Sergejs Žoltoks

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LatviaLatvia  Sergejs Žoltoks Ice hockey player
Date of birth 2nd December 1972
place of birth Riga , Latvian SSR
date of death November 3, 2004
Place of death Minsk , Belarus
size 183 cm
Weight 84 kg
position center
number # 33
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 3rd lap, 55th position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
1990-1992 Dinamo Riga
1992-1995 Boston Bruins
1995-1996 Las Vegas Thunder
1996-1998 Ottawa Senators
1998-2000 Montréal Canadiens
2000-2001 Edmonton Oilers
2001-2004 Minnesota Wild
2004 Nashville Predators
HK Riga 2000

Sergejs Žoltoks ( Russian Сергей Иванович Жолток / Sergei Iwanowitsch Scholtok; born December 2, 1972 in Riga , Latvian SSR ; † November 3, 2004 in Minsk , Belarus ) was a Latvian ice hockey player who, during his active career between 1990 and 2004, among others 633 Games for the Boston Bruins , Ottawa Senators , Montréal Canadiens , Edmonton Oilers , Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators in theNational Hockey League has contested on the position of the center .

Career

Žoltoks started his career at Dinamo Riga . In the 1992 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round in 55th place. He then went to North America and played primarily on the farm team in Providence for the first three years. Almost failed, he moved to the IHL to Las Vegas Thunder and was able to convince there. Before the end of his second IHL season, he made the jump back into the NHL to the Ottawa Senators . The 1998/99 season he then denied with the Montreal Canadiens , who gave him in the third season to Edmonton. The journey continued after the end of the season, this time taking him to Minnesota. Even with the wild, he could not finish the third season and switched to the Nashville Predators .

Because of the lockout in North America, he played for HK Riga 2000 in his home country . Žoltoks had been suffering from physical complaints a long time ago, but after examinations the doctors declared him fit again. Žoltoks collapsed on November 3, 2004 during a game for his club Riga 2000 in the Belarusian capital Minsk and died a little later of a heart failure. He hadn't played at the time of his breakdown, but stood behind the gang and watched the game. He left a wife and two sons.

Achievements and Awards

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 10 588 111 147 258 166
Playoffs 5 45 4th 14th 18th 0

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personal data
SURNAME Žoltoks, Sergejs
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scholtok, Sergei; Zholtok, Sergei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga , Latvian SSR
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 2004
Place of death Minsk , Belarus