On June 15, early in the morning, sad news came from Khabarovsk. According to the Amur hockey team, Dmitry Tarasov, who during his football career managed to become a real legend in Khabarovsk, passed away. At the age of 44, the famous hockey player passed away very soon. As of now, the cause of death has not been determined.
Yesterday in Khabarovsk, the pupil of Khabarovsk “Amur”, the leader of the club in the national championships in terms of the number of matches played and the champion of Russia in “Salavat Yulayev” Dmitry Tarasov, died suddenly.
The fans of the hockey club “Amur” and Khabarovsk express their sincere condolences to Dmitry’s family and friends.
We will always remember. ” Khabarovsk AMR said in a statement.
The Khabarovsk native played in the Russian Premier League and the KHL for 17 seasons, having spent 14 seasons with the Khabarovsk Order, including five of them as captain of the team. Tarasov scored 225 points (88 goals and 137 assists) in 644 regular season games. In 2008, he and Slavat Yulayev Ufa won the Russian Premier League championship.