Vladimir Antipin



Vladimir Yurevich Antipin (Влади́мир Ю́рьевич Анти́пин; born April 18, 1970) is a former Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship and the 2006 Winter Olympics as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team. On September 15, 2012, Vladimir's wife was killed in an automobile accident in rural Kazakhstan. His son Viktor Antipin is also a hockey player, and played for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. He is currently an ice hockey coach.