Nikolay Epshtein
Soviet ice hockey coach
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Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein (Russian: Николай Семёнович Эпштейн) (27 December 1919 – 27 August 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.
Born
17 December 1919
Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein
17 December 1919
Died27 August 2005 (aged 85)
Selyatino, Russia
Resting placeVostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow
CitizenshipRussian
Nikolay Epshtein | |
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| Born | Nikolay Semyonovich Epshtein 17 December 1919 |
| Died | 27 August 2005 (aged 85) Selyatino, Russia |
| Resting place | Vostryakovsky Cemetery, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Biography
Epshtein, who was Jewish, was born in Kolomna, Russian FSFR.[1][2] He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League as head coach of Khimik in Voskresensk.[1][3][4] He was also head coach of the Soviet junior national team that won a European Championship.[1][5][6]
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] He died from Alzheimers in 2005.[4]