Samara player and Nashville prospect Krevsun dies following collapse during pre-season workout
Another deadly collapse after a pre-season workout in Russia shocks the hockey community.
Alexander Krevsun, a winger with the CSK VVS Samara club and a former Kazakhstan U20 International, died following a collapse during a 10-kilometre cross-country run.
The Samara club plays in Russia second top league.
Krevsun, 22, passed his physical July 1, the club said, and he seemed to be in perfect condition.
With about five kilometers still to run, Krevsun - at the time part of the leading group - collapsed. He was taken to a hospital in Togliatti where he died two hours later, the club said.
Krevsun, selected 124th overall in the fourth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, died of brain hemorrhage, the club said.
Krevsun leaves behind a wife and a young daughter.
The case eerily resembles a similar incident last year when Russia's former national team player Vyacheslav Bezukladnikov of Lada Togliatti died following a collapse after a cross-country run during his club's training camp in Bulgaria.
In both situations, the runs took place under scorching sun, in temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius.
Krevsun represented Kazakhstan at the 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship in Sweden where he scored one goal and recorded two assists in seven games. He signed a professional contract with the Nashville Predators on July 13, 2000.
During the 2000-2001-season season, Krevsun played one game with the Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) before he transferred to the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL where he had 8 goals and 13 assists in 48 games.
Earlier Krevsun also played for Lada Togliatti and Krylia Sovetov (Soviet Wings) of the Russian League.
Another deadly collapse after a pre-season workout in Russia shocks the hockey community.
Alexander Krevsun, a winger with the CSK VVS Samara club and a former Kazakhstan U20 International, died following a collapse during a 10-kilometre cross-country run.
The Samara club plays in Russia second top league.
Krevsun, 22, passed his physical July 1, the club said, and he seemed to be in perfect condition.
With about five kilometers still to run, Krevsun - at the time part of the leading group - collapsed. He was taken to a hospital in Togliatti where he died two hours later, the club said.
Krevsun, selected 124th overall in the fourth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, died of brain hemorrhage, the club said.
Krevsun leaves behind a wife and a young daughter.
The case eerily resembles a similar incident last year when Russia's former national team player Vyacheslav Bezukladnikov of Lada Togliatti died following a collapse after a cross-country run during his club's training camp in Bulgaria.
In both situations, the runs took place under scorching sun, in temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius.
Krevsun represented Kazakhstan at the 2000 IIHF World U20 Championship in Sweden where he scored one goal and recorded two assists in seven games. He signed a professional contract with the Nashville Predators on July 13, 2000.
During the 2000-2001-season season, Krevsun played one game with the Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) before he transferred to the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL where he had 8 goals and 13 assists in 48 games.
Earlier Krevsun also played for Lada Togliatti and Krylia Sovetov (Soviet Wings) of the Russian League.