
Kārlis Skrastiņš
Kārlis Skrastiņš (July 9, 1974 – September 7, 2011) was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twelve years in the league playing for the Predators, the Colorado Avalanche, the Florida Panthers, and the Dallas Stars.
For the 2011-2012 season, Skrastiņš left the NHL and signed a contract to play in Russia for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). However, he never got to play a game for Lokomotiv as he was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed almost the entire team on September 7, 2011.
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- Other Names :Karlis Skrastins,Kārlis Skrastiņš,Карлис Скрастинш,Карлис Скрастыньш,Карліс Скрастіньш,Կառլիս Սկրաստինշ,كارليس سكراستينس,카를리스 스크라스틴슈
- Height : +187 --- Q174728
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- Country : Latvia
- Born on 7 September