Konstantin Koltsov, a former NHL and KHL hockey player who was dating tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, has died at age 42, his former Russian team, Salavat Yulaev, confirmed on Tuesday.
Koltsov’s body was found in Miami and, according to the Belarusian media outlet Telegraf, he died from a “detached blood clot.”
Koltsov was born and raised in Belarus and became the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round pick in the 1999 NHL draft. He played in the Russian Super League and Belarus between 1997 and ’02 before moving to America and making his Penguins’ debut during the 2002–03 season.
