Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (Russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн; 27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.
Nikolay Epshtein | |
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Николай Эпштейн | |
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| Born | 17 December 1919 |
| Died | 27 August 2005 (aged 85) Selyatino, Russia |
Resting place | Vostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Biography
editEpshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR, Soviet Union.[1][2] He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League as head coach of Khimik 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
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nikolay Epshtein". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ "Hiring Kuperman Paying Off for Jets". The Jewish Post & News. 19 February 1992. Retrieved 15 August 2011. |author=n
- ↑ "The Soviets Have Their Stars, Too". The Windsor Star. 13 May 1975. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- 1 2 "2005 Hockey Deaths". Sihrhockey.org. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ "Universal Game". The Leader-Post. 23 October 1969. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ Jack Olsen (16 January 1961). "The U.S. National Hockey Team didn't score many goals". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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