Nikolay Epshtein

Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (Russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн) (27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.

Nikolay Epshtein
Born	Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein 17 December 1919 Kolomna, Soviet Union
Died	27 August 2005(2005-08-27) (aged 85) Selyatino, Russia
Resting place	Vostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow
Citizenship	Russian
Occupation	Ice hockey coach

Biography

Epshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR.^[1][2] He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League as head coach of Chimik in Voskresensk.^[1][3][4] He was also head coach of the Soviet junior national team that won a European Championship.^[1][5][6]

He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.^[1] He was an inaugural inductee to the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.^[1] He died from Alzheimers in 2005.^[4]

See also

• List of select Jewish coaches

References

1. "Nikolay Epshtein". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
2. "Hiring Kuperman Paying Off for Jets". The Jewish Post & News. February 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2011. |author=n
3. "The Soviets Have Their Stars, Too". The Windsor Star. May 13, 1975. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
4. "2005 Hockey Deaths". Sihrhockey.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
5. "Universal Game". The Leader-Post. October 23, 1969. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
6. Jack Olsen (January 16, 1961). "The U.S. National Hockey Team didn't score many goals". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

External links

• International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame bio