Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player, Died at 58

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Sergei Aleksandrovich Mylnikov was born on October 6, 1958 and died on June 20, 2017.

He was an ice hockey goaltender and coach.

Mylnikov competed in the Soviet Hockey League, National Hockey League and Division 2 (Swedish ice hockey).

Mylnikov mostly played for Traktor Chelyabinsk (1976–80, 1983–89), and also briefly for SKA Leningrad (1980–82), Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) and Skedvi/Säter IF (1993–95).

Mylnikov was a member of the Soviet National Team, winning a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics and at the 1989 and 1990 IIHF World Championships.

Mylnikov was named to the Soviet All-Star team in 1988 and inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.

Sergei Aleksandrovich Mylnikov passed away at 58 years old.