Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Name Andrei Troschinsky Shot Left Weight 84 kg | National team Kazakhstan Positions Centerman Playing career | |
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Born February 14, 1978
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union ( 1978-02-14 ) NHL Draft 170th overall, 1998
St. Louis Blues Died December 21, 2015, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan Played for GKS Katowice, Worcester IceCats | ||
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.
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