It looks like a former Pens' 1st round pick and NHL player Konstantin Koltsov tragically died in the US at age 42

[Ugene Magic]

R.I.P original #71...
Man you could skate, just the the rest couldn't keep up. One of my favorite X-Generation Pens players.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

So somewhere between a blood clot and suicide is where we are at.

Somewhere between a blood clot and being thrown off a balcony is the range.

 

[CalderSchmalder]

Sad to hear, RIP Koltsov

 

[Zen Arcade]

One of the fastest straight line skaters I've ever seen. Watching him beat out icings was one of the only entertaining parts of the Pens dark years in the early 2000's.

 

[Mike C]

В США в 42 года погиб обладатель Кубка Гагарина Кольцов, который встречался с теннисисткой Соболенко - Sport24

Помощник главного тренера «Салавата Юлаева» Константин Кольцов скончался в возрасте 42 лет.

sport24.ru

Konstantin Koltsov at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Konstantin Koltsov, 1981-04-17 Minsk, BLR Belarus. Most recently in the KHL with Dinamo Minsk. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

He's boyfreind of Belarussian tennis player Arina Sobolenko, he came to America to watch Arina playing in Miami and "tragically died". There is no any specific information about his death at the moment. He worked as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulayev (KHL) in 2023-24 season.

in an "apparent suicide"

Initial report was blood clot, I guess now the police in Miami have called it a suicide-

MSN

"In the statement, the MDPD said it responded to an incident where a male jumped off a balcony at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach on Monday"

Weird how it changed so dramatically

they couldn't get through on the shall we say "bat phone" to get the story concocted er details straight at first

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Initial report was blood clot, I guess now the police in Miami have called it a suicide-

MSN

"In the statement, the MDPD said it responded to an incident where a male jumped off a balcony at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach on Monday"

Weird how it changed so dramatically

So somewhere between a blood clot and suicide is where we are at.

Initial report was from a news outlet in Belarus, however many thousands of miles away. Who knows what their source was - I’m guessing it probably wasn’t through any police/medical report from the US.

I’m gonna go with what the local PD / press in this country are saying

 

[Soundgarden]

Remember always getting his hockey cards as a kid. R.I.P.

 

[rynryn]

two in one day. RIP

 

[BMann]

NHL06 and Animal Alpha. Took the Pens to four successive Stanley Cup wins. KK was great in the game. Belarus were not too shabby either. There were some great mods for the game at the time.

But getting back to this tragic event. So untimely. Still had so much to give, prospective fatherhood too. Sincere condolences.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

So somewhere between a blood clot and suicide is where we are at.

I really wish news outlets wouldn't be so worried about "fastest to report" rather than "accurate to report".

RIP regardless of the cause.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Initial report was blood clot, I guess now the police in Miami have called it a suicide-

MSN

"In the statement, the MDPD said it responded to an incident where a male jumped off a balcony at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach on Monday"

Weird how it changed so dramatically

Sounds more to me like some f***ing morons got some bad info and wanted to be the first to get it out there. Would be sadly typical these days in that race to be first

Such sad news.

I really wish news outlets wouldn't be so worried about "fastest to report" rather than "accurate to report".

RIP regardless of the cause.

It's disgusting behavior.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

With this news and the news of Chris Simon passing it’s just a sad day for the hockey world.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Another skilled player dies too young.

 

[spiny norman]

RIP

 

[Devonator]

Enjoy yourself

its later than you think

Man oh man....isn't that the truth....Life is but a vapor.

 

[Extra Texture]

RIP Koltsov. One of the few players that gave Pens fans hope and entertainment when the team was being stripped for parts and the future was up in the air.

Cannot believe both him and Simon lost in the same day. Horrible. 42 is far far to young

 

[Elvs]

His quickness and speed at display in all of these clips. And that first NHL goal was a beauty.