Vyacheslav Bykov extended the contract with the Federation of Russia hockey

Head coach for the hockey team of Russia Vyacheslav Bykov signed a new contract with Russia Hockey Federation (FHR). The agreement is intended to end sezona-2008/09, in the case of a successful speech team at the world championships in 2009 in Switzerland (getting into the top three prize) will be extended for another year, said "Gazeta.Ru.

The new contract signed with assistant Igor Bykov Zaharkinym. The site FHR official confirmation of this information has not yet been received. October 13, at 15:00 in the building of Russia's Olympic Committee (ROC) has started a press conference with the bulls, Zaharkina, FHR president Vladislav Tretiak and general manager of Team Russia Anatoly Bardina.

48-year-old Vyacheslav Bykov was appointed chief coach of Team Russia in August 2006. At the world championships in 2007 in Moscow, the Russian team won the bronze medal, and in 2008 won the world championship in Canada. Shortly after this success, President FHR Tretiak promised that Bykov will work with Russia to the Olympic team in 2010 in Vancouver.