The family of hockey player Matvey Michkov suffered a tragedy. The father of the striker of the Russian national team Andrey died. He was 51 years old. The terrible news was reported by the press service of Sochi, where the young striker is on loan.
On the morning of April 4, it became known about the disappearance of Michkov Sr. Information about the search was published on the portal of the Liza Alert detachment. Later it turned out that Andrei Michkov was at home in Sochi on the evening of April 2 with his family. Together with his wife and son, the man watched the first match of the final series of the Western Conference of the Gagarin Cup SKA — CSKA. The game ended with the victory of the Muscovites in the third overtime, but Matvey's father left the house after the second extra period. After 20 minutes, he stopped communicating: the phone was out of range.
«Sochi» joined the search for Andrey Michkov, which turned to the leadership of the police in the federal territory «Sirius». An operative was assigned to investigate. Also, all representatives of law enforcement agencies of the region were given an orientation for the missing person. Searches were conducted throughout the territory of the subject. It is known that Michkov Sr. left without documents and keys to the car, the man was in a sober state. Surveillance cameras located in the vicinity of the Michkovs' house show a man resembling Andrei leaving the house. However, on other cameras, he has already disappeared from view.
In the middle of the day on April 4, the search for the father of the hockey player was stopped. According to the Southern Regional Search and Rescue Squad of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, his body was found in a pond on Staroobryadcheskaya Street in the urban-type settlement of Sirius. Sochi, the Russian Hockey Federation, St. Petersburg SKA and the head coach of the club Roman Rotenberg expressed condolences to Michkov's family and friends.
Who was the father of Matvey MichkovAndrey Michkov's life is completely connected with hockey. Son Matvey at the age of 9 graduated from his native Perm «Hammer» and went to Yaroslavl, where Michkov Sr. worked as a coach.
A few years later, the young striker moved to the SKA system. Recently, Matvey's father worked in the St. Petersburg club as a consulting coach. After renting a hockey player in Sochi, Andrey Vladislavovich went to fetch his son.
Matvey Michkov is the main rising star of Russian hockey. He will be selected among the first in the NHL draft next summer. Once a talented striker spoke about his father and especially emphasized his contribution to development.
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“Dad was there all his life, from the first steps on the ice. He is my personal trainer. Always prompts, observes, supports me. We have worked in this mode before. The only difference is that in Lokomotiv he went out on the ice and coached other guys. It was a mutual decision to live in this format. My father and I have common goals,» Sport24 quotes Matvey Michkov.