Konstantin Koltsov | |||
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Born |
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | April 17, 1981||
Died |
March 18, 2024 Bal Harbour, Miami, Florida, U.S. | (aged 42)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Severstal Cherepovets Yunost Minsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk Ak Bars Kazan Spartak Moscow Pittsburgh Penguins Dinamo Minsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa Atlant Moscow Oblast | ||
National team | Belarus | ||
NHL draft |
18th overall, 1999 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1998–2016 |
Konstantin Yevgeniyevich Koltsov (Belarusian: Канстанцін Яўгенавіч Кальцоў, romanized: Kanstancin Jaŭhienavič Kaĺcoŭ; April 17, 1981 – March 18, 2024) was a Belarusian professional ice hockey player. He played parts of three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2002 and 2006. Internationally, Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and at nine World Championships. He served as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League as well as head coach for the Belarusian national team.