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Kārlis Skrastiņš
Latvian ice hockey player (1974–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kārlis Skrastiņš (July 9, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twelve years in the league playing for the Predators, the Colorado Avalanche, the Florida Panthers, and the Dallas Stars.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Kārlis Skrastiņš | |||
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![]() Skrastiņš in 2006 | |||
Born |
(1974-07-09)July 9, 1974 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Died |
September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 37) Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Pārdaugava Rīga TPS Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers HK Rīga 2000 Dallas Stars | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
230th overall, 1998 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 1991–2011 |
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For the 2011-2012 season, Skrastiņš left the NHL and signed a contract to play in Russia for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). However, he never got to play a game for Lokomotiv as he was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed almost the entire team on September 7, 2011.[1]