Oleg Valerievich Znarok is a Soviet-Latvian professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League and consultant of the Russia men's national ice hockey team.
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19 Facts About Oleg Znarok
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Oleg Znarok was born 2 January 1963 in Ust-Katav in the Soviet Union, presently in the Russian Federation.
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Oleg Znarok's father, Valeri Znarok, was a football player at the time, who later had a long coaching career.
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Oleg Znarok had a successful and long career as a player before moving on to coaching.
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Oleg Znarok led Russia to a 4th-place finish at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
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Oleg Znarok was not a sports fan, but came out to support her friends.
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One such item is an NHL contract that Oleg Znarok was given to sign by the Boston Bruins, untranslated.
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Oleg Znarok scored 14 goals and 13 assists, after putting up only 3 assists in 30 games, the previous season.
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Oleg Znarok was a highly dominant player for the rest of his playing career, representing EV Landsberg, EHC Freiburg and Heilbronner EC.
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In 1981, Oleg Znarok was called up to the Soviet Union under-18 team, where he became a European champion, putting up 16 points in 5 games.
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Oleg Znarok scored 2 goals, including one against the Toronto Maple Leafs and one against the Buffalo Sabres, over 4 games.
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Oleg Znarok played in 5 IIHF World Championships and help promote Latvia to the top division of international competition in 1996.
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Oleg Znarok led the tournament with 6 goals in 6 games and added 2 assists with 18 PIM, making the All-Star team.
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Oleg Znarok was tied for 5th in tournament points and tied for 2nd in assists, with 7.
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Oleg Znarok led his team to a seventh-place finish, the highest ever finish for Latvia.
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At 36, Oleg Znarok only managed 1 assist and was limited to only 6 games.
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From 2008 to 2014, Oleg Znarok was the head coach of MVD of Kontinental Hockey League for two seasons, before its merger with Dynamo Moscow and continued head coaching for the next four seasons.
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On 26 March 2014, Oleg Znarok joined the Russian national team, and coached them at 3 World Championships, various stages of EHT and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
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Oleg Znarok achieved a flawless record with Russia during his first year as coach at the 2014 IIHF World Championship, although he has yet to beat the 29 World Championship game winning streak established by Vyacheslav Bykov.
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