hf101 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Ertis Pavlodar forward Dmitri Uchaykin, 33, died today at the hospital where he was hospitalised on March 29 after the received a violent charge on the head by Lithuanian Donatas Kumeliuskas during Kazakh League playoffs semifinal game between Ertis and Arystan Temirtau. According the first informations, Uchaykin after the hit left the ice by himself and passed the night at home, but in the early morning he felt sick and was immediately taken to hospital where he arrived in coma. After two days unconscious, he died at 04.00 AM this morning for a brain hemorrage.Federation still hasn't taken any decision about Kumeliauskas' charge. Ertis asked to postponed today's game. On April 02 a requiem will be realized at Pavlodar Ice Arena. Uchaykin leaves a pregnant wife and a daughter. Born in Khabarovsk, he spent almost all his career in Amur, playing also for Yugra, Gazovik Tyumen and Yermak Angarsk. From 2010 he played in Ertis.http://eurohockey.com/article/2476-dmitri-uchaykin-passed-away.htmlVery Sad. Hope this never happens in the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Sad, sad story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Wow that's horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Sad. Some things truly surpass hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 When players threaten NHL teams with the KHL route I just laugh. There are many many more reasons than money to live in North America. I know things like this happen over here too. They happen there a lot more commonly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 @flyercanuck Who knows if they even have working defibulators over there now, they say they do....but who really knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 @jammer2 My guess is a Russian defibulator kills more than it saves. I picture a car battery and jumper cables. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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