If only we had Belfour Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Former Wild player Zholtok passes away after a game Sad very sad http://www.startribune.com/stories/1330/5067513.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 That is indeed very, very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jloos Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Four days after that, which was exactly one year ago Wednesday, Zholtok was cleared by his cardiologist to return to the Wild. Hmm, any lawyers on here specialize in medical malpractice? This is very sad, he was one of the most liked players on the Wild. I sold beer at the Excel Center a few years ago, he was always on the ice goofing around before warmups. He would hop over the glass and talk to us vendors and ushers. Not that anyone could really understand what he was saying. He was just a very friendly guy. It seems crap like this always happens to the nice guys, why couldn't it have happened to a guy like Latrell Sprewell instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I am a collector of foreign hockey jerseys (particularly Russian and former Eastern Bloc countries) and have a contact who is an importer for Kait, one of the primary jersey makers (along with Lutch). He had a LATVIA jersey on the shelf and gave me a good deal on it about a year ago. ZOLTOKS is the name on the back, Zholtok in English. Along with Arturs Irbe, easily one of the most popular players in Latvia. Most Latvian hockey players were scooped right up in the Cold War and shipped to the Red Army team in Moscow. Zholtok (and Irbe) proudly represented their own country after the breakup of the Evil Empire. A sad day for Latvian hockey indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESUS,family,rutgers Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Hope that he is in a much better place. GOD BLESS his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sioux rube Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Prayers go out to Sergei and his family.From what I have heard he was nothing short of a great human being.Also heard that he died in Darby Hendricksons arms,as they were teammates and close friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1siouxfan22 Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 That is very very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.