Konstantin Koltsov, a former professional ice hockey player from Belarus and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, died on Tuesday at the age of 42, according to a statement from the Russian club Salavat Yulaev.
Koltsov competed for the Belarus national team in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and spent parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 2002 and 2006.
How did Konstantin Koltsov Die?
According to the latest findings, the unfortunate death of former NHL ice hockey player Koltsov is being investigated as an apparent suicide. On Tuesday, Miami-Dade Police announced that the former professional ice hockey player died in a ‘apparent suicide‘. According to one news source, local police responded to a complaint on Monday about a guy falling off a balcony at a Miami resort.
Source: KDVR
“At approximately 12:39 a.m., Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, 9703 Collins Avenue, in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony,” the Miami Dade police department said, as reported by Reuters. According to the article, no foul play is suspected, and the investigation has been taken over by the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Homicide Bureau.
Who was Konstantin Koltsov?
Koltsov competed as a forward for the Belarus national team in the 2002 and 2010 Olympics, and he played 144 games for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins between 2002 and 2006. With the Penguins, the 1999 first-round draft pick scored 12 goals and added 26 assists.
Koltsov spent the majority of his career in the Russian Superleague, which later became the KHL, retiring with Dynamo Minsk in 2015-16 and transitioning to coaching. In 2010-11. Koltsov played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa and won the Gagarin Cup championship.
