Michel Breistroff | |
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Born | February 5, 1971 Roubaix, France |
Died | July 17, 1996 Long Island, NY, USA |
(aged 25)
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Played for | Ducs d'Angers |
Playing career | 1995–1996 |
Michel Breistroff (February 5, 1971 – July 17, 1996) was a French professional ice hockey defenceman.
Breistroff was born in Roubaix, France. A graduate in anthropology from Harvard University, he died at 25 in the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York. He was playing professional ice hockey for French league team Ducs d'Angers at the time of his death. He also played with the France national team during the 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Vienna.
AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services ("ACCESS"), an American nonprofit support group based in New York City that helps surviving family members of aircraft crash victims was created by Heidi Snow, then fiancee of Michel Breistroff.