Dmitri Tertyshny

Dmitri Tertyshny
Born	December 26, 1976(1976-12-26) Chelyabinsk, URS
Died	July 23, 1999(1999-07-23) (aged 22) Okanagan Lake, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Traktor Chelyabinsk
NHL Draft	132nd overall, 1995 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1994–1999

Dmitri Valerievich Tertyshny (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Тертышный) (December 26, 1976 – July 23, 1999) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and four seasons in Russia for Traktor Chelyabinsk.

Playing career

After spending a year with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the CIS/Russian League, Tertyshny was selected in the sixth round with the Flyers' #132 overall draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.^[1] He spent three more seasons with Chelyabinsk before joining the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1998–99 season.^[2]

Fatal accident

On July 23, 1999, during the offseason after his rookie NHL campaign, Tertyshny was on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with two players from the Flyers' minor-league affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, Francis Belanger and Mikhail Chernov, when a freak accident caused him to suffer fatal injuries. The boat hit a wave and caused him to fall forward overboard. The boat ran over him and its propeller slashed his neck^[3] and his jugular vein.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Rus		38	0	3	3	14		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Rus		44	1	5	6	50		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Rus		40	2	5	7	32		2	0	0	0	2
1997–98	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Rus		46	3	7	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		62	2	8	10	30		1	0	0	0	2
Rus totals				168	6	20	26	114		3	0	0	0	2
NHL totals				62	2	8	10	30		1	0	0	0	2

See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

References

1. ^ "Dmitri Tertyshny's profile ar hockeydb.com". http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=00040732. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
2. ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dmitri Tertyshny". http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11360. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
3. ^ "CNN/SI - NHL Hockey - Flyers' Tertyshny killed in boating accident - Monday July 26, 1999 09:25 PM". July 26, 1999. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/1999/07/24/flyers_accident_ap/. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 

External links

• Dmitri Tertyshny's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dmitri Tertyshny at Hockey-Reference.com
• Dmitri Tertyshny – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Dmitri Tertyshny's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Dmitri Tertyshny's NHL player profile

Persondata
Name	Tertyshny, Dmitri
Alternative names
Short description	Russian ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 26, 1976
Place of birth	Chelyabinsk, URS
Date of death	July 23, 1999
Place of death	Okanagan Lake, BC, CAN