In the midst of warming up for a game a goaltender tragically passes away

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Joshua Deeds
November 27, 2023 (4:33 PM)

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There was a tragic incident recently that affected a goalie in a Russian amateur hockey league.

In New Moscow this past weekend, the 62-year-old goalie died unexpectedly while warming up.

Unfortunately, medical personnel were unable to reach the player in time to save him.

The 62-year-old's death appears to have been caused by a lack of medical attention after his collapse.

"We talked with the teams before the season. They refused to take ambulances because it would make the championship more expensive. We will gather the division council. We are definitely in favor of ambulances being present at matches."

Due to the cost of having medical personnel present, the league would not have been able to have medical personnel on hand this weekend.

«What is the cause of death? We don't yet have all the information ourselves. I personally wasn't here at the game. It happened late. Goalkeeper Nikolai Kuznetsov was 62 years old. We are in touch with the hockey player's relatives. We will help them in everything." Director of SHL (Russian amateur league) Sergei Stolyarov

The medics would eventually arrive to help the goalie, but by then it was too late.

A similar circumstance has caused the death of a second amateur hockey player, also aged 60. This happened a few weeks prior.

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