Andrei Troschinsky
Andrei Borisovich Troschinsky (Russian: Андрей Борисович Трощи́нский; February 14, 1978 – December 21, 2015) was a Kazakh professional ice hockey player, who played for Kazakhstan National Hockey Team at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. Troschinsky was a graduate of the Ust-Kamenogorsk ice hockey school. He was drafted 170th overall in the sixth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by St. Louis Blues, but never signed a contract or participated in a game with them. He was the younger brother of Alexei Troschinsky.
| Andrei Troschinsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 14, 1978 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
December 21, 2015 (aged 37) Pavlodar, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
GKS Katowice Worcester IceCats Metallurg Magnitogorsk HK Jesenice Gazovik Tyumen Saryarka Karagandy Barys Astana Yertis Pavlodar Kazzinc-Torpedo Arlan Kokshetau | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
170th overall, 1998 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2015 | ||
Death
In the morning of 21 December 2015, Troschinsky felt unwell upon waking up and called an ambulance; while in the vehicle he had a heart attack and died.[1]
References
- "Famous Kazakh hockey player died of heart attack". Kazakhstan Inform. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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