Alexander Krevsun Explained

Position:Winger
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:216
Played For:HC Lada Togliatti
CSK VVS Samara
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
New Orleans Brass
Milwaukee Admirals
Birth Date:June 2, 1980
Birth Place:Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Samara, Russia
Draft:124th overall
Draft Year:1999
Draft Team:Nashville Predators
Career Start:1997
Career End:2002

Alexander Vialevich Krevsun (Russian: Александр Витальевич Кревсун; June 2, 1980 — July 3, 2002) was a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 124th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played one season for the organization, playing in the ECHL for the New Orleans Brass and one game in the American Hockey League for the Milwaukee Admirals before he was released and he returned to Russia, signing for CSK VVS Samara

Krevsun died on July 3, 2002, after suffering a brain hemorrhage during a cross-country preseason workout in Samara.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/news/2002/07/10/predators_prospect_ap/ Ex-Nashville prospect dies after workout