Stefan Liv
Swedish ice hockey player
Died when: 30 years 260 days (368 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Stefan Daniel Patryk Liv (born Patryk Śliż; 21 December 1980 – 7 September 2011) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player who played as a goaltender.
Liv played professionally in Sweden, North America and Russia.Liv played nine seasons for HV71 in the top-tier league in Sweden.
He played one season in Detroit Red Wings organization without managing to make his debut in the NHL.He then returned to Europe and HV71.
Upon his return, he played three seasons in Sweden, then moved to Russia in 2010.Stefan Liv was a member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) when he died, along with the rest of the team in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
He was a member of several Swedish national teams, including the 2006 Olympic championship team.A street in Jönköping, named "Stefan Livs gata" (English: Stefan Liv's street), was named in his honor on 2 August 2013.
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