Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin (Russian: Серге́й Евгеньевич Березин; November 5, 1971 – June 26, 2024) was a former NHL player from 1996–97 through 2002–03. Berezin, who played left wing in the NHL, was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the tenth round (#256 overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played with the Leafs until being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in 2001. At the end of the season he was flipped to the Montreal Canadiens where he scored their 10,000th goal on home ice. In the offseason he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks before being sent to the Washington Capitals in a trade deadline day deal. He retired from the NHL and returned to Russia to play a final season before ending his career completely.
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5 November 1971 Voskresensk, Soviet Union
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Died |
26 June 2024 (aged 52)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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