Roman Jurjewitsch Lyaschenko

Roman Lyashenko
Date of birth	May 2nd 1979
place of birth	Murmansk , Russian SFSR
date of death	July 6, 2003
Place of death	Antalya , Turkey
size	184 cm
Weight	81 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1997 , 2nd round, 52nd position Dallas Stars
Career stations
1995-1999	Yaroslavl torpedo
1999-2001	Dallas Stars
2001-2002	Utah grizzlies
2002	New York Rangers
2002-2003	Hartford Wolf Pack

Roman Jurjewitsch Lyaschenko ( Russian Роман Юрьевич Ляшенко ; born May 2, 1979 in Murmansk , Russian SFSR ; † July 6, 2003 in Antalya , Turkey ) was a Russian ice hockey player who worked for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers in played the National Hockey League .

Career

Roman Ljaschenko began his career in 1995 with Torpedo Yaroslavl in the Vysschaya League , where he was under contract until 1999. As early as the 1997 NHL Entry Draft , the Dallas Stars selected him in the second round in 52nd place, for which he completed 139 NHL games. From 2002 to 2003, the Russian was on the ice 17 times for the New York Rangers . He was also used in the farm teams of the American Hockey League . In 2003, he was found dead in his hotel in Antalya after he committed suicide. He was buried in Yaroslavl .

International

With the Russian U20 national team Roman Lyaschenko took part in the Junior World Championships in 1997 , 1998 and 1999 . He also played nine games at the 2002 World Cup , collecting two scorer points.

Achievements and Awards

• 1997 bronze medal at the Junior World Championship
• 1998 silver medal at the Junior World Championship
• 1999 gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
• 2002 silver medal at the world championship

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	4th	139	14th	9	23	55
Playoffs	2	17th	2	1	3	0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Death of Roman Lyashenko (Russian)

Web links

• Roman Ljaschenko at hockeydb.com (English)
• Roman Ljaschenko at eurohockey.com