#7 Gennady Tsygankov

Tsygankov was a steady blueliner appearing all 8 games and 
collecting two assists. He assisted on Valeri Kharlamov's 
spectacular shorthanded goal in game number three.
 
Tsygankov was expected to be Russia's top offensive force from the blueline. But the Canadian forwards did a great job of pressuring the Soviet rearguards and keeping them busy checking rather than scoring.
 
Tsygankov was a two time Olympic gold medalist and 6 time world champion. He passed away February 16th, 2006. 

STATISTICS

                    Pos.   GP   G   A  P  PIM
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Gennady Tsygankov     D     8   0  2   2    6
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Career Statistics
Born: August 16, 1947 in Vanino
Height: 5'11" Weight: 209lbs
Position: Defense  Shoots: L
Team Year GP G A Pts PIM
SKA Khabarovsk (Division 4) 1966-68 STATISTICS UNAVAILABLE
CSKA Moscow 1968-69 6 0 - - -
CSKA Moscow 1969-70 37 5 - - -
CSKA Moscow 1970-71 40 4 - - -
CSKA Moscow 1971-72 32 7 - - -
CSKA Moscow 1972-73 29 4 - - -
CSKA Moscow 1973-74 28 2 3 5 32
CSKA Moscow 1974-75 29 3 4 7 20
CSKA Moscow 1975-76 33 3 3 6 10
CSKA Moscow 1976-77 33 8 8 16 12
CSKA Moscow 1977-78 34 7 9 16 42
CSKA Moscow 1978-79 41 7 10 17 29
CSKA Moscow 1979-80 10 1 2 3 8
SKA Leningrad 1979-80 15 1 0 1 8
Soviet League Totals 367 52 - - -