Roman Lyashenko
Roman Lyashenko | ||||||
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Born |
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | May 1, 1979|||||
Died |
July 5, 2003 Antalya, Turkey | (aged 24)|||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
Torpedo Yaroslavl Dallas Stars New York Rangers | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
52nd overall, 1997 Dallas Stars | ||||
Playing career | 1995–2003 |
Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (
Lyashenko represented Russia internationally at both the junior and senior levels, capturing three medals (gold, silver and bronze) at the
Playing career
Lyashenko spent three seasons playing with
Lyashenko made his NHL debut with the Dallas Stars during the
During the 2000–2001 season, Lyashenko again split time between the Stars and the Utah Grizzlies, who were the Stars' new IHL affiliate. At the end of the season, Lyashenko had played 60 games with the Stars and recorded nine points. At the IHL level, he played in six games and had one assist.[1] Lyashenko was popular with his teammates in Dallas, at one point his teammates lobbied Hitchcock to get him more playing time.[9]
On March 12, 2002, Lyashenko and
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Russia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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1997 Geneva | ||
1998 Helsinki | ||
1999 Winnipeg | ||
World Championships | ||
2002 Gothenburg |
Lyashenko represented Russia internationally at both the
Lyashenko played in a single tournament at the senior international level, representing Russia at the
Death
While on vacation in Antalya, Turkey with his mother and sister, Lyashenko was found dead in his hotel room the morning of July 6, 2003.[13][14] His death was initially reported to be a suicide.[15] Reports by Turkish police confirmed this, stating that Lyashenko had left a suicide note and attempted to cut his arms and wrists before hanging himself. A Turkish police officer, speaking anonymously, said that Lyashenko apologized for killing himself in the note.[16] New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather said of Lyashenko, "Roman was a quality individual who had a positive impact on everyone he touched, both on and off the ice."[15] Dallas Stars general manager Doug Armstrong expressed similar sentiments: "Roman was a quality young man who we were privileged to have in our organization for three years."[15] Lyashenko was buried in Yaroslavl on July 12, 2003.[17]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1995–96 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | RUS-2 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Torpedo Yaroslavl-2 | RUS-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 46 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
1998–99 | Torpedo Yaroslavl | RSL | 42 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
1999–00
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Dallas Stars | NHL | 58 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1999–00
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Michigan K-Wings
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IHL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 60 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 58 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 71 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
RSL totals | 130 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 95 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | ||||
NHL totals | 139 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1997 | Russia | EJC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
1997 | Russia | WJC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1998 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
1999 | Russia | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2002 | Russia | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||
Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Roman Lyashenko". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Roman Lyashenko". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "SLAM! 1997 NHL Draft Prospect Profiles: Roman Lyashenko". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Duhatschek, Eric (June 21, 1997). "1997 Entry Draft: The Top 20". Calgary Herald. p. E5.
- ^ "Billington dealt to Caps". Toronto Star. July 17, 1999. p. 1.
- ^ "NHL Notebook: Sheppard a Panther; Florida signs veteran winger to one-year deal". The Windsor Star. November 16, 1999. p. D3.
- ^ a b Brownlee, Robin (April 13, 2000). "New face produces familiar result: Stars' rookie gets Cup defence started in style". Calgary Herald. p. D1.
- ^ Kennedy, Aaron (November 13, 2001). "AHL matinee goes today". New Brunswick Telegraph Journal.
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(help) - ^ a b Graves, Gary (September 18, 2003). "Questions over suicides linger". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Manny Malhotra". TSN. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Media Guide and Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 248.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (April 26, 2002). "Swanson Back At Home In Hamilton". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (July 8, 2003). "HOCKEY; Rangers' Lyashenko Found Dead In Turkey". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Lyashenko dead at 24". Sports Illustrated. July 7, 2003. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c "N.Y. Ranger is found dead in hotel room ; Lyashenko on vacation in Turkey Cause of death reported to be suicide". Toronto Star. July 8, 2003. p. E02.
- ^ "Lyashenko's death a suicide, police say". Edmonton Journal. July 10, 2003. p. D6.
- ^ "PLUS: HOCKEY; Rangers' Lyashenko Is Buried in Russia". The New York Times. July 13, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database