Technical director “Ak Barsa “Igor Smirnov died on Friday, September 22,” the press service of the Kazan club reported.
Smirnov was 75 years old and had worked at Ak Bars for 43 years.
— Today, at the age of 75, Ak Bars technical director Igor Smirnov died. Igor Nikolaevich worked at the club for 43 years – during his conscientious work the team became five times champions of Russia and three times winners of the Gagarin Cup. He was a friendly person, ready at any time to help every hockey player, coach and employee. “Ak Bars expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Igor Nikolaevich,” the club said in a statement.
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