player?
There is 1989, when the first Soviet player, Sergei Pryakhin , officially was allowed to leave for the NHL, and the first defector, Alexander Mogilny, made his way to the world’s top league in a much more clandestine fashion.
What happened to the Soviet players after Miracle on Ice?
After the 1980 Winter Olympics The Soviet team did not lose a World Championship game until 1985 and did not lose to the United States again until
- Throughout the 1980s, NHL teams continued to draft Soviet players in hopes of enticing them to eventually play in North America.