Mihail Popescu Explained

Ntl Team:ROM
Played For:CSA Steaua București
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:11 November 1960
Death Place:Bucharest, Romania
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:203
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1976
Career End:1991

Lucian "Mihail" Popescu (11 November 1960 — 31 January 2021) was a Romanian ice hockey player. He played for CSA Steaua București between 1976 and 1991. Internationally Popescu played for the Romanian national team at five World Championships (the B Pool in 1979, 1981, and 1983; the D Pool in 1989 and 1990), and at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[1] He later coached the Romanian under-18 team. He died on 31 January 2021 in Bucharest at the age of 60.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/mihail-lucian-popescu-1.html Mihail Lucian Popescu's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. Web site: Popescu passes away. Merk. Martin. 3 February 2021. IIHF.com. 3 February 2021.