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Sudden death! Ex-NHL star dies at the age of 52

Sergei Berezin

(Bild: GEPA)

The ice hockey world was just watching the final series in the NHL, now it is in collective mourning: Sergei Berezin, a long-time top player in the North American professional league, has died! The winger from Russia was only 52 years old, no information was given on the cause of death ...

Born in 1971, Beresin played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1996 to 2001), the Phoenix Coyotes (2001 to 2002), the Montréal Canadiens (2002), the Chicago Blackhawks (2002 to 2003) and the Washington Capitals (2003) before ending his career in Russia with ZSKA Moscow (2003 to 2004).

In 502 games in the regular season, Berezin was responsible for 286 points, 160 goals and 126 assists. In 52 play-off games, he added a further 13 goals and 17 assists.

Teammate of the Austrian Herbert Hohenberger
The Russian also left his mark in Germany - after being drafted by the Maple Leafs in 1994, he was initially "parked" with the Cologne Sharks, where he was teammates with Austrian Herbert Hohenberger. Thanks in part to his 55 goals in 61 games, the Sharks won the title in 1995.

Beresin played in four World Championships and one Olympic ice hockey tournament for Russia - but the Sbornaya did not win any medals in those years ...