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'''Kaspars Astašenko''' (17 February 1975<ref name=SR /> – 20 November 2012<ref>http://rus.delfi.lv/news/sport/latviansport/skonchalsya-hokkeist-kaspar-astashenko.d?id=42848826 Скоропостижно умер хоккеист Каспар Асташенко</ref>) was a [[Latvia]]n professional [[ice hockey]] player. Astašenko was born in [[Riga]], Latvia. |
'''Kaspars Astašenko''' (17 February 1975<ref name=SR /> – 20 November 2012<ref>http://rus.delfi.lv/news/sport/latviansport/skonchalsya-hokkeist-kaspar-astashenko.d?id=42848826 Скоропостижно умер хоккеист Каспар Асташенко</ref>) was a [[Latvia]]n professional [[ice hockey]] player. Astašenko was born in [[Riga]], Latvia. |
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Astašenko began his career in his native Riga with [[HK Pārdaugava Rīga]] before signing with [[HC CSKA Moscow]] in 1995. In 1998 he signed with the [[Cincinnati Cyclones]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]]. He was drafted 127th overall by the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in the [[1999 NHL Entry Draft]]. He went on to play 23 regular games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the Lightning as well as playing for the IHL's [[Detroit Vipers]] and [[Long Beach Ice Dogs]]. He later played in the [[American Hockey League for the [[Springfield Falcons]] and the [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]. |
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He would return to Europe in 2003, with stops at [[Finland]]'s [[SM-liiga]] with [[Ilves]] and [[HPK]], back in Russia with [[Khimik Voskresensk]], the [[Slovak Extraliga]] with [[HC Slovan Bratislava]], [[Sport Ritton]] of [[Italy's]] [[Serie A (ice hockey)|Serie A]] and the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] for the [[Belfast Giant]] as well as brief spells in his native Latvia and the lower leagues in Finland. |
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Astašenko played for the Latvian national team in the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] in 2001 and 2006, as well as the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=LA /><ref name=HDB /> |
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Astašenko died the week of 20 November 2012.<ref name=LA /><ref>[http://lenta.ru/news/2012/11/23/astashenko/ lenta.ru]</ref> |
Astašenko died the week of 20 November 2012.<ref name=LA /><ref>[http://lenta.ru/news/2012/11/23/astashenko/ lenta.ru]</ref> |
Revision as of 20:21, 25 November 2012
Kaspars Astašenko | |||
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Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR | 7 February 1975||
Died | 20 November 2012 | (aged 37)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
HK Pārdaugava Rīga HC CSKA Moscow Cincinnati Cyclones Dayton Bombers Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Vipers Long Beach Ice Dogs Springfield Falcons Lowell Lock Monsters Ilves HPK Khimik Voskresensk HC Slovan Bratislava Ritten Sport Belfast Giants | ||
National team | Latvia | ||
NHL draft |
127th overall, 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 1993–2012 |
Kaspars Astašenko (17 February 1975[1] – 20 November 2012[2]) was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Astašenko was born in Riga, Latvia.
Astašenko began his career in his native Riga with HK Pārdaugava Rīga before signing with HC CSKA Moscow in 1995. In 1998 he signed with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League. He was drafted 127th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play 23 regular games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Lightning as well as playing for the IHL's Detroit Vipers and Long Beach Ice Dogs. He later played in the [[American Hockey League for the Springfield Falcons and the Lowell Lock Monsters.
He would return to Europe in 2003, with stops at Finland's SM-liiga with Ilves and HPK, back in Russia with Khimik Voskresensk, the Slovak Extraliga with HC Slovan Bratislava, Sport Ritton of Italy's Serie A and the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League for the Belfast Giant as well as brief spells in his native Latvia and the lower leagues in Finland.
Astašenko played for the Latvian national team in the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2001 and 2006, as well as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[3][4]
Astašenko died the week of 20 November 2012.[3][5]
References
- ^ "Kaspars Astašenko". SR/Olympics. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ http://rus.delfi.lv/news/sport/latviansport/skonchalsya-hokkeist-kaspar-astashenko.d?id=42848826 Скоропостижно умер хоккеист Каспар Асташенко
- ^ a b LETA (22 November 2012). "Miris hokejists Kaspars Astašenko (English: "Dead hockey player Kevin Astašenko")" (in Latvian). Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Kaspars Astashenko hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ lenta.ru
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- Belfast Giants players
- Cincinnati Cyclones players
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- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- HC CSKA Moscow players
- HC Slovan Bratislava players
- HPK players
- Ilves players
- Latvian ice hockey players
- Long Beach Ice Dogs players
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Sportspeople from Riga
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Latvian ice hockey biography stubs