Dmitri Tertyshny

Dmitri Tertyshny
Born December 26, 1976(1976-12-26)
Chelyabinsk, URS
Died July 23, 1999(1999-07-23) (aged 22)
Okanagan Lake, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Traktor Chelyabinsk
NHL Draft 132nd overall, 1995
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1994–1999

Dmitri Valerievich Tertyshny (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Тертышный) (December 26, 1976 – July 23, 1999) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and four seasons in Russia for Traktor Chelyabinsk.

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Playing career

After spending a year with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the CIS/Russian League, Tertyshny was selected in the sixth round with the Flyers' #132 overall draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He spent three more seasons with Chelyabinsk before joining the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1998–99 season.[2]

Fatal accident

On July 23, 1999, during the offseason after his rookie NHL campaign, Tertyshny was on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with two players from the Flyers' minor-league affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, Francis Belanger and Mikhail Chernov, when a freak accident caused him to suffer fatal injuries. The boat hit a wave and caused him to fall forward overboard. The boat ran over him and its propeller slashed his neck[3] and his jugular vein.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Traktor Chelyabinsk Rus 38 0 3 3 14 1 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Traktor Chelyabinsk Rus 44 1 5 6 50 — — — — —
1996–97 Traktor Chelyabinsk Rus 40 2 5 7 32 2 0 0 0 2
1997–98 Traktor Chelyabinsk Rus 46 3 7 10 18 — — — — —
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 2 8 10 30 1 0 0 0 2
Rus totals 168 6 20 26 114 3 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 62 2 8 10 30 1 0 0 0 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dmitri Tertyshny's profile ar hockeydb.com". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=00040732. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  2. ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dmitri Tertyshny". http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11360. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  3. ^ "CNN/SI - NHL Hockey - Flyers' Tertyshny killed in boating accident - Monday July 26, 1999 09:25 PM". July 26, 1999. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/1999/07/24/flyers_accident_ap/. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 

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