Alexei Yegorov (ice hockey, born 1975)

Alexei Yegorov
Born	(1975-05-21)May 21, 1975 Leningrad, URS
Died
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	SKA Saint Petersburg San Jose Sharks (1995–1997) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL Draft	66th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks
Playing career	1992–2002

Alexei Yurievich Yegorov (May 21, 1975 – March 2, 2002) was a Russian professional ice hockey right winger who played eleven games in the National Hockey League in 1995–96 and 1996–97 for the San Jose Sharks, scoring three goals and three assists for six points. He scored all three of his goals in the same game for a hat trick against the Calgary Flames on February 20, 1996. In addition to the San Jose Sharks, Yegorov also played for the Kansas City Blades and Long Beach Ice Dogs of the IHL, the Kentucky Thoroughblades of the AHL, the Fort Worth Fire of the CHL, HC Dynamo Moscow of the RSL and SKA Saint Petersburg. He last played in the DEL for the Schwenningen Wild Wings. He died of a drug overdose on March 2, 2002.

See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

External links

• Russian hockey website mentioning Yegorov's death
• Alexei Yegorov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Alexei Yegorov's player profile at NHL.com
• Alexei Yegorov profile at Eurohockey.com