Konstantin Koltsov, boyfriend of NHL star Aryna Sabalenka, dies at 42

Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics and also played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League from 2002 and 2006.

New Delhi: Belarusian former ice hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who is also the boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a statement.

Koltsov played for the Belarusian national team at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics and also played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League from 2002 and 2006.

“It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Salavat Yulaev’s coach, Konstantin Koltsov, has passed away,” Salavat Yulaev, based in the Russian city of Ufa, said in the statement.

“He was a strong and cheerful person, he was loved and respected by players, colleagues and fans. Konstantin Evgenievich forever wrote himself into the history of our club.