Hockey world mourns tragic loss of longtime player and coach at the age of 61
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The Hockey World is mourning another loss with Andrei Martemyanov, who passed away tragically at the age of 61 due to a stroke.
He spent his longtime career as a player for 21-years, and a coach for a long duration after.
Martemyanov was the Head Coach of the KHL's Amur Khabarovsk. Before Amur, he coached the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and HC Sibir in Russia's top hockey league.
It was reported today that he passed away at the age of 61 after suffering a stroke by Russian Media.
HC Amur Khabarovsk would release a statement regarding the loss of their coach afterward.
His name will forever remain in the history of our club, and the years of his work in the team will be remembered as a period of bright victories and unforgettable emotions.
Martemyanov was a product of the revolutionary style of hockey developed by the Soviet Union from the 70s-80s, which led to dominant performances in international competition.
Unlike many of his counterparts, he wouldn't find a home in the NHL later in his life, but would stick at home with the KHL, and the Soviet Championship League, where he'd win it all in 1984 with HC CSKA Moscow.
Martemyanov would win the 1989 Winter Universiada with the Soviet Union, which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Following his playing career, Martemyanov would begin coaching, most notably as the head coach of Amur Khabarovsk 🇷🇺 (2016-2018, 2023-2024), Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 (2018-2020), and Sibir Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 (2021-2023) in the KHL.
We send our deepest condolences to the Martemyanov family, friends, and his colleagues in the hockey world.
The loss of this man in the world of hockey will be felt, especially by those whose lives he had an impact on in the KHL.
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