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May 01, 1979 Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia Died on 06 Jul 2003 (aged 24)
Russian ice hockey player
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About Roman Lyashenko
- Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (May 1, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian ice hockey player.
- He played professionally in North America for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and also spent time with affiliate teams in the American Hockey League (Utah Grizzlies and Hartford Wolfpack) and the now-defunct International Hockey League (Michigan K-Wings).
- Lyashenko also played professionally in Russia for Torpedo Yaroslavl before joining the Stars.
- He was drafted by the Stars in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Lyashenko represented Russia internationally at both the junior and senior levels, capturing three medals (gold, silver and bronze) at the World Junior Championships and a silver medal at the World Championships.
- Lyashenko committed suicide while on vacation with his family on July 5, 2003.
