Michel Breistroff

Michel Breistroff
Born	February 5, 1971(1971-02-05) Roubaix, France
Died	July 17, 1996(1996-07-17) (aged 25) Long Island, NY, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Ducs d'Angers
Playing career	1995–1996

Breistroff died on N93119, the Boeing 747-131 used for TWA Flight 800

Michel Breistroff (February 5, 1971 – July 17, 1996) was a French professional ice hockey defenceman.

Breistroff was born in Roubaix, France. A graduate in anthropology from Harvard University, he died at 25 in the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, New York. He was playing professional ice hockey for French league team Ducs d'Angers at the time of his death. He also played with the France national team during the 1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Vienna.

AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services ("ACCESS"), an American nonprofit support group based in New York City that helps surviving family members of aircraft crash victims was created by Heidi Snow, then fiancee of Michel Breistroff.

Playing career

• 1990-1995 NCAA- Harvard University
• 1995-1996 French League - Ducs d'Angers

External links

• Michel Breistroff's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Michel Breistroff – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Necrology on Time.com

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Name	Breistroff, Michel
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Date of birth	February 5, 1971
Place of birth	Roubaix, France
Date of death	July 17, 1996
Place of death	Long Island, NY, USA