Kārlis Skrastiņš
| Kārlis Skrastiņš | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skrastiņš in 2006 | |||
| Born |
July 9, 1974 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died |
September 7, 2011 (aged 37) Yaroslavl, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pārdaugava Rīga TPS Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers HK Rīga 2000 Dallas Stars | ||
| National team | Latvia | ||
| NHL draft |
230th overall, 1998 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2011 | ||
Kārlis Skrastiņš (July 9, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twelve years in the league playing for the Predators, the Colorado Avalanche, the Florida Panthers, and the Dallas Stars.
For the 2011-2012 season, Skrastiņš left the NHL and signed a contract to play in Russia for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). However, he never got to play a game for Lokomotiv as he was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed almost the entire team on September 7, 2011.