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Russia appoints Bilyaletdinov as ice hockey coach
Published
Jun. 20, 2011 11:14 a.m. ET
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The Russian ice hockey federation has appointed Zinetula Bilyaletdinov as head coach of the national team after Vyacheslav Bykov was fired last month because of disappointing results.
The federation said Monday on its website that Bilyaletdinov, a former Olympic champion as a defenseman for the Soviet team in the 1970s and 80s, had accepted an offer through the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The 56-year-old Bilyaletdinov is currently the coach of Kazan-based team Ak Bars in the Continental Hockey League.
Bykov was ousted in May after Russia finished worlds without a medal for the first time in five years.
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