Andrei Troschinsky

Andrei Troschinsky
Born (1978-02-14)February 14, 1978
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died December 21, 2015(2015-12-21) (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  Kazakhstan
NHL Draft 170th overall, 1998
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19962015

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 round six of 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.

Death

In the morning of 21 December, Troshchinksy felt unwell upon waking up and called an ambulance; while in the vehicle he had a heart attack and died.[1]

References

  1. Troshchinksy, Andrei. "Famous Kazakh hockey player died of heart attack". Kazakhstan Inform. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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