Former Montreal defender Andrei Markov in a conversation with , he shared his memories of the former hockey player of the Russian national team Sergei Berezin died at the age of 53.
Berezin’s death became known Thursday evening.
“Yesterday his wife called me from Florida and told me this terrible news. There are no details yet about what happened. And I myself couldn’t ask many questions in such a situation. Everything happened suddenly, unexpectedly – no one expected it.
We are from the same city – Voskresensk. I remember how, as a child, I went to see him play in Khimik. He was our idol. We met personally when he was traded to Montreal. We became friends and I perceive Seryoga as a member of my family. We spent a lot of time together and were good friends.
Although Berezin was not important in hockey news, he was in hockey. I did camps in Florida, we trained there – both in general physical training and on ice. At some point, Sanya Barkov joined us, who has now won the Stanley Cup.
Sergei has been involved in youth development. He has coached local children’s teams. He also devotes a lot of time to his family. In fact, his 14-year-old son plays tennis very well and shows promise.
I have already purchased a ticket and am now flying to Florida for the funeral. “I feel like I lost my brother,” Markov told .
Berezin is the author of the first hat-trick in the history of the Russian national hockey team. This happened on April 25, 1995 in a match against the Swiss national team (8:0). Berezin played for the Russian national team at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, four World Championships (1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998) and the World Cup (1996).
In the NHL, Berezin played for Toronto, Phoenix (now Arizona), Montreal, Chicago and Washington. In the regular season, he scored 286 points (160+126). In the Stanley Cup, Berezin has 52 games and 30 points (13+17).
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