Nikolay Epshtein
| Nikolay Epshtein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein 17 December 1919 Kolomna, Soviet Union |
| Died |
27 August 2005 (aged 85) Selyatino, Russia |
Resting place | Vostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (Russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн) (27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.
Early life
Epshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR.[1][2]
Ice hockey coaching career
He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League as head coach of “Chimik” in Voskresensk.[1][3][4]
He was also head coach of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team and the Soviet Junior National Team that won a European Championship.[1][5][6]
He died from Alzheimers.[4]
Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.[1] He was an inaugural inductee to the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Nikolay Epshtein". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Hiring Kuperman Paying Off for Jets". The Jewish Post & News. February 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2011. |author=n
- ↑ "The Soviets Have Their Stars, Too". The Windsor Star. May 13, 1975. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2005 Hockey Deaths". Sihrhockey.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Universal Game". The Leader-Post. October 23, 1969. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "The U.S. National Hockey Team didn't score many goals". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. January 16, 1961. Retrieved August 15, 2011.