| Nikolay Epshtein | |
| Born | Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein 17 December 1919 Kolomna, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Died | 27 August 2005 (aged 85) Selyatino, Russia |
| Resting place | Vostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (Russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн) (27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.
Biography[]
Epshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR.[1][2] He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League as head coach of Chimik in Voskresensk.[1][3][4] He was also head coach of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and 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]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nikolay Epshtein. Jewishsports.net.
- ↑ "Hiring Kuperman Paying Off for Jets", The Jewish Post & News, February 19, 1992. |author=n
- ↑ "The Soviets Have Their Stars, Too", The Windsor Star, May 13, 1975.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2005 Hockey Deaths. Sihrhockey.org.
- ↑ "Universal Game", The Leader-Post, October 23, 1969.
- ↑ Jack Olsen. "The U.S. National Hockey Team didn't score many goals", Sportsillustrated.cnn.com, January 16, 1961.
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