Timur Ramilevich Faizutdinov (russian: Тимур Рамилевич Файзутдинов; 6 October 2001 – 16 March 2021)
was a Russian ice hockey
defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
. He played for
HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg
Hockey Club Dinamo Saint Petersburg (russian: link=no, Хоккейный клуб "Динамо" Санкт-Петербург), is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They are members of the Supreme Hockey ...
,
of which he was the
team captain
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In eithe ...
at the time of his death.
On 12 March 2021, Faizutdinov was struck in the head by a
hockey puck
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while playing in the final 16 of the
Kharlamov Cup
The Kharlamov Cup (russian: Кубок Харламова, Kubok Kharlamova) is the trophy presented to the winner of the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) playoffs, and is named after ice hockey player Valeri Kharlamov, considered to be one of ...
against
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...
in
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...
, Russia.
Faizutdinov's father, Ramil, wrote on social media that his son was struck in the area of the carotid artery.
Faizutdinov was hospitalized in serious condition and died on 16 March 2021 at the age of 19. HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg announced that upcoming games would begin with a minute of silence for Faizutdinov.
References
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Footage of the accident
2001 births
2021 deaths
HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg players
Ice hockey players who died while playing
Russian ice hockey defencemen
Sport deaths in Russia
Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk
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