Unfortunate Scene Breaks Loose Following A Goaltender Dying During Warmups

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Austin Sabourin
November 28, 2023 (1:11 PM)

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In a recent and somber incident in New Moscow, a 62-year-old goalie in a Russian amateur hockey league passed away unexpectedly during warm-up.

Unfortunately, the goalie's demise appears to be linked to a delay in receiving medical attention after his collapse. Surprisingly, the league encountered difficulties in having on-site medical personnel due to associated costs.

"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 financial constraints, the league couldn't allocate resources for medical personnel during the weekend of the incident.

"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

Despite medics eventually arriving at the scene, their assistance came too late. This unfortunate incident follows a similar circumstance that led to the death of another amateur hockey player, also aged 60, a few weeks prior.

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