Nikolay Epshtein
| Nikolay Epshtein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nikolay Semenovich Epshtein December 27, 1919 Kolomna, Russia |
| Died | August 27, 2005 Selyatino, Russia |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach |
Nikolay Semenovich Epshtein (December 27, 1919 – August 27, 2005) was a Soviet ice hockey coach.
Ice hockey coaching career
He coached from 1953 to 1975 in the Soviet National League, he was head coach of “Chimik” in Voskresensk, Russia.[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 an inaugural inductees to the Russian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.[1]
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
