Russian ice hockey champion Yevgeny Khatsei dies – Kommersant

Russian ice hockey champion, winner of the European Champions Cup Yevgeny Khatsey has died at the age of 46, Avangard Omsk club reported. The cause of death was not specified. According to the source “RIA News”He presumably died of a heart attack.

“Evgeny Khatsey will forever remain in the history of Omsk hockey as a professional in his field. We ask media representatives to show respect for the family of Yevgeny Khatsey and not disturb her these days,” the message reads. message “Vanguard”.

Mr. Khatsey became the champion of Russia in 2004 with Avangard. He also played for Torpedo Yaroslavl, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Amur Khabarovsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Vityaz near Moscow and other teams. After completing his playing career, he worked as the general manager of the Krasnodar Kuban, Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra. Since 2018, he began working at Avangard. He has served as Director of Hockey Operations and Head of Team Development for the Youth Hockey League and the All-Russian Hockey League (second division after the Continental Hockey League). In recent years, he was the director of the Avangard hockey academy.

Leonid Uvarchev