Konstantin Koltsov

Konstantin Yevgeniyevich Koltsov (Belarusian: Канстанцін Яўгенавіч Кальцоў, romanized: Kanstancin Jaŭhienavič Kaĺcoŭ; April 17, 1981 – March 18, 2024) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. He played parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2002 and 2006. Internationally, Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and at nine World Championships. He served as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League as well as head coach for the Belarusian national team.

Infobox

Born

(1981-04-17)April 17, 1981Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union

Died

March 18, 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 42)Bal Harbour, Miami, Florida, U.S.

Height

6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Weight

190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)

Position

Right wing

Shot

Left

Played for

Severstal CherepovetsYunost MinskMetallurg NovokuznetskAk Bars KazanSpartak MoscowPittsburgh PenguinsDinamo MinskSalavat Yulaev UfaAtlant Moscow Oblast

National team

Belarus

NHL draft

18th overall, 1999Pittsburgh Penguins

Playing career

1998–2016

Tables

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Preceded byMilan Kraft

Awards and achievements

Preceded byMilan Kraft

Awards and achievements

Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1999

Awards and achievements

Succeeded byBrooks Orpik

Awards and achievements
Preceded byMilan Kraft	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1999	Succeeded byBrooks Orpik

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EssentiallySports
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Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/aventura/article286869365.html
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-penguins-draft-p/143709606/
CBS Pittsburgh
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/former-penguins-player-konstantin-kolstov-dead-at-the-age-of-42/
Eurohockey
https://www.eurohockey.com/player/9602-.html
www.eurosport.com
https://www.eurosport.com/ice-hockey/konstantin-koltsov_prs51547/person.shtml
ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/retired-belarusian-hockey-player-konstantin-koltsov-dies-florida-108279782
"Konstantin Koltsov has retired"
http://by.tribuna.com/hockey/1046068170.html
Town & Country
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a45013294/who-is-aryna-sabalenka-boyfriend-konstantin-koltsov/
minsknews.by
https://minsknews.by/supruga-trenera-po-hokkeyu-kolczova-rasskazala-o-rasstavanii-pri-chem-tut-sobolenko/
People
https://people.com/sports/who-is-konstantin-koltsov-aryna-sabalenka/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/20/players-offer-support-grieving-aryna-sabalenka-konstantin-koltsov-miami-open-tennis-paula-badosa
"Konstantin Koltsov, former NHL player and boyfriend of Sabalenka, dead at 42"
https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/konstantin-koltsov-former-nhl-player-boyfriend-sabalenka-dead-42-2024-03-19/
"Ex-NHL winger Konstantin Koltsov, boyfriend of tennis star Sabalenka, dies at 42"
https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NHL/2024/03/19/Konstantin-Koltsov-dies-Aryna-Sabalenka/3501710849204/
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/konstantin-koltsovs-ex-wife-says-tennis-star-aryna-sabalenkas-boyfriend-was-most-likely-very-drunk-when-he-died-13098769
International Hockey Database
https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=45141
NHL
https://www.nhl.com/player/konstantin-koltsov-8467891
The SportsGrail
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