Sergei Kapustin
| Sergei Kapustin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kapustin in 1979 | |||
| Born |
13 February 1953 Ukhta, URS | ||
| Died | 4 June 1995 (aged 42) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||
| NHL Draft |
141st overall, 1982 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1988 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey
| ||
| Representing Soviet Union
| ||
 |
1976 Innsbruck | Team |
Sergei Alekseevich Kapustin (
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union – 4 June 1995) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow, Krylya Sovetov Moscow, and HC Spartak Moscow
.
Kapustin played thirteen seasons with the
Izvestia Cup
.
Kapustin was selected by the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, as they believed it possible he might go to North America.[1]
Sergei Kapustin was inducted into the
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. He retired in December 1985 after that year's Izvestia Cup tournament. He died of a heart attack
in 1995 at age 42.
References
- ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (10 June 1982). "New Jersey Trades Ramage and Chooses a Trottier in Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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
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