Stepanov hockey player biography

Comments The circumstances of the tragedy that happened to Alexei Stepanov has not yet been clarified. The pupil of the Chelyabinsk hockey fell under the blades of the motor, which cut him the neck artery - despite all the efforts of the doctors, it was not possible to save him. And on January 15, the Magnitogorsk goalkeeper Sergei Zemchenko shot at the entrance of his own house.

However, between these tragic events, another shocking news fit with another player of Magnitogorsk Metallurg - striker Alexei Stepanov. Like Tertyny, he died when skating in the lake. However, the start of a professional career of a capable striker happened far from the Urals - in the year Alexei debuted in the High League of the USSR championship as part of the Moscow “Wings of Soviets”.

Our hero did not show fantastic statistics, but this did not prevent him from going for an increase in Magnitogorsk Metallurg after 4 years.

After the first matches in the new club, it became obvious that Stepanov got into his team - the forward was so good that for the first time in his career he was called to the national team. In addition, in those years, the coaches could not view the players in the recording, and watching Stepanov’s game live live at the coaching staff of the national team: then the championship of the interethnic hockey league was held in two different zones - western and eastern.

Calling the striker in the location of the national team, Mikhailov was aware of his capabilities, but even after collaboration, Alexei remained for the coaching Russian team a cat in a bag. Therefore, it was decided not to take the attacker on the responsible tournament. Nevertheless, Stepanov nevertheless achieved his and made his debut in the main team of the country, but a little later.

As part of the national team, he won the prestigious tournament “Izvestia Prize”, but from the point of view of individual indicators he was unable to note anything special. The main achievements in Aleksey’s career are associated with Metallurg - as part of Magnitogorsk, he became the owner of the Russian Cup, a two -time European head champion and the winner of the gold medal of the domestic championship.

Who knows, perhaps, the list of trophies of the striker would be even more impressive if it were not for the fatal accident that occurred on May 8 of the year. On that day, a famous hockey player was resting on a lake located near the city in which he was born and raised - Snezhinsk. As the main method of pastime, Alexei chose a boat walk. Further, the circumstances of the tragic event break off - it is only known for certain that the Russian champion could not resist the boat and drowned.

What exactly happened, no one still knows. The search was conducted around the clock and stopped only during bad weather. The lake turned out to be huge in size, and the water in it is muddy. This additionally complicated the already difficult work of vodolaz rescuers. The funeral took place in Snezhinsk. To say goodbye to the former striker of Magnitogorsk Metallurg came the club leadership, sports leaders, the coaching staff and many teammates.

Alexei had a wife and two daughters. Years later, Magnitogorsk decided to honor the memory of Alexei Stepanov with the help of the creation of the Stepanov Memorial, a tournament, which is held annually on one of Magnitogorsk hockey boxes. HC Metallurg Magnitogorsk.