Retired Belarusian hockey player-turned-coach Konstantin Koltsov has died in Florida. He was 42. Miami-Dade Police confirmed Koltsov’s death and called it an apparent suicide. Koltsov had been dating second-ranked women’s tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, who was set to play in a tournament in Miami.
FILE - Ottawa Senator’s Lance Ward, left, chases Pittsburgh Penguins’ Konstantin Koltsov in the second period of a preseason hockey game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2005. Retired Belarusian hockey player-turned-coach Konstantin Koltsov has died. He was 42. Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed Koltsov’s death in a statement sent to The Associated Press Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Koltsov served as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulaev Ufa the past two seasons. He also was an assistant on staff for the Belarusian men’s national team.“Konstantin was one of the undisputable leaders of our team, a talented progressive coach, a bright player,” Baskov said in a statement. “He was an example of sturdiness, hard work, dedication and an idol for many Belarusian boys and his colleagues. It’s hard and unfair when such people leave so early.
Koltsov played most of his career in the Russian Superleague, which morphed into the KHL, finishing with Dynamo Minsk in 2015-16 and going into coaching. Salavat Yulaev Ufa expressed sorrow for the death of Koltsov, who won a Gagarin Cup championship with the club as a player in 2010-11.
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