MOSCOW, April 4 Forward of the Russian national team and the hockey club » Sochi» Matvey Michkov published an entry dedicated to the deceased father Andrei.
On Tuesday Sochi reported that Andrey Michkov had been found dead. Matvey Michkov's father previously worked in the St. Petersburg SKA system as a consulting coach, as well as a scout for the Russian national team system.
«You were the best dad. I'm proud of you. And I love you,» Michkov signed a joint photo with his father in Instagram stories (Meta's activities (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist).
According to a source, Michkov Sr., together with his son and wife, was at home on the evening of April 2. After the second overtime of the Gagarin Cup Western Conference final match SKA — CSKA Andrey Michkov left the house. The man was sober, he left documents and car keys at home. 20 minutes after leaving home, Michkov Sr. stopped communicating, his phone was out of range. Volunteers of the Lisa Alert rescue squad were connected to his search.
Matvey Michkov is 18 years old, he moved to Sochi from SKA on loan during this season and played 27 games in the KHL for the Leopards, in which he scored 20 points (9 goals + 11 gears). The forward is one of the top picks for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.