(1979-05-01)May 1, 1979 Murmansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
July 5, 2003(2003-07-05) (aged 24) Antalya, Turkey
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Right
Played for
Torpedo Yaroslavl Dallas Stars New York Rangers
National team
Russia
NHL draft
52nd overall, 1997 Dallas Stars
Playing career
1995–2003
Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (Russian: Роман Юрьевич Ляшенко; 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) from 1999 to 2002, 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.
Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (Russian: Роман Юрьевич Ляшенко; May 1, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian ice hockey player. He played professionally in North...
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Wayne Gretzky to St. Louis in exchange for Craig Johnson, Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, a fifth-round pick of the 1996 Entry Draft and this pick. St. Louis'...
winger Barrett Heisten, in exchange for forwards Martin Ručinský and RomanLyashenko. Although he had established himself as an effective forechecker and...
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the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1917)[citation needed] 5 July - RomanLyashenko, hockey player (born 1979)[citation needed] 23 September - Yuri Senkevich...
defeating Canada in overtime. With the victory, Donika and his teammate RomanLyashenko became the only two players in the history of the World Junior Championships...
Roman poet, cut veins Lucretia (c. 510 BC), Roman noblewoman, stabbed herself Ludwig II of Bavaria (1886), King of Bavaria, drowning RomanLyashenko (2003)...
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the Dallas Stars along with Manny Malhotra for Martin Ručinský and RomanLyashenko. He spent the next two years playing for the Stars' AHL team, the Utah...
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