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Alexei Anatolyevich Savin (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Савин; 15 May 1986 — 18 June 2007) was a Belarusian professional forward ice hockey player.[1]
Alexei Savin | |||
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Born |
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 15 May 1986||
Died |
18 June 2007 Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia | (aged 21)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Yunost Minsk | ||
National team | Belarus | ||
Playing career | 2005–2007 |
A naturalised Belarusian, Savin played for Yunost Minsk and was one of the most promising young player of the country. He played in the 2005 and 2006 World Championships, as well as in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 2005 and 2006.
Savin was killed in a road accident on 18 June 2007 in Chelyabinsk, Russia when his bicycle was run down by a car, at age 21.