Sergey Mikhalyov Explained

Sergey Mikhaylovich Mikhalyov (ru|Серге́й Миха́йлович Михалёв; 5 October 1947 – 21 April 2015) was a Russian ice hockey coach. He coached Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the 2008–09 and 2011–12 seasons,[1] and was the general manager of Lada Togliatti in the VHL. In 2006, he coached Russia men's national junior ice hockey team to a silver medal. Mikhalyov was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. On 21 April 2015, he was killed in a head-on collision with a truck on a highway in Chelyabinsk region while returning home from the funeral of Traktor Chelyabinsk coach Valery Belousov.[2] [3]

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  1. http://tlt.ru/articles.php?n=1982834 В селе Подстепки открыт мемориал в память о Сергее Михалёве(Memorial in memory of Sergei Mikhalev opened in Podstepki village)
  2. Web site: Former KHL coach dies in car accident after attending another KHL coach’s funeral. thehockeynews.com. 20 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Russian Hockey Coach Killed in Car Crash After Fellow Coach's Funeral - News. The Moscow Times. 20 May 2015.